A group of 15 routers are interconnected in a centralized complete bin...
The path length differs for nodes from each level. For a node in level 4, we have maximum no. of hops as follows
So, mean no. of hops for a node in level 4
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Similarly, from a level 3 node we get mean no. of hops,
From level 2, we get mean no. of hops
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So, now we need to find the overall mean no. of hops which will be
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A group of 15 routers are interconnected in a centralized complete bin...
Mean Number of Hops in a Centralized Complete Binary Tree
To calculate the mean number of hops per message in a centralized complete binary tree, we need to consider the structure of the tree and the communication process between routers.
1. Understanding the Tree Structure:
- In a centralized complete binary tree, each node represents a router, and the tree is constructed in such a way that there is a router at each tree node.
- The tree is binary, which means each router has at most two child routers.
- The tree is complete, which means all levels of the tree are completely filled, except possibly for the last level, which is filled from left to right.
2. Communication Process:
- When a router wants to communicate with another router, it sends a message to the root of the tree.
- The root then sends the message back down to the target router.
- This communication process involves traversing the tree from the source router to the root and then from the root to the target router.
3. Calculating the Mean Number of Hops:
- Since all possible router pairs are equally likely to communicate, we need to calculate the average number of hops for any pair of routers in the tree.
- The number of hops for a pair of routers is equal to the distance between them in the tree, which is the number of edges in the path between them.
- In a complete binary tree, the distance between any two routers is the sum of the levels at which they reside.
4. Analyzing the Levels:
- In a complete binary tree with 15 routers, the maximum number of levels is ceil(log2(15)) = 4, where ceil denotes the ceiling function.
- The levels of the tree are numbered from 0 (root level) to 4 (leaf level).
5. Calculating the Mean Number of Hops:
- To calculate the mean number of hops, we need to sum up the distances between all possible pairs of routers and divide by the total number of pairs.
- The total number of pairs can be calculated as (15 * 14) / 2 = 105, using the combination formula.
- The sum of the distances between all pairs can be calculated as follows:
- There are 15 pairs at level 0, each with a distance of 0.
- There are 14 pairs at level 1, each with a distance of 1.
- There are 13 pairs at level 2, each with a distance of 2.
- There are 12 pairs at level 3, each with a distance of 3.
- There are 11 pairs at level 4, each with a distance of 4.
- Summing up the distances gives us (15 * 0) + (14 * 1) + (13 * 2) + (12 * 3) + (11 * 4) = 0 + 14 + 26 + 36 + 44 = 120.
- Finally, we divide the sum of distances by the total number of pairs: 120 / 105 ≈ 1.143.
- Therefore, the mean number of hops per message is approximately 1.143.
7. Selecting the Correct Option:
- Among the given options, option 'C' (4.53) is the closest to the calculated mean number of hops (1.143).
- Thus, the correct answer is option '