Efficient High-Level modeling in the networking domain

-- Starting Electronic System Level (ESL) design flows with executable High-Level Models (HLMs) has the potential to sustainably improve productivity. However, writing good HLMs for complex systems is still a challenging task. In the context of network controller design, modeling complexity has two major sources: (1) the functionality to handle a single connection, and (2) the number of connections to be handled in parallel. In this paper, we will propose an efficient actor-oriented modeling approach for complex systems by (1) integrating hierarchical FSMs into dynamic dataflow models, and (2) providing new channel types to allow concurrent processing of multiple connections. We will show the applicability of our proposed modeling approach to real-world system designs by presenting results from modeling and simulating a network controller for the Parallel Sysplex architecture used in IBM System z mainframes.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2010
• Where: DATE
• Authors: Christian Zebelein, Joachim Falk, Christian Haubelt, Jürgen Teich, Rainer Dorsch
• Keywords: Complex Systems, DATE 2010, Hardware, Modeling Approach, Network Controller