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Interconnect Approaches in System Design

The document discusses different interconnect approaches for connecting master and slave devices in a system, including shared address and data buses (SASD), shared address buses with multiple data buses (SAMD), and multiple address and data buses (MAMD). It states that the optimal approach depends on the bandwidth requirements, with SASD used for low bandwidth needs, SAMD for high data bandwidth, and MAMD for high bandwidth requirements of both address and data. Most systems implement SAMD to balance performance and complexity.

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Interconnect Approaches in System Design

The document discusses different interconnect approaches for connecting master and slave devices in a system, including shared address and data buses (SASD), shared address buses with multiple data buses (SAMD), and multiple address and data buses (MAMD). It states that the optimal approach depends on the bandwidth requirements, with SASD used for low bandwidth needs, SAMD for high data bandwidth, and MAMD for high bandwidth requirements of both address and data. Most systems implement SAMD to balance performance and complexity.

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INTERCONNECT

APPROACHES
-by Md. Parvez Ahmed
INTERFACE and INTERCONNECT
A typical system consists of a number of master and slave devices connected together through some
form of interconnect, as shown in figure below
WHAT IS AN INTERFACE

The AXI protocol provides a single interface definition for describing interfaces:

• between a master and the interconnect

• between a slave and the interconnect

• between a master and a slave.


WHAT IS AN INTERCONNECT

The interconnect between devices is equivalent to another device with


symmetrical master and slave ports to which real master and slave devices can be
connected
Most systems use one of three interconnect approaches:

1. Shared address and data buses (SASD)


2. Shared address buses and multiple data buses (SAMD)
3. Multilayer, with multiple address and data buses (MAMD)
SHARED ADDRESS AND DATA BUS
SHARED ADDRESS AND MULTIPLE DATA BUS
MULTIPLE ADDRESS AND MULTIPLE DATA BUS
WHICH IS MORE BENEFICIAL
Depends on bandwidth requirements:

● Little Bandwidth for both address and data - SASD


● Little Bandwidth for address and high Bandwidth for data - SAMD
● High Bandwidth for both address and data - MAMD

Most of the systems implement SAMD achieving balance in between performance


and interconnect complexity
THANK YOU

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