Algorithms for Hub Label Optimization

Maxim A. Babenko, Andrew V. Goldberg, Anupam Gupta, Viswanath Nagarajan

Abstract: We consider the problem of approximating optimal hub labelings in the context of labeling algorithms for the shortest path problem. A previous result was a O(logn) approximating for minimizing the total label size. We give an O(logn)-approximation algorithm for the maximum label size. We also give O(logn)-approximation algorithms for natural generalizations of the problem: Minimizing an ℓ p norm of the labeling and simultaneously minimizing ℓ p and ℓ q norms.