Optimization algorithms for large-scale real-world instances of the frequency assignment problem

Soft Computing

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 975-990

  Luna, Francisco ^a   Estébanez, César ^b   León, Coromoto ^c   Chaves González, José M ^d   Nebro, Antonio J ^a   Aler, Ricardo ^b   Segura, Carlos ^c   Vega Rodríguez, Miguel A ^d   Alba, Enrique ^a   Valls, José M ^b   Miranda, Gara ^c   Gómez Pulido, Juan A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Frequency assignment problem; Large scale real world instances; Metaheuristics; Optimal design

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM; FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS; FREQUENCY PLAN; GLOBAL SEARCH CAPABILITY; GSM NETWORKS; HIGH-QUALITY SOLUTIONS; KEY ISSUES; LARGE NETWORKS; LARGE-SCALE REAL-WORLD INSTANCES; MATHEMATICAL FORMALISM; META HEURISTICS; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MOBILE NETWORKS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL PLAN; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; POPULATION-BASED ALGORITHM; REAL-WORLD; SCATTER SEARCH; SEARCH METHOD; STRONG GROWTH; TRAJECTORY-BASED;

DESIGN; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

FREQUENCY ALLOCATION;

EID: 79954715035     PISSN: 14327643     EISSN: 14337479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00500-010-0653-4     Document Type: Article

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