Date of Award
1999
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Wu, Jie
Abstract
We propose a new minimum total communication distance (TCD) algorithm and an optimal TCD algorithm for broadcast in a 2-dimensional mesh (2-D mesh). The former generates a minimum TCD from a given source node, and the latter guarantees a minimum TCD among all the possible source nodes. These algorithms are based on a divide-and-conquer approach where a 2-D mesh is partitioned into four submeshes of equal size. The source node sends the broadcast message to a special node called an eye in each submesh. The above procedure is then recursively applied in each submesh. These algorithms are extended to a 3-dimensional mesh (3-D mesh), and are generalized to a d-dimensional mesh or torus. In addition, the proposed approach can potentially be used to solve optimization problems in other collective communication operations.
Extent
155 p.
Recommended Citation
Cang, Songluan., "Time-step optimal broadcasting in mesh networks with minimum total communication distance" (1999). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1547.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1547
Identifier
FADT15647
Comments
College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1999.|College of Engineering and Computer Science