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What is Link-State Routing Algorithm

Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications
A routing protocol that requires each router to maintain at least a partial map of the network. The opposite is a distance-vector routing algorithm.
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Swarm Intelligence Applications for the Internet
Sergio Gutiérrez (University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain), Abelardo Pardo (University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain), and Carlos Delgado Kloos (University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-993-9.ch084
Abstract
A swarm may be defined as a population of interacting elements that is able to optimize some global objective through collaborative search of a space (Kennedy, 2001). The elements may be very simple machines or very complex living beings, but there are two restrictions to be observed: They are limited to local interactions; usually the interaction is not performed directly but indirectly through the environment. The property that makes swarms interesting is their self-organizing behaviour; in other words, it is the fact that a lot of simple processes can lead to complex results.
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