Title: Revisiting Connected Dominating Sets: An Optimal Local Algorithm?
Abstract:In this paper we consider the classical Connected Dominating Set (CDS) problem. Twenty years ago, Guha and Khuller developed two algorithms for this problem - a centralized greedy approach with an app...In this paper we consider the classical Connected Dominating Set (CDS) problem. Twenty years ago, Guha and Khuller developed two algorithms for this problem - a centralized greedy approach with an approximation guarantee of H(D) +2, and a local greedy approach with an approximation guarantee of 2(H(D)+1) (where H() is the harmonic function, and D is the maximum degree in the graph). A local greedy algorithm uses significantly less information about the graph, and can be useful in a variety of contexts. However, a fundamental question remained - can we get a local greedy algorithm with the same performance guarantee as the global greedy algorithm without the penalty of the multiplicative factor of 2 in the approximation factor? In this paper, we answer that question in the affirmative.Read More
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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