Integrated NoC for performing data communication and NoC functions
View Patent ↗The present disclosure is directed to a NoC interconnect that consolidates one or more Network on Chip functions into one Network on Chip. The present disclosure is further directed to a Network on Chip (NoC) interconnect comprising a plurality of first agents, wherein each agent can be configured to communicate with other ones of the plurality of first agents. NoC of the present disclosure can further include a second agent configured to perform a NoC function, and a bridge associated with the second agent, wherein the bridge can be configured to packetize messages from the second agent to the plurality of first agents, and to translate messages from the plurality of first agents to the second agent.
1. A Network on Chip (NoC), comprising:
a plurality of first agents, each of the plurality of first agents configured as a NoC host to communicate with other ones of the plurality of first agents through injection of messages into the NoC;
a second agent configured to perform a NoC function, the second agent being one of the plurality of the first agents and configured as a NoC host to communicate with other ones of the plurality of first agents through injection of messages into the NoC, the second agent connected to one or more interconnects of the plurality of the first agents and to an interconnect network dedicated to the second agent; and
a bridge connected to the second agent, the bridge configured to packetize messages from the second agent to transmit to the plurality of first agents, and to translate the messages from the plurality of first agents to the second agent.
2. The NoC of claim 1 , wherein the NoC function is at least one of an interrupt/exception handler function, a monitoring function, a debugging function and a JTAG function.
3. The NoC of claim 2 , wherein the second agent is associated with an interconnect network configured to facilitate traffic for the NoC function that is at least one of the interrupt/exception handling function and a register access and a configuration manager function; the monitoring function; the debugging function; and the JTAG function.
4. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for executing a process, the instructions comprising:
configuring each of a plurality of first agents as a Network on Chip (NoC) host to communicate with other ones of the plurality of first agents through injection of messages into the NoC;
configuring a second agent to perform a NoC function, the second agent being one of the plurality of the first agents and configured as a NoC host to communicate with other ones of the plurality of first agents through injection of messages into the NoC, the second agent connected to one or more interconnects of the plurality of the first agents and to an interconnect network dedicated to the second agent; and
configuring a bridge connected to the second agent to packetize messages from the second agent to transmit to the plurality of first agents, and to translate the messages from the plurality of first agents to the second agent.
5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the NoC function is at least one of an interrupt/exception handler function, a monitoring function, a debugging function and a JTAG function.
6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further comprise associating the second agent with an interconnect network configured to facilitate traffic for the NoC function that is at least one of the interrupt/exception handling function and a register access and a configuration manager function; the monitoring function; the debugging function; and the JTAG function.
7. A method, comprising:
configuring each of a plurality of first agents as a Network on Chip (NoC) host to communicate with other ones of the plurality of first agents through injection of messages into the NoC;
configuring a second agent to perform a NoC function, the second agent being one of the plurality of the first agents and configured as a NoC host to communicate with other ones of the plurality of first agents through injection of messages into the NoC, the second agent connected to one or more interconnects of the plurality of the first agents and to an interconnect network dedicated to the second agent; and
configuring a bridge connected to the second agent to packetize messages from the second agent to transmit to the plurality of first agents, and to translate the messages from the plurality of first agents to the second agent.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the NoC function is at least one of an interrupt/exception handler function, a monitoring function, a debugging function and a JTAG function.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further comprise associating the second agent with an interconnect network configured to facilitate traffic for the NoC function that is at least one of the interrupt/exception handling function and a register access and a configuration manager function; the monitoring function; the debugging function; and the JTAG function.