Title :
On the multiple unicast capacity of 3-source, 3-terminal directed acyclic networks
Author :
Huang, Shurui ; Ramamoorthy, Aditya
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, USA
Abstract :
We consider a directed acyclic network with unit-capacity edges and n source-terminal (si - ti) pairs that wish to communicate at unit rate via network coding. The connectivity between the si-ti pairs is quantified by means of a connectivity level vector, [k1 k2 ... kn] such that there exist ki edge-disjoint paths between si and ti. In this work we attempt to classify networks based on the connectivity level. Specifically, for case of n = 3, and a given connectivity level vector [k1 k2 k3], we aim to either present a constructive network coding scheme or an instance of a network that cannot support the desired rate. Certain generalizations for the case of higher n have also been found.
Keywords :
directed graphs; network coding; 3-source 3-terminal directed acyclic network classification; connectivity level vector; constructive network coding scheme; edge-disjoint paths; multiple unicast capacity; source-terminal pair; unit-capacity edge; Color; Encoding; Erbium; Network coding; Routing; Unicast; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory and Applications Workshop (ITA), 2012
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1473-2
DOI :
10.1109/ITA.2012.6181808