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- Course Duration: 8 Hours
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ACE (AXI Coherency Extension) Protocol Training – Course Overview
ACE (AXI Coherency Extension) Protocol Training is a structured e-learning program designed to provide in-depth understanding of cache coherency mechanisms used in modern ARM-based multicore systems. This course focuses on the ACE protocol, which extends the AXI protocol to support hardware-based cache coherency in multi-processor and multi-core SoC architectures.
The training introduces the fundamentals of cache memory and the need for cache coherency in CPU subsystem (CPUSS) architectures. Learners gain strong conceptual clarity on cache organization, coherency models, and how ACE enables coherent data sharing between multiple masters and caches in a system.
This program provides detailed coverage of the ACE coherency model, cache state model, and cache state rules. Participants learn ACE cache states such as Invalid, Unique Dirty (UD), Shared Dirty (SD), Unique Clean (UC), and Shared Clean (SC), along with their role in maintaining coherency. The course also explains the MOESI state diagram and how coherency transitions occur during read and write transactions.
The training further covers ACE transaction types, domains, shareability domains, and ACE channel architecture including address, data, response, and snoop channels. Learners gain understanding of snoop transactions, ACE signals, timing diagrams, and ACE channel extensions used for coherency management. This course is suitable for VLSI design engineers, verification engineers, and SoC architects working on cache-coherent interconnects and ARM-based SoC designs.
Course Objectives
The primary objectives of this course are to:
• Build strong understanding of cache memory and cache coherency concepts
• Understand CPUSS architecture and the need for coherency in multicore systems
• Learn ACE coherency model and cache state model
• Understand ACE cache states (Invalid, UD, SD, UC, SC) and state transition rules
• Interpret MOESI state diagram and coherency behavior
• Gain detailed knowledge of ACE transaction types and coherency domains
• Understand ACE channel architecture and signal functionality
• Learn snoop channel operation and snoop transaction mechanisms
• Analyze ACE timing diagrams and protocol behavior
• Understand ACE channel extensions and shareability domains
• Prepare learners for ACE protocol and cache coherency interview questions
Demo Videos
| Unit Number | Topic | Duration (Mins) |
| 1 | ACE Protocol overview | 38 |
| 2 | MOESI state diagram basics | 11 |
| 3 | MOESI state diagram | 85 |
| 4 | ACE Protocol Channels | 18 |
| 5 | ACE transaction types | 21 |
| 6 | Shareability domains | 9 |
| 7 | Barriers | 8 |
| 8 | Distributed Virtual memory(DVM) basics | 5 |
| 9 | ACE signal descriptions | 18 |
| 10 | Read and write shareable transaction types | 19 |
| 11 | Transaction constraints | 8 |
| 12 | Read data channel signaling | 10 |
| 13 | ACK signaling | 5 |
| 14 | Snoop channels - signals | 35 |
| 15 | Coherency transactions | 9 |
| 16 | State changes on different transactions | 9 |
| 17 | State change descriptions - Read transactions | 18 |
| 18 | State change descriptions - Clean and Make transactions | 13 |
| 19 | State change descriptions - Write transactions | 10 |
| 20 | Snoop transactions | 29 |
| 21 | DVM transactions | 12 |
| 22 | DVM transaction process and rules | 13 |
| 23 | DVM message support for ARMv7 and ARMv8 | 6 |
| 24 | DVM transaction format | 5 |
| 25 | DVM operations - decoding of entire ARADDR busi | 8 |
COURSE OVERVIEW
ACE protocol training is a 10 hours course covering all aspects of cache coherency in multi core systems. Training focused on cache state model, AXI channel updates, new ACE channels, etc.
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Course Instructor
- Sreenivas Reddy — Founder, VLSIGuru
Course Highlights
- 1-1 mentor support
- Mentor guidance support for assignments
- Multiple mock interviews
- Dedicated live support sessions over weekends
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