Abstract
In this paper we introduce a new network model called a multimedia network. It combines the point-to-point message passing network and the multiaccess channel. To benefit from the combination we design algorithms which consist of two stages: a local stage which utilizes the parallelism of the point-to-point network and a global stage which utilizes the broadcast capability of the multiaccess channel. As a reasonable approach, one wishes to balance the complexities of the two stages by obtaining an efficient partition of the network into O(√n) connected components each of radius O(√n). To this end we present efficient deterministic and randomized partitioning algorithms. The deterministic algorithm runs in O(√n log∗ n) time and O(m + n log n log∗ n) messages, where n and m are the number of nodes and number of point-to-point links in the network. The randomized algorithm runs in the same time, but sends only O(m+ n log∗ n) messages. The partitioning algorithms are then used to obtain: (1) O(√n log n log∗ n) time deterministic and O(√n log∗ n) time randomized algorithms for computing global sensitive functions, and (2) O(√n log n) time deterministic algorithm for computing a minimum spanning tree. An Ω(n) time lower bounds for computing global sensitive functions in both point-topoint and multiaccess networks, are given, thus showing that the multimedia network is more powerful than both its separate components. Furthermore, we prove an Ω(√n) time lower bound for multimedia networks, thus leaving a small gap between our upper and lower bounds.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 7th Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, PODC 1988 |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
Pages | 90-104 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 0897912772 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 7th Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, PODC 1988 - Toronto, Canada Duration: 15 Aug 1988 → 17 Aug 1988 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of the Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing |
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Volume | Part F130192 |
Conference
Conference | 7th Annual ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, PODC 1988 |
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Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Toronto |
Period | 15/08/88 → 17/08/88 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 1988 ACM.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Hardware and Architecture
- Computer Networks and Communications