Load Balancing in Tree Hierarchy Network Configurations

Abstract

Of late, more and more computer networks are being established, and many of them have the tree topology. That is, we often have tree hierarchy organizations of computing machines, e.g., a super-power center machine is connected with remote mainframe computers each of which is, in turn, connected with server-type workstations each of which is connected with client-type workstations and personal computers, etc. Since the tree hierarchy network configuration is extensible and flexible, it is an important configuration in the literature. The star networks are special examples of the tree hierarchy networks.