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Dynamic Connection Networks

• Digital buses.

  Only one transaction at a time.

• Crossbar network.

  All-to-all connection by $n2$ switches.

• Multistage networks.

  Multible levels of $a\; \times b$ switches; several kinds of interstage connection patterns possible.

• Multi-dimensional networks.

  Multiple dimensions of buses or crossbar switches.