Configurable Protocol Engine for Runtime-Configurable Communication Subsystems on Multiprocessor SoC

摘要

This paper presents a configurable protocol engine (CPE) to implement runtime-configurable communication subsystems, which are able to adapt their protocol stacks to varying service requirements. The communication subsystems with CPE are designed and implemented using a UML-based design methodology and automated design flow. CPE has been applied to implementing wireless protocol stacks on multiprocessor system-on-chip (SoC) platforms. As a design case study, we present the implementation of a WSN-to-WLAN bridge on a multiprocessor SoC on FPGA. Experiences with CPE proved its feasibility in rapid implementation of communication subsystems with very decent performance