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Multi-agent reinforcement learning based 3D trajectory design in aerial-terrestrial wireless caching networks
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posted on 2021-07-01, 14:21 authored by Yu-Jia Chen, Kai-Min Liao, Meng-Lin Ku, Fung Po TsoFung Po Tso, Guan-Yi ChenThis paper investigates a dynamic 3D trajectory design of multiple cache-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a wireless device-to-device (D2D) caching network with the goal of maximizing the long-term network throughput. By storing popular content at the nearby mobile user devices, D2D caching is an efficient method to improve network throughput and alleviate backhaul burden. With the attractive features of high mobility and flexible deployment, UAVs have recently attracted significant attention as cache-enabled flying base stations. The use of cache-enabled UAVs opens up the possibility of tracking the mobility pattern of the corresponding users and serving them under limited cache storage capacity. However, it is challenging to determine the optimal UAV trajectory due to the dynamic environment with frequently changing network topology and the coexistence of aerial and terrestrial caching nodes. In response, we propose a novel multi-agent reinforcement learning based framework to determine the optimal 3D trajectory of each UAV in a distributed manner without a central coordinator. In the proposed method, multiple UAVs can cooperatively make flight decisions by sharing the gained experiences within a certain proximity to each other. Simulation results reveal that our algorithm outperforms the traditional single- and multi-agent Q-learning algorithms. This work confirms the feasibility and effectiveness of cache-enabled UAVs which serve as an important complement to terrestrial D2D caching nodes.
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School
- Science
Department
- Computer Science
Published in
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular TechnologyVolume
70Issue
8Pages
8201-8215Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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2021-06-30Publication date
2021-07-02Copyright date
2021ISSN
0018-9545eISSN
1939-9359Publisher version
Language
- en