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Usually, the cabling of networks is considered to be static. Unless new cables are laid out, routing algorithms have to work with what they have. Recent developments however allow the physical layer of networks to be dynamic! Data can be transferred over lasers, aimed at programmable mirrors, allowing near instantaneous establishment of connections. Similarly, wireless connections can employ beam-forming, such that WiFi is no longer a shared medium where multiple connections slow each other down. It is even possible to make the wide area network dynamic, by shifting wavelengths across fibers. Possible research directions include:
To get a feeling for some past research on these topics (non-exhaustive), please feel free to look at the following:
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... (todo: talk about amoebot and transformers, programmable matter, is there some picture we are allowed to use?) To get a feeling for some past research on these topics (non-exhaustive), please feel free to look at the following:
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