Congestion occurs frequently in Networks-on-Chip when the packets demands exceed the capacity of network resources. Congestion-aware routing algorithms can greatly improve the network performance by balancing the traffic load in adaptive routing. Commonly, these algorithms either rely on purely local congestion information or take into account the congestion conditions of several nodes even though their statuses might be out-dated for the source node, because of dynamically changing congestion conditions. In this paper, we propose a method to utilize both local and non-local network information to determine the optimal path to forward a packet. The non-local information is gathered from the nodes that not only are more likely to be chosen as intermediate nodes in the routing path but also provide up-to-date information to a given node. Moreover, to collect and deliver the non-local information, a distributed propagation system is presented.

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Problem statement: Moment Resisting Frame (MRF) is widely used as lateral resisting systems when sufficient ductility and deformability are to be met. Response of these structures is strictly dependent upon behavior of their joints, whereas the analysis of steel moment resisting frames generally has been performed without considering the accurate connection behavior. Approach: In this study Finite Element (FE) models had been developed to obtain the moment-rotation relations of theoretically fixed connection types which were widely utilized in Iran. Using moment-rotation relation obtained from FE analysis, 2D global structural model of MR buildings were developed afterwards to evaluate the behavior of the structures globally. Nonlinear static and dynamic analyses were carried out subsequently to investigate the structural behavior of MRFs having built-up column sections. Results: The results proved considerable effects of beam column connection behavior on nonlinear response of structures. Conclusion/Recommendations: It was recommended to consider the effects of connection properties in analysis and design of the MRF.