Degree-diameter problem $N(12,5)$
The largest possible number of vertices in a graph of maximum degree $12$ and diameter at most $5$.
Lower bound:
$42342$
(42,342)
Upper bound:
Unknown
Verified bounds
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- Upper bound: None yet
Updates from the literature
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2008
Lower bound: $29470$
(29,470)
Loz, E., & Sirán, J. (2008). New record graphs in the degree-diameter problem. Australasian Journal of Combinatorics, 41, 63.
[via The Degree Diameter Problem for General Graphs - Combinatorics Wiki] -
2024-06-27
Lower bound: $29621$
(29,621)
Comellas, F. (2024). Table of large graphs with given degree and diameter. arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.18994.
[via Table of the largest known graphs of a given diameter and maximal degree - Wikipedia] -
2026-10
Lower bound: $42342$
(42,342)
Dharunish Yugeswardeenoo in October 2026
[via Comellas, F. The (Degree, Diameter) Problem for Graphs (records table), last changed November 2, 2026]