Hardware - Software Co-design of embedded telecommunication systems using multiple formalisms for application development

: In this paper a co-design methodology based on multiformalism modelling is presented. It defines a platform that integrates different notations and, the necessary mechanisms to handle different in nature models in a coherent way. The supported formalisms cover a wide area of application domains, allowing the designer to select the notations that are mostly appropriate for his/her application. The proposed co-design development cycle provides a full blown path from system specification to a virtual prototype of the system under construction. The methodology has been applied for the design and implementation of a MAC layer protocol, named MASCARA, for providing ATM QoS over wireless connections.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: FORTE
• Authors: Nikos S. Voros, S. K. Tsasakou, C. Valderrama, S. Arab, Alexios N. Birbas, Michael K. Birbas, Evaggelinos P. Mariatos, A. Andritsou
• Keywords: Co-design Development Cycle, Co-design Methodology, FORTE 1998, FORTE 2007, MAC Layer Protocol