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Clos network: a standalone construct

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Computer networking

a multistage switching network built from smaller crossbar switches that can connect any free input to any free output without blocking given enough middle stages.

In computer networking, Clos network refers to a multistage switching network built from smaller crossbar switches that can connect any free input to any free output without blocking given enough middle stages. This meaning comes from Clos (1953) in Bell System Technical Journal.[1]

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References

  1. Clos, C. (1953). A Study of Non-Blocking Switching Networks. Bell System Technical Journal, 32(2), 406-424. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-7305.1953.tb01433.x

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