TY - GEN A1 - Koster, Arie M.C.A. A1 - Zymolka, Adrian T1 - Linear Programming Lower Bounds for Minimum Converter Wavelength Assignment in Optical Networks N2 - In this paper, we study the conflict-free assignment of wavelengths to lightpaths in an optical network with the opportunity to place wavelength converters. To benchmark heuristics for the problem, we develop integer programming formulations and study their properties. Moreover, we study the computational performance of the column generation algorithm for solving the linear relaxation of the most promising formulation. In many cases, a non-zero lower bound on the number of required converters is generated this way. For several instances, we in fact prove optimality since the lower bound equals the best known solution value. T3 - ZIB-Report - 04-41 KW - optical networks KW - wavelength assignment KW - integer programming Y1 - 2004 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-zib/frontdoor/index/index/docId/816 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0297-zib-8160 ER -