Article ID: | iaor2000888 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 5 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 211 |
End Page Number: | 231 |
Publication Date: | May 1998 |
Journal: | International Transactions in Operational Research |
Authors: | Galvo Roberto Diguez, Filho Virgilio Jos Martins Ferreira |
Keywords: | heuristics |
This paper addresses the interconnection of local area networks (LANs) using bridges. The interconnection problem is difficult to solve and feasible solutions are usually obtained through heuristics. The description of a simplified approach to solve the problem of interconnecting LANs is followed by the formulation of the problem and the development of a Lagrangean relaxation. A Tabu search metaheuristic for designing minimum cost spanning tree topologies is also presented. Computational results are given for the interconnection of up to ten local area networks.