Research Article

Novel Degree Constrained Minimum Spanning Tree Algorithm Based on an Improved Multicolony Ant Algorithm

Table 8

Results of comparison for multiple and single colony ant algorithm.

Sample graph
Average solution ()Optimal solution (best)
MultipleSingleMultipleSingle

eil51363.25363.50362.00363.00
eil76459.00460.00454.00456.00
gr96398.40399.75395.00397.00
bayg297456.817459.007415.167459.00
danzig42565.75566.15565.00566.00
ulysses2242.6045.0041.0043.00
st70544.50544.65542.00543.00