Abstract
Gamma interconnection network is a fault-tolerant MIN with multipath
characteristics. Even though the gamma interconnection network has a multipath
between every source and every destination, it has the critical flaw of acting as a single
path MIN when the source address and destination address are the same. Hence, it is
important to modify such a prominent candidate so as to provide multiple paths in
every case, several modifications have been suggested by the researchers in the
literature. One such modification is fascinating as it provides multiple paths for every
case at a reduced cost. At the input and output stages, multiplexers and demultiplexers
are used to do this. The system is referred to as Gamma-Minus MIN. This chapter
includes further performance characteristics with the reliability assessment of GammaMinus MIN
Keywords: Fault tolerance, Gamma-Minus, Reliability, Tag Value.