Develops a mixed integer linear programming (MIP) model fordetermining the connectivities of a multi-beam satellite and fordistributing the traffic among transponders. The optimization objectivesinclude evenly distributing traffic among transponders (satellite beams)and minimizing the number of active transponders. The model handles avariety of service classes each with different requirementssimultaneously. The major inputs to the model are the heterogeneoustraffic matrix, beam inter-connection capabilities of transponders andtheir capacities, and beam coverages. The outputs are the transponderswitch settings and a traffic assignment plan. The traffic assignmentplan indicates what portion of the traffic originating from one regionand destined to another should be assigned to each transponder
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