Is "Network" the next "Big Idea" in design?

As the complexity of nowadays systems continues to grow, we are moving away from creating individual components from scratch, toward methodologies that emphasize composition of re-usable components via the network paradigm. Complex component interactions can create a range of amazing behaviors, some useful, some unwanted, some even dangerous. To manage them, a “science” for network design is evolving, applicable in some surprising areas. In this paper, we consider a few application domains and discus the design challenges involved from a methodology standpoint. From large-scale hardware/software systems, to dynamically adaptive sensor networks, and network-on-chip architectures, these ideas find wide application.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: DATE
• Authors: Radu Marculescu, Jan M. Rabaey, Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
• Keywords: Adaptive Sensor Networks, Complex Component Interactions, DATE 2006, Hardware, Large-scale Hardware/software Systems