Article ID: | iaor19931149 |
Country: | Spain |
Volume: | 15 |
Start Page Number: | 177 |
End Page Number: | 197 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1991 |
Journal: | QUESTIIO |
Authors: | Garca F., Hackbarth K.D. |
Keywords: | communication |
This paper deals with the so called grouping problem which arises in telecommunication network optimization when transmission equipment with a certain hierarchy is used. It is shown how this problem is embedded in the complete scheme of network optimization and a general combinatorial model is developed to derive afterwards a solution procedure. The implementation of this procedure forms part of a software tool for the complete problem of transmission network planning. Some results deriving from practical examples and further extensions are indicated.