By
Michal Pioro, Warsaw University of Technology (Poland) and Lund University (Sweden)
Deepankar Medhi, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Description
In network design, the gap between theory and practice is woefully broad. This book narrows it, comprehensively and critically examining
current network design models and methods. You will learn where mathematical modeling and algorithmic optimization have been under-utilized.
At the opposite extreme, you will learn where they tend to fail to contribute to the twin goals of network efficiency and cost-savings.
Most of all, you will learn precisely how to tailor theoretical models to make them as useful as possible in practice.
Throughout,
the authors focus on the traffic demands encountered in the real world of network design. Their generic approach, however, allows problem
formulations and solutions to be applied across the board to virtually any type of backbone communication or computer network. For beginners,
this book is an excellent introduction. For seasoned professionals, it provides immediate solutions and a strong foundation for further
advances in the use of mathematical modeling for network design.
Included in series
The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking
Audience:
Practitioners working in network architecture and design, engineering and operations at service providers, router companies, fiber companies, and telecom transmission equipment vendors.
