Exploring MAS to a High Level Abstration NoC Simulation Environment

This work presents the development of a Network-on-Chip environment based on multiagent systems. This simulator aims to provide high level of abstraction to quickly simulate, compare and choose routing algorithms. The simulator calculates routers occupancy rate, number of messages that passed through each router and the number of messages lost. As a case study, the XY and West-First routing algorithms were modeled and analyzed. Simulation results indicated a better use of spare routers by the West-First algorithm when compared to the XY algorithm.