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Ant Colony Optimization (ACO)
An example where a heuristic using an ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithmic approach is used
Backpressure routing
An example where the traffic routing is performed using a backpressure approach.
Bandwidth assignment (BA)
An example where the volume of traffic to be carried by each demand, is an algorithm output (that includes congestion control algorithms).
CAC (Connection-Admission-Control)
An example where an algorithm performing the admission control to incoming connection requests is involved.
CSMA
An example where the wireless links are coordinated using a CSMA MAC.
Capacity assignment (CA)
An example where the capacities in the links are algorithm outputs.
Destination-based routing
An example related to a problem where the traffic routing is destination-based (i.e. like in IP)
Destination-link formulation
An example where a destination-link formulation of the routing is involved.
Distributed algorithm
An example where a distributed algorithm (different agents operating more or less independently, coordinated by an implicit or explicit signaling) is involved.
Dual decomposition
An example where an algorithm based on a dual decomposition of the problem is used.
Dual gradient algorithm
An example where a gradient or subgradient algorithm optimizing the dual function is used.
Evolutionary algorithm (EA)
An example where a heuristic using an evolutionary algorithm approach is used
Flow assignment (FA)
An example where the routing of the traffic is an algorithm output.
Flow-link formulation
An example where a flow-link formulation of the routing is involved.
Flow-path formulation
An example where a flow-path formulation of the routing is involved.
GRASP
An example where a heuristic using a Greedy-Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure (GRASP) algorithmic approach is used
Greedy heuristic
An example where a heuristic using a greedy approach is used
IP/OSPF
An example where routing is based on the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol
JOM
An example where the Java Optimization Modeler (JOM) library is used to solve a formulation
Local search (LS) heuristic
An example where a heuristic using a local search approach is used
Modular capacities
An example where link capacities are restricted to a discrete set of possible values
Multicast
An example where multicast traffic is involved
Multidomain network
An example where the network is composed of different domains or autonomous systems, controlled by different organizations
Multihour optimization
An example where traffic variations typical of multihour profiles (e.g. predictable day-night fluctuations in the traffic, or time-zone based traffic variations) are considered in the optimization
Multilayer
An example where a multilayer representation of a network model is used
Multiperiod optimization
An example where multiple time periods are considered in the network optimization (e.g. successive years with different traffics and equipment costs)
NFV
An example in the context of Network Function Virtualizatin (NFV)
NUM
An example where a Network Utility Maximization (NUM) model is used
Network recovery: protection
An example where traffic is protected using backup segments.
Network recovery: restoration
An example where traffic is recovered using restoration.
Primal decomposition
An example where an algorithm based on a primal decomposition of the problem is used.
Primal gradient algorithm
An example where a gradient or subgradient algorithm optimizing the primal problem objective function is used.
Random-access MAC
An example where wireless links are coordinated by a random-access MAC, based on persistence probabilities.
Simulated annealing (SAN)
An example where a heuristic using a simulated annealing approach is used
TCP
An example where the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is involved
Tabu search (TS)
An example where a heuristic using a tabu search approach is used
Topology assignment (TA)
An example where the links and/or nodes in the network, are algorithm outputs.
Transmission power optimization
An example where the links are wireless links, and its transmission power is optimized.
WDM
An example where Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) technology is used
Wireless
An example focused on the design of a wireless network