This article considers a problem to choose parameters of a procedure for
changing node roles in a multi-gateway wireless ad hoc network used in
aerospace systems. Mathematical formulation of a mixed-integer programming
(MIP) model to optimize the changing-node-role-procedure parameters is
proposed, where the attention is focused on appropriate parameterization in
order to make it possible to include additional constraints, if necessary.
A practical two-stage technique used by the authors to solve the considered
problem is briey discussed. On the first stage, the branch-and-bound
algorithm, provided with cutting plane constraints of some classes, is
applied to choose optimal roles of the network nodes. On the second stage,
the network simulator developed by the authors is used to estimate main
characteristics of the resulting network. Workability of the proposed
approach is demonstrated by results of computational experiments.