*********************************** IJERTCS is now indexed by DBLP! *********************************** CFP is at the end of this message *********************************** The contents of the latest issue of: International Journal of Embedded and Real-Time Communication Systems (IJERTCS) Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association Volume 2, Issue 1, January-March 2011 Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically ISSN: 1947-3176 EISSN: 1947-3184 Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA <www.igi-global.com/ijertcs> Editor-in-Chief: Seppo Virtanen, University of Turku, Finland EDITORIAL PREFACE Seppo Virtanen, University of Turku, Finland To view the editorial preface, please click on the link below. <http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?titleid=47775> PAPER ONE Cost-Based Topology Optimization of Embedded Ethernet Networks Jörg Sommer (University of Stuttgart, Germany) Elias Doumith (University of Stuttgart, Germany) Andreas Reifert (University of Stuttgart, Germany) During past decades, Ethernet progressively became the most widely used Local Area Network (LAN) technology. Apart from LAN installations, Ethernet also became attractive for other application areas such as industrial control, automotive, and avionics. In traditional LAN design, the objective is to minimize the network deployment cost. However, in embedded networks, additional constraints and ambient conditions add to the complexity of the problem. In this paper, the authors propose a Simulated Annealing (SA) algorithm to optimize the physical topology of an embedded Ethernet network. The various constraints and ambient conditions are modeled by a cost map. For networks with small number of nodes and/or switches, the authors were able to find the optimal solutions using adapted algorithms. These solutions will serve as a lower bound for the solutions obtained via the SA algorithm. However, the adapted algorithms are time consuming and application specific. The paper shows that the SA algorithm can be applied in all cases and finds (near-) optimal solutions. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. <http://igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=47539> PAPER TWO Co-Modeling of Embedded Networks Using SystemC and SDL Sergey Balandin (Nokia Research Center, Finland) Michel Gillet (Nokia Research Center, Finland) Irina Lavrovskaya (St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Russia) Valentin Olenev (St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Russia) Alexey Rabin (St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Russia) Alexander Stepanov (St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Russia) Today, SDL and SystemC are two very popular languages for embedded systems modeling. SDL has specific advanced features that make it good for reflection of the multi-object systems and interactions between modules. It is also good for system model validation. The SystemC models are better suitable for tracing internal functions of the modeled modules. The hypothetical possibility of combined use of these two languages promises a number of benefits for researchers. This article specifically addresses and discusses the integration of SDL and SystemC modeling environments, exchange the data and control information between the SDL and SystemC sub-modules and the real-time co-modeling aspects of the integrated SDL/SystemC system. As a result, the mechanisms of SDL/SystemC co-modeling is presented and illustrated for an embedded network protocols co-modeling case study. The article gives an overview and description of a co-modeling solution for embedded networks protocols simulation based on experience and previous publications and research. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. <http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=51648> PAPER THREE Analysis of Monitoring Structures for Network-on-Chip: A Distributed Approach Ville Rantala (University of Turku, Finland) Teijo Lehtonen (University of Turku, Finland) Pasi Liljeberg (University of Turku, Finland) Juha Plosila (University of Turku, Finland) Monitoring services are essential for advanced, reliable NoC systems. They should support traffic management, system reconfiguration and fault detection to enable optimal performance and reliability of the system. The paper presents a thorough description of NoC monitoring structures and studies earlier works. A distributed monitoring structure is proposed and compared against the structures presented in previous works. The proposed distributed network monitoring system does not require centralized control, is fully scalable and does not cause significant traffic overhead to the network. The distributed structure is in line with the scalability and flexibility of the NoC paradigm. The paper studies the monitoring structure features and analyzes traffic overhead, monitoring data diffusion, cost and performance. The advantages of distributed monitoring are found evident and the limitations of the structure are discussed. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. <http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=51649> ***************************************************** For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the International Journal of Embedded and Real-Time Communication Systems (IJERTCS) in your institution's library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated "InfoSci-Journals" database: <http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx>. ***************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS Mission of IJERTCS: The mission of the International Journal of Embedded and Real-Time Communication Systems (IJERTCS) is to disseminate recent advancements and innovations in this interdisciplinary research area for field researchers, practitioners, scientists, academicians, students, and IT professionals. IJERTCS focuses on overcoming challenges involved in the rapid development of embedded communication systems towards feature-rich multimedia computers Coverage of IJERTCS: The International Journal of Embedded and Real-Time Communication Systems (IJERTCS) extensively covers research in the area of embedded and real-time communication systems. Within this field, topics to be discussed in the journal include (but are not limited to) the following: Asynchronous and synchronous circuit techniques Design methods Embedded networks (built-in networks in embedded communication devices) Emerging new topics Fault-tolerant hardware and software technologies Formal design and verification methods Hardware and software solutions for protocol processing Hardware and software solutions for real-time systems Hardware platforms and technologies Hardware/software co-design Modeling and verification methods On-chip communication in SoC and NoC OWA (open wireless architecture) Performance modeling Platform based design Real-time computing Reconfigurable systems Security issues and technologies Single-chip SDR (software defined radio) solutions Software design Testing techniques Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines at www.igi-global.com/ijertcs All inquiries and submissions should be sent to: Editor-in-Chief: Seppo Virtanen at seppo.virtanen@utu.fi