Traditional Versus Asymmetric Multicore Solutions

摘要

When considering a communications processor for a next-generation application such as an eNodeB base station, cost and determinism requirements factor heavily in the decision. In today's communications processors, there are two competing multicore architectural approaches in the marketplace. These two are traditional (also known as symmetric) and asymmetric multicore solutions. While both approaches combine general-purpose multicore processors with hardware accelerators, the approaches differ in the ratio of general-purpose and specialized processors, and the usage model of such resources.