Network and business modelling under traffic forecast uncertainty: A case study

Proceedings - 4th International Workshop on Design of Reliable Communication Networks: Design and Management of Highly Reliable Networks and Services, DRCN 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 304-310

  Geary, N ^a   Antonopoulos, A ^b   Mitchell, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Computer aided software engineering; Costs; Demand forecasting; Investments; Optical fiber networks; Predictive models; Process planning; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS PLANNING; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COST ENGINEERING; COSTS; DESIGN; FORECASTING; INVESTMENTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PROCESS PLANNING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

BUSINESS MODELLING; CARRYING CAPABILITY; DEMAND FORECASTING; NETWORK MODELLING; OPTICAL FIBER NETWORKS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; TRAFFIC FORECASTS; UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84894013767     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DRCN.2003.1275370     Document Type: Conference Paper

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