GORA: An algorithm for designing optical cross-connect nodes with improved dependability

Computer Communications

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 1454-1464

  Mutafungwa, Edward ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dependability; Genetic algorithms; Optical cross connects; Optical networks

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REDUNDANCY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

OPTICAL CROSS-CONNECT NODES;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 0036778968     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-3664(02)00046-4     Document Type: Article

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