A novel ant algorithm for solving the minimum broadcast time problem

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    Abstract

    The problem of Minimum Broadcast Time (MET) seeks to find the minimal number of times steps required to broadcast a message through a communication network. We describe a novel ant algorithm for solving this NP-Complete problem and compare it to three other known algorithms, one of which is genetic. Through experimentation on randomly generated graphs we show that our algorithm finds the best solutions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
    EditorsXin Yao, John A. Bullinaria, Jonathan Rowe, Peter Tino, Ata Kaban, Edmund Burke, Jose A. Lozano, Jim Smith, Juan J. Merelo-Guervos, Hans-Paul Schwefel
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages501-510
    Number of pages10
    ISBN (Print)3540230920, 9783540230922
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Jan 2004

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
    Volume3242
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743
    ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Theoretical Computer Science
    • General Computer Science

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