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An Experimental Comparison of Two Different Encoding Schemes for the Location of Base Stations in Cellular Networks

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This paper presents preliminary results on the comparison of binary and integer based representations for the Base Stations Location (BSL) problem. The simplest model of this problem, which is already NP-complete, is dealt with to compare also different crossover operators. Experimental results support the hypothesis that the integer based representation with a specific crossover operator outperforms the more traditional binary one for a very specific set of instances.

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Brizuela, C.A., Gutiérrez, E. (2003). An Experimental Comparison of Two Different Encoding Schemes for the Location of Base Stations in Cellular Networks. In: Cagnoni, S., et al. Applications of Evolutionary Computing. EvoWorkshops 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2611. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36605-9_17

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