A parallel DSP architecture for object-based video signal processing

authored by: J. Hilgenstock, K. Herrmann, P. Pirsch
Abstract: The DSP architecture PRISMA for object-based video signal processing is presented in this paper. Considering the specific hardware requirements of object-based algorithms a parallel architecture has been developed, which consists of 8 programmable data paths. To utilize the processing power provided by these data paths, a new controlling scheme is employed by the PRISMA processor. This Dynamic Associative Controlling distributes 3 independent instruction streams to the 8 data paths and comprises the advantages of alternative controlling approaches, like SIMD and MIMD. It allows an efficient execution of data-dependent operations as well as a flexible partitioning of the processing resources at runtime, which is advantageous for parallel processing of concurrent objects with different performance requirements.
Organisation(s): Laboratorium f. Informationstechnologie
Type: Conference article
Journal: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume: 3021
Pages: 78-87
No. of pages: 10
ISSN: 0277-786X
Publication date: 17.01.1997
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Computer Science Applications, Applied Mathematics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1117/12.263528 (Access: Closed)

BibTeX

@article{35a1dbd518c54533869d23c9513b094c,
title = "A parallel DSP architecture for object-based video signal processing",
abstract = "The DSP architecture PRISMA for object-based video signal processing is presented in this paper. Considering the specific hardware requirements of object-based algorithms a parallel architecture has been developed, which consists of 8 programmable data paths. To utilize the processing power provided by these data paths, a new controlling scheme is employed by the PRISMA processor. This Dynamic Associative Controlling distributes 3 independent instruction streams to the 8 data paths and comprises the advantages of alternative controlling approaches, like SIMD and MIMD. It allows an efficient execution of data-dependent operations as well as a flexible partitioning of the processing resources at runtime, which is advantageous for parallel processing of concurrent objects with different performance requirements.",
keywords = "Associative controlling, DSP, MPEG-4, Object-based processing, Parallel processing, Video signal processing",
author = "J. Hilgenstock and K. Herrmann and P. Pirsch",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank W. Gehrke and K. Gaedke for their contribution to this project. This work is supported by FhG under contract no.T/F41B/T0183/P1307. ; Multimedia Hardware Architectures 1997 ; Conference date: 08-02-1997 Through 14-02-1997",
year = "1997",
month = jan,
day = "17",
doi = "10.1117/12.263528",
language = "English",
volume = "3021",
pages = "78--87",
journal = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
issn = "0277-786X",
publisher = "SPIE",
}