1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright Page

      4  Series Editor Preface

      5  Preface

      6  1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Network Reliability Measures 1.3 The Probabilistic Graph Model 1.4 Approaches for Network Reliability Evaluation 1.5 Motivation and Summary

      7  2 Interconnection Networks 2.1 Interconnection Networks Classification 2.2 Multistage Interconnection Networks (MINs) 2.3 Research Issues in MIN Design 2.4 Some Existing MINs Implementations 2.5 Review of Topological Fault Tolerance 2.6 MIN Topological Review on Disjoint Paths 2.7 Hardware Cost Analysis 2.8 Observations 2.9 Summary

      8  3 MIN Reliability Evaluation Techniques 3.1 Reliability Performance Criterion 3.2 Approaches for Reliability Evaluation 3.3 Observations

      9  4 Terminal Reliability Analysis of MIN Layouts 4.1 Chaturvedi and Misra Approach 4.2 Reliability Analysis of Multistage Interconnection Networks 4.3 Summary

      10  5 Comprehensive MIN Reliability Paradigms Evaluation 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Reliability Evaluation Approach 5.3 Reliability Evaluation Using MVI Techniques 5.4 Summary

      11  6 Dynamic Tolerant and Reliable Four Disjoint MIN Layouts 6.1 Topological Design Considerations 6.2 Proposed 4-Disjoint Multistage Interconnection Network (4DMIN) Layout 6.3 Reliability Analysis and Comparison of MINs 6.4 Reliable Interconnection Network (RIN) Layout 6.5 Reliability Analysis and Comparison of MINs 6.6 Summary

      12  References

      13  Index

      14  Also of Interest

      15  End User License Agreement

      1 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Dynamic networks topological features.Table 2.2 Multistage interconnection networks topology comparison.

      2 Chapter 3Table 3.1 Possible permutation of switching element states for an 8×8 SEN...Table 3.2 Terminal reliability expression of 8×8 gamma networks.

      3 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Adjacency matrix.Table 4.2 Steps to enumerate path sets for the network of Figure 4.1.Table 4.3 Adjacency matrix for the network in Figure 4.2.Table 4.4 Steps to enumerate path sets for the network of Figure 4.2.Table 4.5 Terminal reliability of 8×8SEN and SEN+.Table 4.6 Terminal reliability of 8×8 SEN+2.Table 4.7 Broadcast reliability of 8×8 SEN [Three Methods].Table 4.8 Broadcast reliability of 8×8 SEN+.Table 4.9 Broadcast reliability of 8×8SEN+2.Table 4.10 Adjacency matrix for the network in Figure 4.5.Table 4.11 Terminal reliability expression of 8×8 gamma networks.Table 4.12 Terminal reliability expression of 8×8CGIN⁰₃.Table 4.13 Multistage interconnection networks terminal reliability evalu...

      4 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Connection matrix (CM).Table 5.2 Complete Tie-set in formatted form after application of PTA.Table 5.3 Intermediate matrices in PTA.Table 5.4 Complete execution flow of PTA.Table 5.5 Paths obtained from Table 5.2 after application of PRA.Table 5.6 Connection matrix for the network in Figure 5.2.Table 5.7 Paths obtained from Table 5.2 after application of PRA.Table 5.8 Paths obtained after application of PRA.Table 5.9 Paths obtained after application of PRA for ATR evaluation.Table 5.10 Paths obtained after application of PRA.Table 5.11 Paths obtained after application of PRA.Table 5.12 Multistage interconnection networks broadcast reliability eval...Table 5.13 Multistage interconnection networks all terminal reliability e...Table 5.14 Multi Source (S) Multi Terminal (T) Reliability Evaluation (Node R...Table 5.15 Multi Source (S) Multi Terminal (T) Reliability Evaluation (No...

      5 Chapter 6Table 6.1 Total number of paths for every tag for 8×8 4DMIN-1.Table 6.2 Total number of alternative paths for every tag in 8×8 MINs.Table 6.3 Number of disjoint paths for every tag in 8×8 MINs.Table 6.4 Size of crossbar switches of various MIN architectures for N=8.Table 6.5 Terminal reliability expression of 8×8 4DMIN.Table 6.6 Terminal reliability of the gamma network for the tag value-0.Table 6.7 Terminal reliability of the gamma network for the tag value-1.Table 6.8 Terminal reliability of the gamma network for the tag value-2.Table 6.9 Terminal reliability of the gamma network for the tag value-3.Table 6.10 Terminal reliability of the gamma network for the tag value-4.Table 6.11 Terminal reliability of the gamma network for the tag value-5.Table 6.12 Terminal reliability of the gamma network for the tag value-6.Table 6.13 Terminal reliability of the gamma network for the tag value- 7.Table 6.14 Multistageinterconnection networks terminal reliability evalua...

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