Paired 2-disjoint path covers of Bcube under the partitioned edge fault model

Abstract: BCube network, as a typical distributed data center network topology, has significant advantages in fault tolerance, load balancing, and efficient routing due to its unique hierarchical structure. In terms of efficient routing, paired many-to-many m-disjoint path cover (m-DPC) plays an important role in message passing. To explore the capability of BCube in constructing paired many-to-many m-DPCs, this paper investigates whether arbitrary 2-DPC paths can be successfully constructed under the partitioned edge fault (PEF) model, especially in the case of a large number of link failures. Through this investigation, the paper aims to address the network fault tolerance issues related to path embedding problems. Theoretical proofs show that under the partitioned edge fault model, BCube exhibits exponential fault tolerance for constructing 2-DPC paths. This study, on one hand, expands the application of the partitioned edge fault model, and on the other hand, contributes to enhancing BCube's ability to achieve large-scale edge fault tolerance.