METHOD FOR DESIGNING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

A method for designing a communication network that can cope with variations in demand pattern is disclosed. Stochastic constraints are generated by using the requested capacity of a demand to produce a stochastic programming problem. Then the stochastic programming problem is converted into an equivalent determinate programming problem on condition of the predetermined probability distribution. The determinate programming problem is solved to determine capacities of the nodes and the links so that the objective function is minimized. This brings about an effect that traffics can be accommodated even if a demand pattern changes to some degree.