
60 Communication Architectures for SoC
2.7.4 Tools
One of the advantages of the OCP protocol are the multiple tools available to
perform design space exploration and verification of OCP-based systems. A
big effort from the community has been made in this direction, including the
OCP-IP University Program. Members of this program are entitled to receive
free software tools, technical support, and training that is packaged and ready
for incorporation into a course or immediate independent use by students.
OCP-IP members also receive free training and support, and software tools,
enabling them to focus on the challenges of SoC design. We next describe
some ...