Distributed Exact Weighted All-Pairs Shortest Paths in Õ(n^{5/4}) Rounds

We study computing all-pairs shortest paths (APSP) on distributed networks (the CONGEST model). The goal is for every node in the (weighted) network to know the distance from every other node using communication. The problem admits (1+ o(1))-approximation (O) over tilde (n)-time algorithms [2], [3], which are matched with (Omega) over til...More