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Randomness in many-connection CAs

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Posted by: Jason Cawley

A paper at a recent conference explored random number generation from CAs with more general connections between sites. They found a number that pass standard tests for randomness.

Shackleford, B., M. Tanaka, R. J. Carter and G. Snider

FPGA implementation of neighborhood-of-four cellular automata random number generators

Abstract: Random number generators (RNGs) based upon neighborhood-of-four cellular automata (CA) with asymmetrical, non-local connections are explored. A number of RNGs that pass Marsaglia's rigorous Diehard suite of random number tests have been discovered. A neighborhood size of four allows a single CA cell to be implemented with a four-input lookup table and a one-bit register which are common building blocks in popular field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The investigated networks all had periodic (wrap around) boundary conditions with either 1-d, 2-d, or 3-d interconnection topologies. Trial designs of 64-bit networks using a Xilinx XCV1000-6 FPGA predict a maximum clock rate of 214 MHz to 230 MHz depending upon interconnection topology.

http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/503048.503064





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