Wireless LAN access point placement using a multi-objective genetic algorithm

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1944-1949

  Maksuriwong, Kotchakorn ^a   Varavithya, Vara ^a   Chaiyaratana, Nachol ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH BANGKOK   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Access point placement; Genetic algorithm; Multiobjective optimization; Wireless networking

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MULTI OBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; WIRELESS ACCESS POINT; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0242575338     PISSN: 08843627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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