Power aware mapping of an RVC encoder on a many-core platform

Abstract

In this paper, a power aware mapping of a reconfigurable video coding (RVC) representation of an H.264/AVC encoder on a heterogeneous many-core platform has been presented. Through this example the benefits of using RVC for flexible and future proof implementations has been highlighted. Furthermore, the low cost modeling of the power efficient mapping algorithm enables dynamic mapping of applications on many-core platforms where power is a concern. Preliminary results indicate that the mapped encoder is much more efficient in terms of power consumption without any significant impact on its performance. Index Terms-Reconfigurable video coding, Many-core platform, mapping algorithms