Irregular network
US6598145B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/17337
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Irregularities are provided in at least one dimension of a torus or mesh network for lower average path length and lower maximum channel load while increasing tolerance for omitted end-around connections. In preferred embodiments, all nodes supported on each backplane are connected in a single cycle which includes nodes on opposite sides of lower dimension tori. The cycles in adjacent backplanes hop different numbers of nodes.
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