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Shortest Path Tree
- Dijkstra's Algorithm to Find the Shortest Path Tree (Flash)

Find the set of edges connecting all nodes such that the sum of the edge lengths from the root to each node is minimized

GREEDY ALGORITHM FOR SPT

Initial

Select the root node to form the set S1. Assign the path length 0 to this node. Put all other nodes in the set S2.

Selection

Compute the lengths of the paths to all nodes directly reachable from S1 through a node in S1. Select the node in S2 with the smallest path length.

Let the edge connecting this node with S1 be (i, j). Add this edge to the shortest path tree. Add node j to the set S1 and delete it from the set S2.

Finish

If the set S1 includes all the nodes, stop with the shortest path tree. Otherwise repeat the Selection step.

 

  
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