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In this paper, we consider solution approaches to a multihour combined capacity design and routing problem which arises in the design of dynamically reconfigurable broadband communication networks that uses the virtual path concept. We present a comparative evaluation of four approaches, namely: a genetic algorithm, a Lagrangian relaxation based subgradient optimization method, a generalized proximal point algorithm with subgradient optimization, and, finally, a hybrid approach where the subgradient based method is combined with a genetic algorithm. Our computational experience on a set of test problems of varying network sizes services) shows that the hybrid approach often is the desirable choice in obtaining the minimum cost network while the genetic algorithm based approach has the most difficulty in solving large scale problems.
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Medhi, D., Tipper, D. Some approaches to solving a multihour broadband network capacity design problem with single-path routing. Telecommunication Systems 13, 269–291 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019148207669
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