Solving the Radio Link Frequency Assignment Problem using Guided Local Search

In this paper, we examine the application of the combinatorial optimisation technique of Guided Local Search to the Radio Link Frequency Assignment Problem (RLFAP). RLFAP stems from real world situations in military telecommunications and it is known to be an NP-hard problem. Guided Local Search is a metaheuristic that sits on top of local search procedures allowing them to escape from local minima. GLS is shown to be superior to other methods proposed in the literature for the problem, making it the best choice for solving RLFAPs.

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