The new Wired (May 2001, yes I still read it sometimes) has an interview with Larry Roberts, one of the creators of the internet, about his company Caspian Networks who are supposedly making a next generation router that will "kick Cisco's ass". Anyway, in the article he says the following:"They're [cisco, juniper, avici] using hypercube or hypertoroid topology, so they're limited to six dimensions.... I've been able to take more steps, to go into n-dimensional space..." If anyone could explain to me how present network topology is in any way related to a hypertoroid (and you'll really have to explain because I'm a little rusty on my higher dimensional topology mathematics) it would be greatly appreciated. I know I know some people who could, but I don't think they're reading. Anyway, I love that shape and have always had the intuition (intuvision?) that it is important, but I don't know enough about these things. BUt that's the first time I've heard it mentioned.
Mmmm... higher dimensional doughnuts.
this makes reference to "global tetrahedron" but i dont think its what you are looking for.
Instead of around and around until the destination happens to be reached the new thing will "know"
where it's going & "aim" itself before it goes. I know what I'm thinkin' but what am I sayin'. Happy Flat Earth Day Treedwellers. My top 3worlds as of
today are: 1,The Northern Cheyenne.2 The Botanical Preservation Corps. 3, Laura(Riding)
Jackson
Sweet Thames run softly 'til I end my song/ Sweet Thames run softly
for I speak not loud or long..EdmundSpenser in the Waste Land
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Mmmm... higher dimensional doughnuts.
- jim 4-19-2001 9:06 pm
this makes reference to "global tetrahedron" but i dont think its what you are looking for.
- dave 4-19-2001 10:05 pm
Instead of around and around until the destination happens to be reached the new thing will "know" where it's going & "aim" itself before it goes. I know what I'm thinkin' but what am I sayin'. Happy Flat Earth Day Treedwellers. My top 3worlds as of today are: 1,The Northern Cheyenne.2 The Botanical Preservation Corps. 3, Laura(Riding) Jackson Sweet Thames run softly 'til I end my song/ Sweet Thames run softly for I speak not loud or long..EdmundSpenser in the Waste Land
- frank 4-22-2001 7:25 pm