A common architecture for a communications network consists of tributary networks, which
connect nodes to hubs, and a backbone network, which interconnects the hubs. Often …

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This paper deals with an approach for planning location areas (LAs) in a personal
communication services network (PCSN) to be overlaid on an existing wired network. Given …

This work deals with a design problem for a network of Personal Communication Services
(PCS). The goal is to assign cells to switches in a PCS Network (PCSN) in an optimum …

This paper presents a comparative study of various heuristics proposed to solve the problem
of optimally assigning cells to switches in a personal communication services (PCS) …

Topological expansion of a computer network for enhancing its geographical coverage,
survivability and routability frequently involves an optimization problem to select the best …

The use of mobile communication networks has increased rapidly in the last two decades.
This growth is expected to continue at a high rate in the foreseeable future. Consequently …

The present invention provides techniques for assigning network nodes to community of
interest clusters. A seed point representing a cluster is selected. One or more nodes are …

Scalability is the ability of a network to maintain the quality of service while increasing
certain parameters relating to the size of the network, such as the number of users, the …

This paper addresses the problem of locating the concentrator gateways of different
densities in a high speed interconnection of networks that are connected in a hierarchical …