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A multiway merging network

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Algorithms and Computation (ISAAC 1994)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 834))

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A multiway merging network is presented, which allows more flexible construction of parallel sorting networks. The merging network described here is composed of m k-way mergers and a combining network. It arranges k ordered lists each of length n into one ordered list in T(k)+[logm n] [log2 k] [log2 m] steps, where T(k) is the number of steps needed to sort k keys in order; and k and m are any integers no longer restricted to 2.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, York University, M3J 1P3, North York, Ontario, Canada

    De-Lei Lee

  2. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Kent State University, 44242, Kent, OH, USA

    Kenneth E. Batcher

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Ding-Zhu Du Xiang-Sun Zhang

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Lee, DL., Batcher, K.E. (1994). A multiway merging network. In: Du, DZ., Zhang, XS. (eds) Algorithms and Computation. ISAAC 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 834. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58325-4_233

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