Optical network design including virtual and physical topology
optimisation; network extensions; node design and placement;
wavelength allocation and routing. Network cost modelling. Traffic
estimation and forecasting. Reliability and restoration. Single-layer
and hierarchical networks; core, access and end-to-end networks.
Evolutionary Algorithms
Evolutionary algorithms including genetic algorithms; genetic
programming; genetic/heuristic hybrid algorithms. Heuristic design
algorithms. Applying evolutionary algorithms to network design.
Improving the performance of evolutionary algorithms in engineering
applications.
Object Technology
Applying object-oriented analysis, design and programming to network
modelling, design and optimisation.
Software Agents
Software agents for network control and restoration; evolving software
agents; mobile software agents; ant colony optimisation; particle
swarm optimisation.
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Creator: Mark C Sinclair
<mcs@ieee.org>
Date: 5 ix 2001
