Question

Types of interconnection networks in computer architecture

Answer 1

Answer:

Static and dynamic interconnection.

Explanation:

There are two main types of interconnection networks: static and dynamic. When the connections are hard-wired, fixed, and unchangeable it is a static network. Dynamic networks make use of switches and allow for reconfiguration of the network even during the execution of a parallel program.

Direct connection networks − Direct networks have point-to-point connections between neighboring nodes. These networks are static, which means that the point-to-point connections are fixed. Some examples of direct networks are rings, meshes and cubes.

Indirect connection networks − Indirect networks have no fixed neighbors. The communication topology can be changed dynamically based on the application demands. Indirect networks can be subdivided into three parts: bus networks, multistage networks and crossbar switches.