Handbook of Optimization in Telecommunications M.G.C. Resende and P.M. Pardalos (Editors) Springer Science + Business Media, 2006.
Chapter 27
Stochastic optimization in telecommunications
A. A. Gaivoronski
Abstract
We survey different optimization problems under uncertainty which arise in telecommunications. Three levels of decisions are distinguished: design of structural elements of telecommunication networks, top level design of telecommunication networks, and design of optimal policies of telecommunication enterprise. Examples of typical problems from each level show that the stochastic programming paradigm is a powerful approach for solving telecommunication design problems.
Keywords: Stochastic optimization, telecommunications, network design, performance analysis, models of competition.