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From: js7a+@andrew.cmu.edu (James Price Salsman)
Newsgroups: comp.parallel
Subject: Re: Subdivision (was: scalability of n-cubes, meshes)
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Date: 4 Dec 89 14:07:54 GMT
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A four-by-four torus is isomorphic to a 2x2x2x2 hypercube.

On the other hand, a 2^8 hypercube is isomorphic to a
4x4x4x4 hypertoroid.

I think the best solution for MIMD configurations is
dynamic reconfigurability, such as provided by a big
software controlled switch.  The INMOS C004 does this
for transputer networks, without much loss of link
bandwidth.

:James "I'm *SO* sick of 3D" Salsman


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