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PlasticNet+: Extending multi-FPGA interconnect architecture via Gigabit transceivers

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Abstract

This paper addresses the communication challenges posed in multi-FPGA systems, by improving a custom FPGA interconnect architecture via the high-speed transceivers available in modern FPGA development boards. The proposed network interconnection, built upon the PlasticNet architecture, is evaluated using the high-speed serial transceiver in Zynq ZC706 FPGA boards. Results show a best-case latency of only 300 ns, demonstrating equivalent results in terms of latency on a par with the known BlueLink framework, but with the plus of having total re-configurability across the different layers of its network interconnection model. This makes the current proposal a competitive option for the development of distributed, heterogeneous multi-FPGA processing systems.

Translated title of the contributionPlasticNet+: : Ampliación de la arquitectura de interconexión multi-FPGA a través de transceptores Gigabit
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
Place of PublicationDaegu, Corea
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-5
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781728192017
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 May 2021
Event53rd IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2021 - Daegu, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 22 May 202128 May 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Volume2021-May
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference53rd IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2021
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityDaegu
Period22/05/2128/05/21

Keywords

  • Axi4
  • Custom FPGA networks
  • Hls
  • inter-FPGA communication
  • Interconnect architecture
  • multi-FPGA distributed processing

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