Research Article

Multipath Route Optimization with Multiple QoS Constraints Based on Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set Theory

Table 2

Main notations used in this paper.

SymbolDescription

The number of nodes along path
𝑐𝑖𝑗The weight (or arc length) of the attribute over link
The weight of the th attribute parameter along path th
The additive attribute weights along a link from node to node
The multiplicative attribute weights along a link from node to node
The extreme attribute (maximum or minimum) weights along a link from node to node
The number of alternative path schemes from the source node to the destination node
The number of attributes involved in the decision
The set of nodes from source node to destination node
The sum of the additive properties of all routing nodes along a path
The product of the multiplicative properties of all routing nodes along a path
The maximum or minimum value of the polarity of all routing nodes along a path