Customized Reconfigureable Interconnection Network (CRIN) Paper
Recently, I have begun working on a new research project dealing with some graph theory with Dr. Hongbing Fan at Wilfrid Laurier University. As the title suggests the problem works with customized reconfigurable interconnection networks (CRINs). Dr. Fan has proposed an algorithm which attempts to minimize the connections within a network based on a set of routing requirements.
An example Interconnection Graph Problem, Click to Enlarge
Since December of 2007 I have been working at implementing, testing and experimenting the algorithm as well as providing feedback and new ideas for improvements. The paper is almost ready to be submitted for publication this so hopefully I will be able to provide a link to it in the future.
In relation with my thesis, I am planning on making use of the CRIN algorithm to attempt to optimize wireless network protocols. There still needs to be some experimentation and research to determine if in fact the algorithm can be used in this way however I feel optimistic that this is the case.
There is also the potential that the source code for the CRIN implementation may be made open source and released for use by anyone. If this is the case it will be uploaded to this site in the future.
Tags: CRIN, Customized, Customized Reconfigurable Interconnection Network, Ernst, Fan, Hongbing Fan, Interconnection, Jason, Jason Ernst, Network, Reconfigurable, Wireless Mesh Networks, WMN
Thesis Topic
The last few days have been extremely busy. I have finally settled on a thesis topic after a few months trying to decide. In case you don’t know my area of interest has been in wireless networks for some time. However this was not specific enough so withing that area I am focusing on Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs). A WMN is a network made up of wireless mesh clients and wireless mesh routers. The routers are usually stationary or have limited mobility while the clients are highly mobile. In some cases, the clients may also act as routers in order to allow connectivity to be extended farther away from the access points. For my thesis I have proposed to create a new high performance protocol for WMNs which will allow the network to scale better than current solutions.
Tags: Cellular Phone, Factory, Industry, Thesis Topic, Warehouse, Wireless Mesh Networks, Wireless Networks, WMN
Ns-2.33 (and nam) on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)
