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Multi-Agent Actor Critic for Channel Allocation in Heterogeneous Networks

Multi-Agent Actor Critic for Channel Allocation in Heterogeneous Networks

Nan Zhao, Zehua Liu, Yiqiang Cheng, Chao Tian
Copyright: © 2020 |Volume: 11 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 19
ISSN: 1937-9412|EISSN: 1937-9404|EISBN13: 9781799805533|DOI: 10.4018/IJMCMC.2020010102
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Zhao, Nan, et al. "Multi-Agent Actor Critic for Channel Allocation in Heterogeneous Networks." IJMCMC vol.11, no.1 2020: pp.23-41. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJMCMC.2020010102

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Zhao, N., Liu, Z., Cheng, Y., & Tian, C. (2020). Multi-Agent Actor Critic for Channel Allocation in Heterogeneous Networks. International Journal of Mobile Computing and Multimedia Communications (IJMCMC), 11(1), 23-41. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJMCMC.2020010102

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Zhao, Nan, et al. "Multi-Agent Actor Critic for Channel Allocation in Heterogeneous Networks," International Journal of Mobile Computing and Multimedia Communications (IJMCMC) 11, no.1: 23-41. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJMCMC.2020010102

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Abstract

Heterogeneous networks (HetNets) can equalize traffic loads and cut down the cost of deploying cells. Thus, it is regarded to be the significant technique of the next-generation communication networks. Due to the non-convexity nature of the channel allocation problem in HetNets, it is difficult to design an optimal approach for allocating channels. To ensure the user quality of service as well as the long-term total network utility, this article proposes a new method through utilizing multi-agent reinforcement learning. Moreover, for the purpose of solving computational complexity problem caused by the large action space, deep reinforcement learning is put forward to learn optimal policy. A nearly-optimal solution with high efficiency and rapid convergence speed could be obtained by this learning method. Simulation results reveal that this new method has the best performance than other methods.

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