US 2010/0246437 A1 · Network Topology

Abstract

A network including a hierarchical structure of nodes is described. The structure of nodes includes n layers including n−1 layers of switch nodes and 1 layer of computational nodes. Each layer in the structure can include mn-L nodes grouped into units, where m represents a number of nodes in a unit and L represents a layer in the structure, where L=0 represents a lowest layer and L=n−1 represents a highest layer. Each node in a layer other than the computational layer can include a switch node for a unit in a next lower layer. For each unit, each node can be connected to each other node by a point to point link and to a local switch node for the unit by a point to point link. Each node can be connected to each other node and to the local switch node by a local broadcast network for the unit.

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Dependent claims

A network comprising:

a hierarchical structure of nodes comprising n layers including n−1 layers of switch nodes and 1 layer of computational nodes, where each layer in the structure includes mn-L nodes grouped into units, where m represents a number of nodes in a unit and is an integer greater than 1 and where L represents a layer in the structure and is an integer with L=0 representing a lowest layer and L=n−1 representing a highest layer;
where each node in a layer other than the computational layer comprises a switch node for a unit in a next lower layer in the structure;
and
where for each unit:
each node in the unit is connected to each other node in the unit by a point to point link;
each node in the unit is connected to a local switch node for the unit by a point to point link;
and
each node in the unit is connected to each other node in the unit and to the local switch node by a local broadcast network for the unit.

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Abstract

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