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Network slicing over space division multiplexed elastic optical networks (SDM EONs) enables efficient multiservice provisioning on a shared optical substrate. However, embedding such slices requires coordinated spectrum and compute resource…
This paper demonstrates the feasibility of transformer-based split inference for real-time video object detection over dynamic 5G AI-RAN networks. We extend throughput-aware adaptive splitting from CNNs to a Swin Transformer backbone and…
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The advent of 5G and the emergence of 6G networks demand unprecedented flexibility and efficiency in Radio Access Network (RAN) resource management to satisfy diverse service-level agreements (SLAs). Existing RAN slicing frameworks…
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The forthcoming 6G networks will embrace a new realm of AI-driven services that requires innovative network slicing strategies, namely slicing for AI, which involves the creation of customized network slices to meet Quality of service (QoS)…
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Network slicing has been considered as one of the key enablers for 5G to support diversified IoT services and application scenarios. This paper studies the distributed network slicing for a massive scale IoT network supported by 5G with fog…
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…
The proliferation of diverse wireless services in 5G and beyond has led to the emergence of network slicing technologies. Among these, admission control plays a crucial role in achieving service-oriented optimization goals through the…
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The emergence of diverse network applications demands more flexible and responsive resource allocation for networks. Network slicing is a key enabling technology that provides each network service with a tailored set of network resources to…