ABSTRACT
The design of NoC-based projects can be divided in many intermediary steps, like the allocation of tasks [3], the mapping of IP cores [4], and the static routing [5]. Each of these steps are optimized by computer-aided tools, in general called EDAs (electronic design automation). An ideal EDA uses the specification of the application and generates a complete system implementation. In a real design, the EDA tool optimizes characteristics of both hardware and software to achieve a solution that meets the design specification. This optimization is done in an iterative way, as seen in Algorithm 7.1.
