Routing Statistics for Unqueued Banyan Networks
Abstract
Banyan networks comprise a large class of networks that have been used for interconnection in large-scale multiprocessors and telephone switching systems. Regular variants of Banyan networks, such as delta and butterfly networks, have ben used in multiprocessors such as the IBM RP3 and the BBN butterfly. Analysis of the performance of Banyan networks has typically focused on these regular variants. We present a methodology for performance analysis of unbuffered Banyan multistage interconnection networks. The methodology has two novel features: it allows analysis of networks where some inputs are more likely to be active than others, and allows analysis of Banyan networks of arbitrary topology. A Banyan network is a network in which there is a unique path from each input to each output. (KR)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA229321
Entities
People
- Patrick G. Sobalvarro
- Thomas F. Knight Jr.
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology