Patent ID: 7564865

Claim:
Integrated circuit comprising a plurality of processing modules (M, S; IP) and a network (N) arranged for coupling said modules (M, S; IP), comprising a plurality of network interfaces (NI) each being coupled between one of said processing modules (M, S; IP) and said network (N); wherein said network (N) comprises a plurality of routers (R) coupled via network links (L) to adjacent routers (R); wherein said processing modules (M, S; IP) communicate between each other over connections using connection paths (C 1 -C 12 ) through the network (N), wherein each of said connection paths (C 1 -C 12 ) employ at least one network link (L) for a required number of time slots, at least one time slot allocating unit (SA) for computing a link weight factor for at least one network link (L) in said connection path (C 1 -C 12 ) as a function of at least one connection requirement for said at least one network link (L), for computing a connection path weight factor for at least one connection path (C 1 -C 12 ) as a function of the computed link weight factor of at least one network link (L) in said connection path (C 1 -C 12 ), and for allocating time slots to said computed connection path according to the computed connection path weight factors.