Topology Design of Hierarchical Hybrid Fiber-VDSL Access Networks with Modern Heuristic Methods

Conference: Breitbandversorgung in Deutschland - mehr Bandbreite für alle? - 3. ITG-Fachkonferenz
10/01/2008 - 10/02/2008 at Berlin, Germany

Proceedings: Breitbandversorgung in Deutschland - mehr Bandbreite für alle?

Pages: 6Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Zhao, Rong (Technische Universität Dresden, Mommsenstr. 13, 01062 Dresden, Germany)
Zhao, Rong (Detecon International GmbH, Oberkasseler Straße 2, 53227 Bonn, Germany)

Abstract:
This paper addresses the topology design of hierarchical Hybrid Fiber-VDSL Access Networks (HFVANs) as a NP-hard problem. An efficient strategy is proposed to find a cost-effective and high-reliable network topology in a short time. Some modern heuristic methods are systematically investigated and successfully implemented for this network planning problem, both for clustering and positioning. In terms of numerical results, the performance of these methods are compared and analyzed, which can contribute to other backbone or access network design problems.