A New Genetic Based Algorithm for Channel Assignment Problems

In the channel assignment problem, frequencies are assigned to the requested calls in a cellular mobile network subject to electromagnetic compatibility constraints such that a required bandwidth is minimized. In this paper, a new method based on genetic algorithm is proposed to solve these problems. The performance of the proposed method is evaluated by solving 3 channel assignment problems. Results show that this method can find solutions with a minimum required bandwidth in comparison with the other algorithms investigated in the paper.