Name
Title | ||
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Location coverage models with demand originating from nodes and paths: Application to cellular network design |
Abstract | ||
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Location covering problems, though well studied in the literature, typically consider only nodal (i.e. point) demand coverage. In contrast, we assume that demand occurs from both nodes and paths. We develop two separate models – one that handles the situation explicitly and one which handles it implicitly. The explicit model is formulated as a Quadratic Maximal Covering Location Problem – a greedy heuristic supported by simulated annealing (SA) that locates facilities in a paired fashion at each stage is developed for its solution. The implicit model focuses on systems with network structure – a heuristic algorithm based on geometrical concepts is developed. A set of computational experiments analyzes the performance of the algorithms, for both models. We show, through a case study for locating cellular base stations in Erie County, New York State, USA, how the model can be used for capturing demand from both stationary cell phone users as well as cell phone users who are in moving vehicles. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2008 | 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.07.004 | European Journal of Operational Research |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Nodal and path demand,Maximal covering problem,Cellular network applications | Simulated annealing,Mathematical optimization,Heuristic (computer science),Implicit function,Greedy algorithm,Facility location problem,Cellular network,Quadratic programming,Mathematics,Covering problems | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
190 | 3 | 0377-2217 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
11 | 0.65 | 8 |
Authors | ||
6 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elif Tokar Erdemir | 1 | 20 | 1.25 |
| Rajan Batta | 2 | 849 | 89.39 |
| Seth Spielman | 3 | 11 | 0.65 |
| Peter Rogerson | 4 | 81 | 15.11 |
| Alan Blatt | 5 | 43 | 3.63 |
| Marie Flanigan | 6 | 22 | 2.02 |