High-level System Modeling with SystemC and TLM

Traditional methodologies increasingly fail to tacklethe challenge of contemporary embedded system design.The drive towards shorter product life cycles andtime-to-market necessitates an increase ofproductivity. Electronic System Level Design (ESL)addresses this issue by modeling and abstraction. TheTransaction Level Modeling (TLM) standard based onthe system modeling language SystemC is targeted atthe design of fast virtual system prototypes thatallow early hardware/software co-development as wellas architectural and performance exploration. This book by the author Christian Widtmann presentsthe methodology of ESL design based on transactionmodels. It describes the features of SystemC theconcepts of the thereupon defined modeling standardand the tools available to the designer. In thecourse of a case study the Advanced EncryptionStandard (AES) is refined from its mathematicaldescription to an architectural model. The presenteddesign flow includes a number of modeling steps thatillustrate the capabilities of the different modelingstyles. Particular focus is laid on linkingtheoretical concepts to their practical implementation.