Linear Programming and Algorithms for Communication Networks

Eiji Oki is an Associate Professor at the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan. He received the B.E. and M.E. degrees in instrumentation engineering and a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Keio University, Yokohama, Japan, in 1991, 1993, and 1999, respectively. In 1993, he joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) Communication Switching Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan. He has been researching network design and control, traffic-control methods, and high-speed switching systems. From 2000 to 2001, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York, where he was involved in designing terabit switch/router systems. He was engaged in researching and developing high-speed optical IP backbone networks with NTT Laboratories. He joined the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan, in July 2008.

Explaining how to apply mathematical programming to network design and control, this book fills the gap between mathematical programming theory and its implementation in communication networks. The book's comprehensive coverage provides an understanding of the fundamentals of mathematical programming for communication networks all the way through to more advanced concepts. Using the GNU Linear Programming Kit (GLPK) package, which is designed for solving linear programming and mixed integer programming problems, it explains typical problems and provides solutions for communication networks. The text includes practical algorithms and sufficient programs to encourage GLPK usage.

Optimization problems for communication networks. Basics of mathematical programming. GLPK (GNU Linear Programming Kit). Basic problems for communication networks. Disjoint Path Routing. Optical wavelength-routed network. Routing and traffic-demand model. IP routing. Routing with Network Coding Effect.