GEMNET: a generalized, shuffle-exchange-based, regular, scalable, modular, multihop, WDM lightwave network

Author

Iness, Jason ; Banerjee, Subrata ; Mukherjee, Biswanath

Author_Institution

Dept. of Chem. Sci., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA

Volume

3

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

470

Lastpage

476

Abstract

GEMNET is a generalization of shuffle-exchange networks and it can represent a family of network structures (including ShuffleNet and de Bruijn graph) for an arbitrary number of nodes. GEMNET employs a regular interconnection graph with highly desirable properties such as small nodal degree, simple routing, small diameter, and growth capability (viz. scalability). GEMNET can serve as a logical (virtual), packet-switched, multihop topology which can be employed for constructing the next generation of lightwave networks using wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM). Various properties of GEMNET are studied

Keywords

graph theory; hypercube networks; network topology; optical fibre networks; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; GEMNET; ShuffleNet; WDM lightwave network; de Bruijn graph; diameter; generalized shuffle-exchange multihop network; growth capability; network structures; nodal degree; packet-switched multihop topology; regular interconnection graph; scalability; shuffle-exchange networks; simple routing; wavelength-division multiplexing; Broadcasting; Network topology; Next generation networking; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Routing; Spread spectrum communication; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Networking, IEEE/ACM Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1063-6692

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/90.413221

Filename

413221