Reconfigurable communications for image processing applications

: This work tries to reuse programmable communication resources like a Network-on-Chip (NoC) in the acceleration of image applications. We show a mathematical model for the computation and communication pattern of two distributed motion estimation algorithms, Full Search Block Matching Algorithm and Multi-Resolution Block Matching Algorithm. Experimental results show that the use of the Multi-Resolution method reduces not only the computation time but also the traffic of messages on the NoC. This leads to a lower power consumption in the NoC during the processing time of each image. The studied examples show the importance of the link between algorithms and their mapping onto a programmable fabric, not only regarding computation, but facing communication as well.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: IPPS
• Authors: André Borin Soares, Luigi Carro, Altamiro Amadeu Susin
• Keywords: Block Matching Algorithm, Distributed And Parallel Computing, IPPS 2006, Motion Estimation Algorithms, Programmable Communication Resources