• Title of article

    ON THE SOLUTION APPROACHES OF THE BAND COLLOCATION PROBLEM

  • Author/Authors

    KUTUCU, H Department of Computer Engineering - Karabuk University - Karabuk, Turkey , GURSOY, A Corresponding Author - Department of Mathematics - Ege University - Izmir, Turkey , KURT, M Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences - Bahcesehir University - Istanbul, Turkey , NURIYEV, U Department of Mathematics - Ege University - Izmir, Turkey

  • Pages
    11
  • From page
    724
  • To page
    734
  • Abstract
    This paper introduces the first genetic algorithm approach for solving the Band Collocation Problem (BCP) which is a combinatorial optimization problem that aims to reduce the hardware costs on fiber optic networks. This problem consists of finding an optimal permutation of rows of a given binary rectangular matrix representing a communication network so that the total cost of covering all 1’s by Bands is minimum. We present computational results which indicate that we can obtain almost optimal solutions of moderately large size instances (up to 96 rows and 28 columns) of the BCP within a few seconds.
  • Keywords
    Band Collocation Problem , Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing , Metaheuristic Algorithms
  • Journal title
    Turkish World Mathematical Society Journal of Applied and Engineering Mathematics
  • Serial Year
    2019
  • Record number

    2586140