Patents Represented by Law Firm Hamilton, Brook, Smi8th & Reynolds
  • Switching networks with expansive and/or dispersive logical clusters for message routing
    Patent number: 5521591
    Abstract: A class of switching networks is comprised of expansive logical clusters and/or dispersive logical clusters. These clusters are of low degree. The class of networks include multibutterfly networks as well as multi-Benes networks. These networks provide for fault tolerance and routing and for efficient routing. Moreover, routing is provided in a non-blocking fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Sanjeev Arora, Thomas F. Knight, Jr., Frank T. Leighton, Bruce M. Maggs, Eliezer Upfal