Decision support system for planning telecommunication networks: A case study applied tothe andalusian region

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 283-290

  Cortes, P ^a   Onieva, L ^a   Larraueta J ^a   Garcia, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Case study; Decision support system; Digital networks; Optimization

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; VOICE/DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANDALUSIAN REGION; CABLE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK; NETWORK PLANNING;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0035280419     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601090     Document Type: Article

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