Patent ID: 6356992
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for transmitting information within a network that has nodes one through sixteen arranged in a four by four array wherein nodes one through four are in a first row, nodes five through eight are in a second row, nodes nine through twelve are in a third row and nodes thirteen through sixteen are in a fourth row, comprising the steps of:a) exchanging information between node one and node three, between node nine and node eleven, between node six and node eight, between node fourteen and node sixteen, between node two and node ten, between node four and node twelve, between node five and node thirteen, between node seven and node fifteen; b) exchanging information between node one and node nine, between node three and node eleven, between node six and node fourteen, between node eight and node sixteen, between node two and node four, between node five and node seven, between node ten and node twelve, between node thirteen and node fifteen; c) exchanging information between node one and node two, between node three and node four, between node five and node six, between node seven and node eight, between node nine and node ten, between node eleven and node twelve, between node thirteen and node fourteen, between node fifteen and node sixteen; and, d) exchanging information between node one and node five, between node two and node six, between node three and node seven, between node four and node eight, between node nine and node thirteen, between node ten and node fourteen, between node eleven and node fifteen, between node twelve and node sixteen.