inter-domainpathcomputation under Node-Defined domain Uniqueness Constraint (IDPC-NDU) is one of the routing cost optimization problems in multi-domain networks that has been proposed and received much attention by ...
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inter-domainpathcomputation under Node-Defined domain Uniqueness Constraint (IDPC-NDU) is one of the routing cost optimization problems in multi-domain networks that has been proposed and received much attention by researchers. Because the IDPC-NDU is NP-Hard, the approaches using approximation algorithms are frequently used. These approximation algorithms often construct solutions based on connecting edges between adjacent domains, with little consideration of edges between non-adjacent domains. Furthermore, this study investigates how to combine an algorithm with the capability of exploration with another algorithm with the capability of exploiting in order to balance the ability to explore and exploit the search space. As a result, based on new encoding and decoding solution methods, this study proposes combinations of the algorithms Multi-start Method and Variable Neighbourhood Search Method. By considering the inter-domain edges connecting non-adjacent domains, the new encoding and decoding methods help to examine more possible paths between the source node and the destination node. The proposed algorithm is evaluated by comparing it to the most recent algorithms that were proposed to solve the IDPC-NDU. Analysis of experimental results on various instances shows that the proposed algorithm exceeds other algorithms in most of the experimental cases. In particular, one-fifth of the test cases on which the proposed algorithm finds the optimal solution. Besides, the study also analyses the influence of the attributes of the input data on the efficiency of the proposed algorithm.
It is a common occurrence nowadays for a network to be gigantic in size and complex in architecture. Network navigation thus faces many new problems in terms of routing and resource utilization, one of which arises in...
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It is a common occurrence nowadays for a network to be gigantic in size and complex in architecture. Network navigation thus faces many new problems in terms of routing and resource utilization, one of which arises in multi-domain networks. This paper focuses on the inter-domainpathcomputation under Node-defined domain Uniqueness Constraint (IDPC-NDU) problem, whose purpose is to find the shortest path between two nodes in a network under a constraint that such a path is only allowed to traverse each domain at most once. Considering that this is an NP-Hard problem, an approximate approach is more practical than an exact one. Meanwhile, Particles Swarm Optimization Algorithm (PSO) has been long known for its powerful ability to discover near-optimal solutions in a reasonable time;however, its application in discrete search space is limited. Therefore, we decide to use the multi-population framework, a sub-branch of multitasking optimization which allows information exchange not only between problems but also between different optimization heuristics, to improve upon the basic PSO method. Specifically, this paper introduces a hybridization between PSO and Variable Neighborhood Search (VNS). The encoding and decoding method are created specifically for the IDPC-NDU problem and for the PSO algorithm, and VNS serves to enhance further the algorithm's ability to escape local optima. Experiments are carried out to prove the new algorithm's efficacy, especially in the context of similar multitasking methods. (c) 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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