%X Background: Network on Chip (NoC) is a communication mechanism to provide scalable, modular, robust and high-performance communication for the on-chip network. Switching Techniques: NoC brings the concept of packet switching from data to on-chip networks. The nodes are connected through point to point links using regular and irregular topologies. The packet traverses along these nodes to reach the destination using routing algorithm. Conclusion: In this paper, NoC architectures are reviewed using different parameters, detail information is also provided for these parameters. The NoC architectures reviewed are proposed and implemented in last more than a decade. © 2017 Bentham Science Publishers. %K Embedded systems; Network architecture; Quality of service, Buffer management; Fault-tolerant routing algorithm; Link-sharing; Network-on-chip(NoC); Switching techniques, Network-on-chip %O cited By 5 %L scholars9242 %J Recent Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering %D 2017 %R 10.2174/2352096510666170425102503 %N 1 %T Review of network on chip architectures %I Bentham Science Publishers B.V. %V 10 %A M.A.J. Sethi %A F.A. Hussin %A N.H. Hamid %P 4-29