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Optimization of NB-IoT Uplink Resource Allocation via Double Deep Q-Learning

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Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems (CSPS 2021)

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Recently, with the development of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, the devices with the various features of traffic and mobility are increasing exponentially, and now the existing traditional resource allocation algorithms are becoming more and more difficult to meet the ever-increasing demand for terminal transmission. Aiming at the problem of radio resource fragment for complex access users of existing traditional algorithms, this paper proposes a dynamic scheduling algorithm based on Double Deep Q-learning Network(DDQN). At the same time, we design and simulate the NPUSCH transmission environment of the NB-IoT as the interactive environment of the agent. After training iterations, the resource utilization rate of the dynamic scheduling algorithm based on DDQN can be stabilized above 81%, which is better than traditional scheduling algorithms.

L. Ning—Sponsored by the Project of Cooperation between SZTU and Enterprise (No. 2021010802015 and No. 20213108010030) and Experimental Equipment Development Foundation from SZTU (No. 20214027010032).

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Zhong, H., Zhang, R., Jin, F., Ning, L. (2022). Optimization of NB-IoT Uplink Resource Allocation via Double Deep Q-Learning. In: Liang, Q., Wang, W., Liu, X., Na, Z., Zhang, B. (eds) Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems. CSPS 2021. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 878. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0390-8_96

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