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This work deals with the Two-architecture Network Problem, which consists in satisfying growing traffic demand by superimposing rings on an existing meshed network. The goal of this work is to solve the proposed mathematical model via column generation techniques. Firstly a complete model is proposed, then it is simplified to become more manageable. A branch-and-price approach is presented with all its problem-dependent issues. The numerical experience reported consists of two cases, one of 7 nodes and 11 edges, the other with 10 nodes and 36 edges, both drawn from real European telecommunications networks.
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Maculan, N., Passini, M.M., Brito, J.A.M., Lisser, A. (2002). Column Generation Method for Network Design. In: Gendreau, M., Marcotte, P. (eds) Transportation and Network Analysis: Current Trends. Applied Optimization, vol 63. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6871-8_11
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