%0 Journal Article
%J International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making
%D 2003
%T A GRASP Heuristic for Solving an Extended Capacitated Concentrator Location Problem
%A Han ,Bernard  T.
%A Raja,V.T.
%K BIS
%X Local Access Networks (LACNs) are often considered the "last mile" over the Internet provided that they are connected to some existing Wide Area Network backbone. In this paper, a revised LACN-WAN interconnection model is presented as an extension to the conventional Capacitated Concentrator Location Problem (CCLP). An efficient heuristic is also developed to seek near-optimal deployment of telecommunication devices (e.g. links, concentrators, etc.) while minimizing the total connection costs for the network interconnection. Our solution algorithm could serve as a decision-making tool in solving problems with a real world size (i.e. 120 nodes and 30 concentrators).
%B International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making
%C World Scientific Publishing Company
%V 2
%P 597-618
%8 2003
%G eng
%N 4
%2 a
%4 649197568
%$ 649197568

%0 Generic
%D 1999
%T A Comparison of Two Modern Heuristics for Designing Local Access Networks
%A Raja,V.T.
%A Han ,Bernard  T.
%K BIS
%B INFORMS National Meeting
%C Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
%8 1999
%G eng
%2 c
%4 649218048
%$ 649218048

%0 Generic
%D 1998
%T An AI-based Heuristic for solving a Generalized Concentrator Location Problem
%A Raja,V.T.
%A Han ,Bernard  T.
%K BIS
%B INFORMS National Meeting
%C Seattle, WA
%8 1998
%G eng
%2 c
%4 649222144
%$ 649222144

%0 Generic
%D 1998
%T A Neural-Net Gaussian Machine for Optimal Local Access Network Design
%A Raja,V.T.
%A Han ,Bernard  T.
%K BIS
%B Association for Information Systems, Americas Conference
%C Baltimore, Maryland
%8 1998
%G eng
%2 c
%4 649224192
%$ 649224192

%0 Generic
%D 1997
%T Some Design and Planning Issues for Local Access Networks
%A Raja,V.T.
%A Han ,Bernard  T.
%K BIS
%B 14th Symposium on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications of Mathematical Programming
%C Taiwan
%8 1997
%G eng
%2 c
%4 649230336
%$ 649230336

%0 Generic
%D 1995
%T A Robustness Approach to the Telecommunication Facility Management Problem in the Presence of Demand Uncertainty from End-Users
%A Raja,V.T.
%A Han ,Bernard  T.
%A Chen,Bin  Tong
%K BIS
%B Third INFORMS Telecommunications Conference
%C Boca Raton, Florida
%8 1995
%G eng
%2 c
%4 649236480
%$ 649236480