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Multi-access point coordination (MAPC) is a key feature of IEEE 802.11bn, with a potential impact on future Wi-Fi networks. MAPC enables joint scheduling decisions across multiple access points (APs) to improve throughput, latency, and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-28 David Nunez , Francesc Wilhelmi , Maksymilian Wojnar , Katarzyna Kosek-Szott , Szymon Szott , Boris Bellalta

Real-world multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) systems must often operate under stale observations, stochastic communication delays, and intermittent packet loss. Policies trained under idealized synchronous conditions frequently…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-05-27 Maxim Mednikov , Oren Gal

We consider the problem of scheduling in constrained queueing networks with a view to minimizing packet delay. Modern communication systems are becoming increasingly complex, and are required to handle multiple types of traffic with widely…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-05-04 Mohammani Zaki , Avi Mohan , Aditya Gopalan , Shie Mannor

Unpredictable sensor-to-estimator delays fundamentally distort what matters for wireless remote state estimation: not just freshness, but how delay interacts with sensor informativeness and energy efficiency. In this paper, we present a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-30 Nho-Duc Tran , Aamir Mahmood , Mikael Gidlund

Scheduling problems pose significant challenges in resource, industry, and operational management. This paper addresses the Unrelated Parallel Machine Scheduling Problem (UPMS) with setup times and resources using a Multi-Agent…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-11-13 Maria Zampella , Urtzi Otamendi , Xabier Belaunzaran , Arkaitz Artetxe , Igor G. Olaizola , Giuseppe Longo , Basilio Sierra

This paper presents a distributed Lyapunov-based control framework for achieving both complete and phase synchronization in a class of leader-follower multi-agent systems composed of identical chaotic agents. The proposed approach…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-11-25 Marzieh Basiri Abarghoei , Mohammad Reza Ahmadi Zand

As a data-driven approach, multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has made remarkable advances in solving cooperative residential load scheduling problems. However, centralized training, the most common paradigm for MARL, limits…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-03-05 Zhaoming Qin , Nanqing Dong , Di Liu , Zhefan Wang , Junwei Cao

MmWaves have been envisioned as a promising direction to provide Gbps wireless access. However, they are susceptible to high path losses and blockages, which directional antennas can only partially mitigate. That makes mmWave networks…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-04-24 Bibo Zhang , Ilario Filippini

The integration of satellite communication networks with next-generation (NG) technologies is a promising approach towards global connectivity. However, the quality of services is highly dependant on the availability of accurate channel…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-18 Marios Aristodemou , Yasaman Omid , Sangarapillai Lambotharan , Mahsa Derakhshan , Lajos Hanzo

Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) provides an efficient way for simultaneously learning policies for multiple agents interacting with each other. However, in scenarios requiring complex interactions, existing algorithms can suffer…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-03-08 Xiaobai Ma , David Isele , Jayesh K. Gupta , Kikuo Fujimura , Mykel J. Kochenderfer

This paper is concerned with the consensus problem for multi-agent systems subject to communication delays between the neighboring agents. We consider a scenario where each agent is characterized by a general high-order linear system and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-08 Rajnish Bhusal , Kamesh Subbarao

We apply deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to design of a networked controller with network delays to complete a temporal control task that is described by a signal temporal logic (STL) formula. STL is useful to deal with a specification…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-29 Junya Ikemoto , Toshimitsu Ushio

The delay guarantee is a challenge in wireless sensor networks (WSNs), where energy constraints must be considered. The coexistence of renewable energy and electricity grid is expected as a promising energy supply manner for WSNs to remain…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-10-10 Weiqiang Xu , Jianchen Tu , Qingjiang Shi

Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) problems are challenging due to information asymmetry. To overcome this challenge, existing methods often require high level of coordination or communication between the agents. We consider…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-11-02 Hsu Kao , Chen-Yu Wei , Vijay Subramanian

This paper proposes an effective and novel multiagent deep reinforcement learning (MADRL)-based method for solving the joint virtual network function (VNF) placement and routing (P&R), where multiple service requests with differentiated…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-06-27 Shaoyang Wang , Chau Yuen , Wei Ni , Guan Yong Liang , Tiejun Lv

In this paper, we investigate the delay-aware dynamic resource management problem for multi-service transmission in high-speed railway wireless communications, with a focus on resource allocation among the services and power control along…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-01-08 Shengfeng Xu , Gang Zhu , Chao Shen , Shichao Li , Zhangdui Zhong

Exploration efficiency is a challenging problem in multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL), as the policy learned by confederate MARL depends on the collaborative approach among multiple agents. Another important problem is the less…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-12-30 Qisheng Wang , Qichao Wang

Control of multihop Wireless networks in a distributed manner while providing end-to-end delay requirements for different flows, is a challenging problem. Using the notions of Draining Time and Discrete Review from the theory of fluid…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-04-20 Ashok Krishnan K. S. , Vinod Sharma

Decentralized cooperative multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (MARL) can be a versatile learning framework, particularly in scenarios where centralized training is either not possible or not practical. One of the critical challenges in…

Wireless devices need to adapt their transmission power according to the fluctuating wireless channel in order to meet constraints of delay sensitive applications. In this paper, we consider delay sensitivity in the form of strict packet…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-09-21 Emmanouil Fountoulakis , Nikolaos Pappas , Qi Liao , Anthony Ephremides , Vangelis Angelakis