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Our life is getting filled by Internet of Things (IoT) devices. These devices often rely on closed or poorly documented protocols, with unknown formats and semantics. Learning how to interact with such devices in an autonomous manner is the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-13 Giulia Milan , Luca Vassio , Idilio Drago , Marco Mellia

Cellular-based networks are expected to offer connectivity for massive Internet of Things (mIoT) systems. However, their Random Access CHannel (RACH) procedure suffers from unreliability, due to the collision from the simultaneous massive…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-05-05 Nan Jiang , Yansha Deng , Arumugam Nallanathan , Jinghong Yuan

In this paper, a proactive dynamic spectrum sharing scheme between 4G and 5G systems is proposed. In particular, a controller decides on the resource split between NR and LTE every subframe while accounting for future network states such as…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-02-23 Ursula Challita , David Sandberg

As the next generation of mobile systems evolves, artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to deeply integrate with wireless communications for resource management in variable environments. In particular, deep reinforcement learning (DRL)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-15 Jie Zhang , Jun Li , Long Shi , Zhe Wang , Shi Jin , Wen Chen , H. Vincent Poor

This paper proposes a blockchain-secured deep reinforcement learning (BC-DRL) optimization framework for {data management and} resource allocation in decentralized {wireless mobile edge computing (MEC)} networks. In our framework, {we…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-04-16 Xin Hao , Phee Lep Yeoh , Changyang She , Branka Vucetic , Yonghui Li

This paper presents a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) solution for power control in wireless communications, describes its embedded implementation with WiFi transceivers for a WiFi network system, and evaluates the performance with…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-11-03 Ziad El Jamous , Kemal Davaslioglu , Yalin E. Sagduyu

Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication is becoming critical for the enhanced reliability of autonomous vehicles (AVs). However, the uncertainties in the road-traffic and AVs' wireless connections can severely impair timely…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-08-05 Zijiang Yan , Hina Tabassum

Artificial intelligence (AI) and reinforcement learning (RL) have shown significant promise in wireless systems, enabling dynamic spectrum allocation, traffic management, and large-scale Internet of Things (IoT) coordination. However, their…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Abdikarim Mohamed Ibrahim , Rosdiadee Nordin

This report investigates the application of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) algorithms for dynamic resource allocation in wireless communication systems. An environment that includes a base station, multiple antennas, and user equipment…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-03-14 Shubham Malhotra , Fnu Yashu , Muhammad Saqib , Dipkumar Mehta , Jagdish Jangid , Sachin Dixit

Internet of Things (IoT) devices have become increasingly ubiquitous with applications not only in urban areas but remote areas as well. These devices support industries such as agriculture, forestry, and resource extraction. Due to the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Ethan Fettes , Pablo G. Madoery , Halim Yanikomeroglu , Gunes Karabulut-Kurt , Abhishek Naik , Colin Bellinger , Stephane Martel , Khaled Ahmed , Sameera Siddiqui

The dynamic allocation of spectrum in 5G / 6G networks is critical to efficient resource utilization. However, applying traditional deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is often infeasible due to its immense sample complexity and the safety…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-02 Oluwaseyi Giwa , Tobi Awodunmila , Muhammad Ahmed Mohsin , Ahsan Bilal , Muhammad Ali Jamshed

Machine learning applied to architecture design presents a promising opportunity with broad applications. Recent deep reinforcement learning (DRL) techniques, in particular, enable efficient exploration in vast design spaces where…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2019-05-14 Ting-Ru Lin , Drew Penney , Massoud Pedram , Lizhong Chen

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 investigate the random access problem for a delay-constrained heterogeneous wireless network. As a first attempt to study this new problem, we consider a network with two users who deliver delay-constrained traffic to an…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-07-16 Danzhou Wu , Lei Deng , Zilong Liu , Yijin Zhang , Yunghsiang S. Han

The rapid growth of heterogeneous and massive wireless connectivity in 6G networks demands intelligent solutions to ensure scalability, reliability, privacy, ultra-low latency, and effective control. Although artificial intelligence (AI)…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Eslam Eldeeb , Hirley Alves

In cellular networks, resource allocation is usually performed in a centralized way, which brings huge computation complexity to the base station (BS) and high transmission overhead. This paper explores a distributed resource allocation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-12 Zelin Ji , Zhijin Qin , Xiaoming Tao

Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has long been a promising solution for sequential resource management in wireless networks. However, conventional DRL methods are fundamentally limited by their reliance on unimodal policy distributions,…

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

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

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