Multi-objective optimization in area coverage problems for cellular communication networks: Evaluation of an elitist evolutionary strategy

Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 714-720

  Raisanen, Larry ^a   Whitaker, Roger M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell planning; Evolutionary algorithm; Multi objective problem

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSMITTERS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 0038675298     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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