Modeling XviD as a Kahn Process Network , a Sesame Application Design Document

To optimize design space exploration of embedded systems, the Artemis modeling and simulation project focuses on quick and efficient methods for testing the performance of (multimedia) applications on a wide range of different architectures. For Sesame, the prototype simulation framework, only two applications have been implemented and tested so far, an M-JPEG encoder and an MPEG-2 decoder. This report gives an overview of our work on modeling another application, an MPEG-4 encoder based on the XviD video codec as a Kahn Process Network to prepare it for implementation in Sesame.