RNS Applications in Computer Networks

Abstract

Computer networks by providing data exchange capability between connected systems are driving a revolution in digital world. However, by improving the technology and producing low price devices, the number of connected devices is rapidly growing, and users are moving from one computer per person to multidevices per person including cell phones, home appliances, and wearable gadgets which are all connected to the internet. Therefore, new network concepts and also challenges have been introducing to overcome issues of rapid growth of the number of connected devices. Moreover, for future network with huge number of members more complex processors are needed to perform required process. Therefore, researchers of these fields should look for novel methods to overcome distinct emerging challenges. Recently, residue number system (RNS) as an alternative method to reduce network operations overhead attracts network researchers. The RNS has been used as a tool to reduce transmission energy and increase reliability in wireless sensor networks. Moreover, RNS can enhance switching process, and substitute lookup tables with simple modular operations in software-defined network. This chapter presents different types of RNS applications in computer networks in order to familiar researchers with these concepts.