Area Reclamation Strategies and Metrics for SRAM-Based Reconfigurable Devices

 Defragmentation is a fundamental resource management service allowing Reconfigurable Computing Systems (RCSs) to efficiently utilize resources when tasks are dispatched dynamically. Only well orchestrated interactions between the components of the reconfigurable resource management system can sustain the highest possible performance level for applications running on these RCSs. While scheduling and placement have been extensively studied, defragmentation and its impact on overall system performance is still not well understood. This paper quantifies factors related to defragmentation that can affect performance in terms of level sustainement. The paper concludes by proposing an experimental approach to study this problem. Kewords: Defragmentation, Reclamation, FPGA, Sustainment.