Accurate on-line prediction of processor and memoryenergy usage under voltage scaling

Abstract

Minimising energy use is an important factor in the operation of many classes of embedded systems - in particular, battery-powered devices. Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) provides some control over a processor's performance and energy consumption. In order to employ DVFS for managing a system's energy use, it is necessary to predict the effect this scaling has on the system's total energy consumption. Simple (yet widely-used) energy models lead to dramatically incorrect results for important classes of application programs.