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The next-generation wireless networks are required to satisfy a variety of services and criteria concurrently. To address upcoming strict criteria, a new open radio access network (O-RAN) with distinguishing features such as flexible…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-03 Fatemeh Lotfi , Omid Semiari , Fatemeh Afghah

Network slicing enables multiple virtual networks to be instantiated and customized to meet heterogeneous use case requirements over 5G and beyond network deployments. However, most of the solutions available today face scalability issues…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-11-08 Farhad Rezazadeh , Lanfranco Zanzi , Francesco Devoti , Hatim Chergui , Xavier Costa-Perez , Christos Verikoukis

The complexity of emerging sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks has sparked an upsurge in adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to underpin the challenges in network management and resource allocation under strict service level…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-03-28 Farhad Rezazadeh , Hatim Chergui , Josep Mangues-Bafalluy

Radio access network (RAN) slicing is a key technology that enables 5G network to support heterogeneous requirements of generic services, namely ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) and enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB). In this…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-02-15 Abderrahime Filali , Zoubeir Mlika , Soumaya Cherkaoui , Abdellatif Kobbane

5G and edge computing will serve various emerging use cases that have diverse requirements of multiple resources, e.g., radio, transportation, and computing. Network slicing is a promising technology for creating virtual networks that can…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-03-31 Qiang Liu , Tao Han , Ephraim Moges

Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) is critical for dense 5G and beyond deployments, especially in mmWave bands where fiber backhaul is infeasible. We propose a novel Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) framework for joint link scheduling…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Maryam Abbasalizadeh , Sashank Narain

This study addresses the challenge of optimal power allocation in stochastic wireless networks by employing a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) framework. Specifically, we design a Deep Q-Network (DQN) agent capable of learning adaptive…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-09 Marie Diane Iradukunda , Chabi F. Elégbédé , Yaé Ulrich Gaba

Due to the rapid growth of heterogeneous wireless networks (HWNs), where devices with diverse communication technologies coexist, there is increasing demand for efficient and adaptive multi-hop routing with multiple data flows. Traditional…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-05 Brian Kim , Justin H. Kong , Terrence J. Moore , Fikadu T. Dagefu

With the rapid deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT), fifth-generation (5G) and beyond 5G networks are required to support massive access of a huge number of devices over limited radio spectrum radio. In wireless networks, different…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-18 Helin Yang , Zehui Xiong , Jun Zhao , Dusit Niyato , Chau Yuen , Ruilong Deng

With emerging applications such as autonomous driving, smart cities, and smart factories, network slicing has become an essential component of 5G and beyond networks as a means of catering to a service-aware network. However, managing…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-01-17 Fatemeh Lotfi , Fatemeh Afghah

The diverse requirements of beyond 5G services increase design complexity and demand dynamic adjustments to the network parameters. This can be achieved with slicing and programmable network architectures such as the open radio access…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-06 Suvidha Mhatre , Ferran Adelantado , Kostas Ramantas , Christos Verikoukis

The quantum machine learning (QML) paradigms and their synergies with network slicing can be envisioned to be a disruptive technology on the cusp of entering to era of sixth-generation (6G), where the mobile communication systems are…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-12-23 Farhad Rezazadeh , Sarang Kahvazadeh , Mohammadreza Mosahebfard

Optimal resource allocation is a fundamental challenge for dense and heterogeneous wireless networks with massive wireless connections. Because of the non-convex nature of the optimization problem, it is computationally demanding to obtain…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-05-01 Kazi Ishfaq Ahmed , Ekram Hossain

We propose a mechanism for distributed resource management and interference mitigation in wireless networks using multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (RL). We equip each transmitter in the network with a deep RL agent that receives…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-01-12 Navid Naderializadeh , Jaroslaw Sydir , Meryem Simsek , Hosein Nikopour

In this paper, we aim to maximize the SSR for heterogeneous service demands in the cooperative MEC-assisted RAN slicing system by jointly considering the multi-node computing resources cooperation and allocation, the transmission resource…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-05-29 Chong Zheng , Yongming Huang , Cheng Zhang , Tony Q. S. Quek

The growing demand for robust, scalable wireless networks in the 5G-and-beyond era has led to the deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as mobile base stations to enhance coverage in dense urban and underserved rural areas. This…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-04 Ghoshana Bista , Abbas Bradai , Emmanuel Moulay , Abdulhalim Dandoush

Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven zero-touch network slicing is envisaged as a promising cutting-edge technology to harness the full potential of heterogeneous 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) communication systems and enable the automation of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-01-19 Farhad Rezazadeh , Hatim Chergui , Christos Verikoukis

Dynamic resource allocation in O-RAN is critical for managing the conflicting QoS requirements of 6G network slices. Conventional reinforcement learning agents often fail in this domain, as their unimodal policy structures cannot model the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-15 Salar Nouri , Mojdeh Karbalaeimotaleb , Vahid Shah-Mansouri , Tarik Taleb

Network slicing is a key technique in 5G and beyond for efficiently supporting diverse services. Many network slicing solutions rely on deep learning to manage complex and high-dimensional resource allocation problems. However, deep…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-01-23 Tianlun Hu , Qi Liao , Qiang Liu , Antonio Massaro , Georg Carle

Network slicing envisions the 5th generation (5G) mobile network resource allocation to be based on different requirements for different services, such as Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC) and Enhanced Mobile Broadband…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-11-15 Nien Fang Cheng , Turgay Pamuklu , Melike Erol-Kantarci