Uplink UMTS network design-an integrated approach

Computer Networks

Volumn 50, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2747-2761

  St Hilaire, Marc ^a   Chamberland, Steven ^a   Pierre, Samuel ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Branch and bound algorithm; Global approach; Local search heuristic; Mathematical programming model; Mobile networks; Network planning; Universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BRANCH-AND-BOUND ALGORITHM; GLOBAL APPROACH; LOCAL SEARCH HEURISTIC; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING MODEL; MOBILE NETWORKS; NETWORK PLANNING; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (UMTS);

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33746593347     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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