ABSTRACT
This chapter considers some examples of the application of learning algorithms in telecommunications and also discusses the application of learning automata to both circuit and packet switched communication networks. It describes access control in broadband integrated services digital networks, adaptive equalisation, and the problem of dynamic routing in communication networks. The chapter also considers the second class of equalization, in which a training signal is used. In this type of equalization, a prearranged signal known to the receiver can be transmitted at the beginning as a training signal to establish a communication channel. The broadband integrated services digital network (B-ISDN) is an emerging communication network which is intended to provide multimedia services to its customers in a flexible and cost-effective manner. In a B-ISDN environment, the services have greatly varied bit rates, and some kind of dynamic allocation of time slots is necessary to make efficient use of the bandwidth resource.
