LSI signal processor architecture for telecommunications applications

The design of an architecture for an integrated digital signal processor requires attention to details of processing algorithms. Starting with their conventional representation in either graphical or algebraic form, one can decompose algorithms to determine the essential requirements of processor architecture. This process may also serve as a means to develop a program to realize the algorithm on a processor. Two architectural examples provide specific illustration of the concepts discussed and serve to show a few of the choices available to the processor designer.