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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2015
Behnam Sedighi, South Bend, IN (US);
Nagaraj Prasanth Anthapadmanabhan, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Dusan Suvakovic, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Behnam Sedighi, South Bend, IN (US);
Nagaraj Prasanth Anthapadmanabhan, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Dusan Suvakovic, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
In general, a minimum determination capability, adapted for determining one or more minimum values from a set of values, is provided. The minimum determination capability may enable, for a set of values, determination of a first minimum value representing a smallest value of the set of values and a second minimum value representing an approximation of a next-smallest value of the set of values. The minimum determination capability may enable, for a set of values where each of the values is represented as a respective set of bits at a respective set of bit positions, determination of a minimum value of the set of values based on a set of bitwise comparisons performed for the respective bit positions of the values.