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Network optimization with stochastic traffic flows
Author(s) -
Liu Xian
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of network management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1099-1190
pISSN - 1055-7148
DOI - 10.1002/nem.439
Subject(s) - computer science , mathematical optimization , stochastic programming , stochastic optimization , stochastic modelling , traffic flow (computer networking) , flow network , operations research , computer network , mathematics , statistics
Abstract Conventional management optimization models are being challenged by the evolution of electronic and optical networks and it is necessary to incorporate the stochastic effect of traffic flows into network models. This paper introduces the stochastic programming (SP) methodology to characterize the stochastic traffic. Two network models, capacity assignment and flow assignment, are proposed. One of the SP approaches, the Wait‐and‐See method, is integrated into the presented models. Simulation results are reported. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.