1. A method for efficiently mapping information from a first set to a second set, comprising the steps of: partitioning a first set having a plurality of elements into at least one first two element subset; partitioning a second set having a plurality of elements into at least one second two element subset; assigning a value to each location of a matrix occupied by each of said elements of said first two element subset and said second two element subset; calculating a cost associated with mapping each element of said first set into each element of said second set; and determining a pseudo-optimal mapping solution based upon said calculated cost.