Title :
Bidirectional versus unidirectional networks: cost/performance trade-offs
Author :
Hyatt, Craig ; Agrawal, D.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
Abstract :
In this survey, we consider three unidirectional network categories: (1) the low-dimensional torus network, (2) the hypercube network, and the (3) the de Bruijn network. Our significant results are (1) a comparison between unidirectional and bidirectional implementations of each topology and (2) a comparison between the three topologies with respect to routing strategy cost-performance, fault tolerance, and deadlock avoidance
Keywords :
hypercube networks; performance evaluation; bidirectional networks; cost/performance trade-offs; de Bruijn network; deadlock avoidance; fault tolerance; hypercube network; torus network; unidirectional networks; Analytical models; Computer networks; Costs; Fault tolerance; Hypercubes; Network topology; Optical fibers; Routing; System recovery; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 1995. MASCOTS '95., Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Durham, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6902-0
DOI :
10.1109/MASCOT.1995.378699
