Extension of the LISNoC (Network -on-chip) with an AXI-based Network Interface

Over the years, Network-on-Chip (NoC) has under-gone a rapid evolution which urges the performance of NoCs to be analyzed thoroughly. Several NoC solutions exist, but the performance of these NoCs are tied to application requirements. Therefore, it has become practical to extend existing NoCs to satisfy particular application requirements. The LISNoC is one such NoCs that is open-source and provides an easily adaptable implementation to extend its features to satisfy different application requirements. In order to satisfy several key features such as the wormhole switching, source-based routing, support for a virtual channel and an Advanced eXtensible Interface (AXI) based network interface, the LISNoC is improved. Mainly, this work extends the LISNoC to support source-based routing and equips the LISNoC with a new AXI-based network interface.