On the solution of large scale channel assignment problem in broadband satellite communication

This paper first introduces the broadband multimedia communication satellite idea and the concept of channel assignment. It briefly reviews the history of channel assignment research and mathematically formulates the problem. Classical and neural network methods are applied to the solution of the problem. Simulations of both methods show that neural network method is better in dealing with real world channel assignment problem as that encountered in our satellite system. Finally is the conclusion on how to improve performance and other satellite channel assignment related issues.