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In this work, we first describe a framework for the application of Reinforcement Learning (RL) control to a radar system that operates in a congested spectral setting. We then compare the utility of several RL algorithms through a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-06-24 Charles E. Thornton , R. Michael Buehrer , Anthony F. Martone , Kelly D. Sherbondy

This letter introduces a novel framework to optimize the power allocation for users in a Rate Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA) network. In the network, messages intended for users are split into different parts that are a single common part…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-10-06 Nguyen Quang Hieu , Dinh Thai Hoang , Dusit Niyato , Dong In Kim

Dynamic resource allocation in open radio access network (O-RAN) heterogeneous networks (HetNets) presents a complex optimisation challenge under varying user loads. We propose a near-real-time RAN intelligent controller (Near-RT RIC) xApp…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Oluwaseyi Giwa , Jonathan Shock , Jaco Du Toit , Tobi Awodumila

Densification of access points (APs) in wireless local area networks (WLANs) increases the interference and the contention domains of each AP due to multiple overlapped basic service sets (BSSs). Consequently, high interference from…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-08-19 Phillip B. Oni , Steven D. Blostein

Next generation wireless networks are expected to be extremely complex due to their massive heterogeneity in terms of the types of network architectures they incorporate, the types and numbers of smart IoT devices they serve, and the types…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-14 Abdulmalik Alwarafy , Mohamed Abdallah , Bekir Sait Ciftler , Ala Al-Fuqaha , Mounir Hamdi

In this paper, we propose a novel deep reinforcement learning framework to maximize user fairness in terms of delay. To this end, we devise a new version of the modified largest weighted delay first (M-LWDF) algorithm, which is called…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-26 M. López-Sánchez , A. Villena-Rodríguez , G. Gómez , F. J. Martín-Vega , M. C. Aguayo-Torres

In this paper, we employ deep reinforcement learning to develop a novel radio resource allocation and packet scheduling scheme for different Quality of Service (QoS) requirements applicable to LTEadvanced and 5G networks. In addition,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-18 Mahdi Nouri Boroujerdi , Mohammad Akbari , Roghayeh Joda , Mohammad Ali Maddah-Ali , Babak Hossein Khalaj

Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) has been considered as a promising solution for improving the spectrum efficiency of next-generation wireless networks. In this paper, the performance of a p-persistent slotted ALOHA system in support…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-02-25 Ziru Chen , Yong Liu , Sami Khairy , Lin X. Cai , Yu Cheng , Ran Zhang

Many works have investigated reinforcement learning (RL) for routing and spectrum assignment on flex-grid networks but only one work to date has examined RL for fixed-grid with flex-rate transponders, despite production systems using this…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-04-21 Michael Doherty , Alejandra Beghelli

With the ever-growing demand for low-latency services in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, the delay performance of random access networks has become a primary concern, which critically depends on the sensing capability of nodes. To…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-06-06 Xinran Zhao , Lin Dai

Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) algorithms have recently gained wide attention in the wireless networks domain. They are considered promising approaches for solving dynamic radio resource management (RRM) problems in next-generation…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-09-29 Ahmad M. Nagib , Hatem Abou-zeid , Hossam S. Hassanein

This paper investigates the reinforcement learning for the relay selection in the delay-constrained buffer-aided networks. The buffer-aided relay selection significantly improves the outage performance but often at the price of higher…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-23 Chong Huang , Gaojie Chen , Yu Gong

LoRa is a popular low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technology that uses spread-spectrum to achieve long-range connectivity and resilience to noise and interference. For energy efficiency reasons, LoRa adopts a pure ALOHA access scheme,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-16 Mathieu Xhonneux , Joachim Tapparel , Orion Afisiadis , Alexios Balatsoukas-Stimming , Andreas Burg

Grant Free Random Access (GFRA) is a popular protocol in the Internet of Things (IoT) to reduce the control signaling. GFRA is a framed protocol where each frame is split into two parts: device identification; and data transmission part…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-29 Alix Jeannerot , Malcolm Egan , Jean-Marie Gorce

As an enhanced version of massive machine-type communication in 5G, massive communication has emerged as one of the six usage scenarios anticipated for 6G, owing to its potential in industrial internet-of-things and smart metering. Driven…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-17 Yutao Chen , Wei Chen

We consider resource management problems in multi-user wireless networks, which can be cast as optimizing a network-wide utility function, subject to constraints on the long-term average performance of users across the network. We propose a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-12-16 Navid NaderiAlizadeh , Mark Eisen , Alejandro Ribeiro

Grant-free random access (RA) techniques are suitable for machine-type communication (MTC) networks but they need to be adaptive to the MTC traffic, which is different from the human-type communication. Conventional RA protocols such as…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-05 Muhammad Awais Jadoon , Adriano Pastore , Monica Navarro

We consider the problem of dynamic spectrum access for network utility maximization in multichannel wireless networks. The shared bandwidth is divided into K orthogonal channels. In the beginning of each time slot, each user selects a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-11-06 Oshri Naparstek , Kobi Cohen

As a main use case of 5G and Beyond wireless network, the ever-increasing machine type communications (MTC) devices pose critical challenges over MTC network in recent years. It is imperative to support massive MTC devices with limited…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-02-23 Ziru Chen , Ran Zhang , Lin X. Cai , Yu Cheng , Yong Liu

The increasing number of wireless devices operating in unlicensed spectrum motivates the development of intelligent adaptive approaches to spectrum access. We consider decentralized contention-based medium access for base stations (BSs)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-10-15 Akash Doshi , Srinivas Yerramalli , Lorenzo Ferrari , Taesang Yoo , Jeffrey G. Andrews