Systematic transaction level communication modeling with systemC [Elektronische Ressource] / von Wolfgang Klingauf

Systematic Transaction LevelCommunication Modeling with SystemCVon der Carl-Friedrich-Gau -Fakult atTechnische Universit at Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweigzur Erlangung des GradesDoktor-Ingenieur (Dr.-Ing.)genehmigte Dissertationvon Dipl.-Inform. Wolfgang Klingaufgeboren am 15. April 1976 in BonnEingereicht am: 13. Februar 2008Mundlic he Prufung am: 7. Mai 2008Referent: Prof. Dr. Ulrich GolzeKorreferent: Prof. Dr. Rolf Drechsler(2008)Systematic Transaction LevelCommunication Modeling with SystemCAbstractEmbedded systems are becoming the most ubiquitous application of computer technology. Well-known examples are cell phones and digital cameras, while there are also more and more invisible em-bedded systems like distributed climate sensors in intelligent homes. To cope with the ever-increasingdesign complexity on a competitive basis, novel system level design tools are being o ered, mostlybased on the system description language SystemC, along with prefabbed hardware and softwareblocks (IP, intellectual property).SystemC allows describing the communication among IPs in terms of abstract operations (transac-tions). The promise is that with transaction-level modeling (TLM), future systems-on-chip with onebillion transistors and more can be composed out of IPs as simple than playing with LEGO bricks.However, reality is far out.