• DocumentCode
    1201415
  • Title

    The enumeration method for selecting optimum switching network structures

  • Author

    Jajszczyk, Andrzej ; Wójcik, Robert

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Telecommun., AGH Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Krakow, Poland
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    64
  • Lastpage
    65
  • Abstract
    In this paper it is shown that traditional continuous optimization methods for multistage switching networks may fail, leading to nonoptimal structures. Then, a simple enumeration method to solve the optimization problem is proposed. The numerical examples show that the parameters of optimum networks can be calculated very fast for any practical network sizes.
  • Keywords
    multistage interconnection networks; optimisation; Clos network; continuous optimization method; enumeration method; multistage switching network; nonblocking network; nonoptimal structures; Computer networks; Cost function; Dynamic programming; Equations; Error correction; Mathematical analysis; Optimization methods; Set theory; Switches; Telecommunication computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1089-7798
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LCOMM.2005.1375243
  • Filename
    1375243