BanyanNet-a bidirectional equivalent of ShuffleNet

A multihop, wavelength division multiplex (WDM) based network, BanyanNet, is proposed for the realization of terabit lightwave networks, BanyanNet can he considered as a the bidirectional equivalent of the popular ShuffleNet. Exploiting its representation, we developed a fast, decentralized, bidirectional routing algorithm for BanyanNet. The performance of BanyanNet is compared to that of the ShuffleNet and bilayered ShuffleNet. For N=p/sup m//spl times/k networks, the p=2 BanyanNet provides better performance in channel efficiency, total and user throughput than the corresponding ShuffleNet, and offers more flexible network configurations than the bilayered and p=4 ShuffleNet.<
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