Method, system and program products for determining I/O configuration entropy
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1. A method of determining the complexity of networks, said method comprising:
- determining a complexity attribute for a possible network of one or more possible networks, wherein said possible network comprises one or more first components and one or more second components, and wherein said determining comprises;
determining a number of said one or more first components of said possible network connected to said one or more second components of said possible network, to obtain a first value;
determining a number of said one or more second components of said possible network connected to said one or more first components, to obtain a second value;
adding said first value and said second value to obtain said complexity attribute; and
selecting a network from said one or more possible networks using the determined complexity attribute.
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Abstract
The complexity of networks (e.g., I/O configurations) is determined. An entropy index is calculated for a plurality of possible networks and from that set of possible networks, a network is selected. This network typically has less entropy or complexity than the other possible networks.
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1. A method of determining the complexity of networks, said method comprising:
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determining a complexity attribute for a possible network of one or more possible networks, wherein said possible network comprises one or more first components and one or more second components, and wherein said determining comprises;
determining a number of said one or more first components of said possible network connected to said one or more second components of said possible network, to obtain a first value;
determining a number of said one or more second components of said possible network connected to said one or more first components, to obtain a second value;
adding said first value and said second value to obtain said complexity attribute; and
selecting a network from said one or more possible networks using the determined complexity attribute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
determining one symmetry index for one pair of said plurality of pairs of smaller networks;
determining another symmetry index for another pair of said plurality of pairs of smaller networks; and
comparing said one symmetry index with said another symmetry index to determine which pair is more symmetrical.
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11. The method of claim 10, wherein said determining said one symmetry index comprises subtracting a first complexity attribute of a first network of said one pair from a second complexity attribute of a second network of said one pair to obtain said symmetry index.
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12. The method of claim 10, wherein the pair with a lower symmetry index is the more symmetrical pair.
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13. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining comprises determining one or more complexity attributes for said one or more possible networks.
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14. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining is performed when said possible network has been modified.
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15. The method of claim 14, wherein said possible network has been modified by adding a path within said possible network.
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16. The method of claim 14, wherein said possible network has been modified by removing a path from said possible network.
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17. A system of determining the complexity of networks, said system comprising:
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means for determining a complexity attribute for a possible networks of one or more possible networks, wherein said possible network comprises one or more first components and one or more second components, and wherein said means for determining comprises;
means for determining a number of said one or more first components of said possible network connected to said one or more second components of said possible network, to obtain a first value;
means for determining a number of said one or more second components of said possible network connected to said one or more first components, to obtain a second value; and
means for adding said first value and said second value to obtain said complexity attribute; and
means for selecting a network from said one or more possible networks using the determined complexity attribute. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
means for determining one symmetry index for one pair of said plurality of pairs of smaller networks;
means for determining another symmetry index for another pair of said plurality of pairs of smaller networks; and
means for comparing said one symmetry index with said another symmetry index to determine which pair is more symmetrical.
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27. The system of claim 26, wherein said means for determining said one symmetry index comprises means for subtracting a first complexity attribute of a first network of said one pair from a second complexity attribute of a second network of said one pair to obtain said symmetry index.
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28. The system of claim 26, wherein the pair with a lower symmetry index is the more symmetrical pair.
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29. The system of claim 17, wherein said means for determining comprises means for determining one or more complexity attributes for said one or more possible networks.
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30. The system of claim 17, wherein said means for determining is performed when said possible network has been modified.
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31. The system of claim 30, wherein said possible network has been modified by adding a path within said possible network.
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32. The system of claim 30, wherein said possible network has been modified by removing a path from said possible network.
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33. A system of determining the complexity of networks, said system comprising:
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a processor adapted to determine a complexity attribute for a possible network of one or more possible networks, wherein said possible network comprises one or more first components and one or more second components, and wherein said processor is further adapted to;
determine a number of said one or more first components of said possible network connected to said one or more second components of said possible network, to obtain a first value;
determine a number of said one or more second components of said possible network connected to said one or more first components, to obtain a second value;
add said first value and said second value to obtain said complexity attribute; and
a processor adapted to select a network from said one or more possible networks using the determined complexity attribute.
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34. At least one program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of determining the complexity of networks, said method comprising:
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determining a complexity attribute for a possible networks of one or more possible networks, wherein said possible network comprises one or more first components and one or more second components, and wherein said determining comprises;
determining a number of said one or more first components of said possible network connected to said one or more second components of said possible network, to obtain a first value;
determining a number of said one or more second components of said possible network connected to said one or more first components, to obtain a second value; and
adding said first value and said second value to obtain said complexity attribute; and
selecting a network from said one or more possible networks using the determined complexity attribute. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
determining one symmetry index for one pair of said plurality of pairs of smaller networks;
determining another symmetry index for another pair of said plurality of pairs of smaller networks; and
comparing said one symmetry index with said another symmetry index to determine which pair is more symmetrical.
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44. The at least one program storage device of claim 43, wherein said determining said one symmetry index comprises subtracting a first complexity attribute of a first network of said one pair from a second complexity attribute of a second network of said one pair to obtain said symmetry index.
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45. The at least one program storage device of claim 43, wherein the pair with a lower symmetry index is the more symmetrical pair.
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46. The at least one program storage device of claim 34, wherein said determining comprises determining one or more complexity attributes for said one or more possible networks.
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47. The at least one program storage device of claim 34, wherein said determining is performed when said possible network has been modified.
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48. The at least one program storage device of claim 47, wherein said possible network has been modified by adding a path within said possible network.
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49. The at least one program storage device of claim 47, wherein said possible network has been modified by removing a path from said possible network.
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