TABLE 1.
Summary of the four considered PSN types, i.e., our proposed multi-layer PSN type and three existing single-layer PSN types. Each row (except the first) corresponds to a PSN type, and each column (except the first) outlines the corresponding PSN characteristic. Note that original PSNs differ from multi-layer PSNs in a single aspect and the two are thus fairly comparable. On the other hand, weighted PSNs and ordered PSNs differ from multi-layer PSNs in two aspects.
PSN type | Single-layer or multi-layer? | Unweighted or weighted? | Unordered or ordered? |
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Multi-layer | Multi-layer | Unweighted | Unordered |
Original | Single-layer | Unweighted | Unordered |
Weighted | Single-layer | Weighted | Unordered |
Ordered | Single-layer | Unweighted | Ordered |