Sept. 19, 2002
Workshop on Boolean Problems
MV
ND
F
PI
PO
y
n
Definition
: ND Multi-Valued Network
•
Network of MV-nodes (
PI, PO,
internal
)
•
Each node is represented by an
MV
variable
y
n
with its own range
{0, 1,…, |
p
n
|-1}
•
Internal node is represented by an
MV
non-deterministic
relation
1.
Synchronous hardware computation model;
2.
Boolean algebra; however, it can be easily converted into a multi-valued algebra by imposing a priority ordering among the different values.
1.
Literal: Boolean function and evaluates to 1 if the variable takes on value 0, or 2;
2.
Cube: Boolean product of a set of literals and evaluates to 1 if all literals evaluate to 1.
3.
SOP and MDD