A Simulation Approach to Daily Bandwidth Allocation in a 250 Nodes Virtual Private Network
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2011
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World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Abstract
In order to make better use of available network
resources, there is a need for planning the
bandwidth allocation to communication demands.
In this study a bandwidth allocation problem was
formulated with three major constraints. A dynamic
mathematical model was developed and a Genetic
Algorithm method was adopted for an optimization
solution. The GA algorithm was implemented with
Java programming language. The model was
simulated for ten thousand (10,000) generations.
Two hundred and fifty (250) nodes were simulated
differently under varying bandwidths values of
64Kbps, 128Kbps, 256Kbps, 512Kbps, 1Mbps,
2Mbps, 4Mbps, and 8Mbps for a period of twenty
four (24) hours. Simulation results show that
utilization factors can be as high as ninety nine
percent if optimization conditions are scrupulously
observed.
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Bandwidth, Model Simulation, Genetic Algorithm, Virtual Private Network