The main purpose of this book is to present basic principles and methods for developing
optimization models for contemporary communication and computer network design.
The book is focused on optimization problems and methods for traffic routing, flow, and
resource capacity optimization. We aim at developing a general framework applicable to
such technologies as IP, IDN, MPLS, ATM, SONET/SDH, and WDM, and capable to cope
with new network technologies that will emerge in the future.
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