Three types of switches are used to design a multistage interconnection network: an interchange switch with two

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Three types of switches are used to design a multistage interconnection network: an interchange switch with two inputs and two outputs as in Fig. 13-6, an arbitration switch with two inputs and one output, and a distribution switch with one input and two outputs. 

a. Show how the arbitration and distribution switches operate. 

b. Using arbitration and interchange switches, construct an 8 x 4 network with a unique path between any source and any destination. 

c. Using distribution and interchange switches, construct a 4 x 8 network with a unique path between any source and any destination.

Fig. 13-6

A B A B A connected to 0 B connected to 0 A B B A connected to 1 B connected to 1 0

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