Telecommunications Optimization

Written in an accessible and easy-to-read style, this <br> cutting-edge book presents advanced solutions to current <br> and future telecommunications optimization problems. The <br> field of telecommunications is growing and changing ever <br> more rapidly, presenting new real-world problems for <br> optimization researchers to address. Telecommunications <br> engineers tend to know all about the problems involved but <br> are often not aware of developments in computer science <br> and artificial intelligence that might solve those problems. <br> This unique book takes a colloborative approach describing <br> the essence of the problems and then the heuristic and <br> adaptive techniques which are now recognised as adept at <br> solving these problems. In addition the emerging <br> technologies in telecommunications and increasing use of <br> the Internet expand the role that advanced heuristic and <br> adaptive methods can play. <br> <br> Topics covered include: <br> <br> Heuristic techniques covering local search methods <br> and population-based search techniques <br> Adaptive computation techniques covering neural <br> computation, fuzzy logic and game theory <br> Practical and successful ways to address problems in <br> network design and planning, routing, protocol <br> design and network management <br> <br> This state-of-the-art book will be an essential resource for <br> optimization researchers needing a wider appreciation of <br> the problems in telecommunications, and indispensable for <br> telecommunications engineers using heuristic and adaptive <br> techniques.