This work proposes an adaptation of classical network management protocols for the purpose of a deep testing and management of network-based electronic systems such as routers, switches, and personal computers. The basic idea of this work is to extrapolate the advantages of network management functions (monitoring, control, test…) to the level of an electronic device. To this end, the proposed approach starts very early in the design process of integrated circuits where the concept of managed integrated circuit is introduced. A widely known design-for-test (DFT) technique is extended to render it useful through classical TCP/IP networks. The suggested solution is described and its efficiency is illustrated through extensive experimentations.
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Oussama Laouamri received his B.Eng Honors and M.Sc. degrees in 1999 and 2002, both in computer engineering, from the Ferhat Abbas University, Algeria, and Joseph Fourier University of Grenoble, France, respectively. He is a Ph.D. student in computer engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France. His interests are in hardware-based network application, network management and system on a chip testing.
Chouki Aktouf is President and Technical Officer of GeTeDes Technologies SA. He was associate professor in the Department of Telecommunications and Networks at the Technological University of Grenoble 2, Valence, France, and a researcher in the Laboratory of Design and Integration of Systems at the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble. His research interests include fault tolerance, testing, and design of integrated circuits and systems. He has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble. He is a member of the IEEE.
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Laouamri, O., Aktouf, C. Towards a Complete SNMP-Based Supervision of System-on-Chips. J Netw Syst Manage 13, 373–386 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10922-005-9001-x
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