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The Optimum Communication Spanning Tree Problem : properties, models and algorithms

For a given cost matrix and a given communication requirement matrix, the OCSTP is defined as finding a spanning tree that minimizes the operational cost of the network. OCST can be used to design of more efficient communication and transportation networks, but appear also, as a subproblem, in hub location and sequence alignment problems.
This thesis studies several mixed integer linear optimization formulations of the OCSTP and proposes a new one. Then, an efficient Branch & Cut algorithm derived from the Benders decomposition of one of such formulations is used to successfully solve medium-sized instances of the OCSTP.
Additionally, two new combinatorial lower bounds, two new heuristic algorithms and a new family of spanning tree neighborhoods based on the Dandelion Code are presented and tested.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TDX_UPC/oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/387546
Date01 February 2016
CreatorsLuna Mota, Carlos
ContributorsFernández, Elena (Fernández Aréizaga), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Estadística i Investigació Operativa
PublisherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Source SetsUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Format113 p., application/pdf
SourceTDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa)
RightsL'accés als continguts d'aquesta tesi queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/, info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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