{"title":"On the design of multi-type networks via the cross-entropy method","authors":"S. Nariai, D.P. Kroese","doi":"10.1109/DRCN.2005.1563852","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"We apply the cross-entropy method to a network design problem with multi-type links and nodes, in which the network's reliability is to be maximized subject to a fixed budget. Numerical experiments illustrate the simplicity and effectiveness of the method.","PeriodicalId":415896,"journal":{"name":"DRCN 2005). Proceedings.5th International Workshop on Design of Reliable Communication Networks, 2005.","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2005-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"DRCN 2005). Proceedings.5th International Workshop on Design of Reliable Communication Networks, 2005.","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/DRCN.2005.1563852","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We apply the cross-entropy method to a network design problem with multi-type links and nodes, in which the network's reliability is to be maximized subject to a fixed budget. Numerical experiments illustrate the simplicity and effectiveness of the method.