Options and Futures A brief note on topology
Cube
g h
+------------+
|\ |\
| \ a | \ b
| +------------+
| | | |
f | | e | |
+--|---------+ |
\ | \ |
\| d \| c
+------------+
This cube architecture connects eight nodes.
Every node is connected to three other ones (in the x, y, and z
dimension).
Starting from any one node, I can reach one in 0 hops (the one
I started with, let's say a),
three others in 1 hop (b, g, d),
three more in the 2nd hop (h, f, c),
and the remaining eigth node in a 3rd hop (e);
taking 1 1/2 hops to
reach any node on average, and 3 in the worst case.