| Article ID: | iaor20052894 |
| Country: | Serbia |
| Volume: | 15 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 65 |
| End Page Number: | 77 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Journal: | Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research |
| Authors: | Prez Jos A. Moreno, Batista Beln Melin |
| Keywords: | heuristics |
In this paper we discuss the application of a metaheuristic approach based on the Scatter Search to deal with robust optimization of the planning problem in the deploying of the Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing technology on an existing optical network taking into account, in addition to the forecast demands, the uncertainty in the survivability requirements.