ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the system level of field of configurable resource (FCR) organization specifically on the organization of printed circuit board (PCB) level of communication infrastructure. The system level of the FCR assumes onboard or multiboard hardware implementation in the form of multiple programmable logic devices (PLD) accommodating reconfigurable processing units (RPU). Each RPU being implemented in the form of system-on-programmable chip is optimized for processing the specific task segment. The chapter compares the pros and cons of static point-to-point links with dynamically reconfigurable links between processing units. Obviously, the communication network based on the set of point-to-point links provides the highest possible flexibility in the organization of information exchange between different PLD-nodes. However, network organization based on static point-to-point links between all PLD-nodes causes a dramatic increase in the number of I/O pins and associated interface elements in each PLD.
