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This paper presents performance models of different communication links for precise performance estimation of communication structures in complex hardware/software systems. Communication performance models are the basis for efficient communication architecture synthesis with real-time constraints. Based on a pre-partitioned mixed hardware/software description and given communication and timing constraints, a thorough analysis of different communication structures is performed automatically to guide the synthesis of optimized communication architectures. The hardware/software system including the derived communication structure will be emulated as an architecture-precise prototype on a reconfigurable real-time execution platform.
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Renner, FM., Becker, J. & Glesner, M. Communication Performance Models for Architecture-Precise Prototyping of Real-Time Embedded Systems. Design Automation for Embedded Systems 5, 351–363 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008966521635
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