An improved approximation algorithm for capacitated multicast routings in networks

Theoretical Computer Science

Volumn 390, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-91

  Morsy, Ehab ^a   Nagamochi, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Approximation algorithm; Graph algorithm; Multicast routing problem; Network optimization; Tree cover

Indexed keywords

MULTICASTING; NETWORK ROUTING; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

CAPACITATED MULTICAST TREE ROUTING PROBLEM (CMTR); GRAPH ALGORITHMS; NETWORK OPTIMIZATION; TREE COVER;

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS;

EID: 37349029662     PISSN: 03043975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcs.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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