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Integrated circuit and method for time slot allocation

  • US 20070195748A1
  • Filed: 03/23/2005
  • Published: 08/23/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Integrated circuit comprising a plurality of processing modules (M, S;

  • IP) and a network (N) arranged for coupling said modules (M, S;

    IP), comprising a plurality of network interfaces (NI) each being coupled between one of said processing modules (M, S;

    IP) and said network (N);

    wherein said network (N) comprises a plurality of routers (R) coupled via network links (L) to adjacent routers (R);

    wherein said processing modules (M, S;

    IP) communicate between each other over connections using connection paths (C1-C12) through the network (N), wherein each of said connection paths (C1-C12) employ at least one network link (L) for a required number of time slots, at least one time slot allocating unit (SA) for computing a link weight factor for at least one network link (L) in said connection path (C1-C12) as a function of at least one connection requirement for said at least one network link (L), for computing a connection path weight factor for at least one connection path (C1-C12) as a function of the computed link weight factor of at least one network link (L) in said connection path (C1-C12), and for allocating time slots to said network links (L) according to the computed connection path weight factors.

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