Deep Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Band Switch in Cellular-Connected UAV
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Title: | Deep Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Band Switch in Cellular-Connected UAV | Authors: | Fontanesi, Gianluca; Zhu, Anding; Ahmadi, Hamed | Permanent link: | http://hdl.handle.net/10197/12786 | Date: | 30-Sep-2021 | Online since: | 2022-03-02T10:01:56Z | Abstract: | The choice of the transmitting frequency to provide cellular-connected Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) reliable connectivity and mobility support introduce several challenges. Conventional sub-6 GHz networks are optimized for ground Users (UEs). Operating at the millimeter Wave (mmWave) band would provide high-capacity but highly intermittent links. To reach the destination while minimizing a weighted function of traveling time and number of radio failures, we propose in this paper a UAV joint trajectory and band switch approach. By leveraging Double Deep Q-Learning we develop two different approaches to learn a trajectory besides managing the band switch. A first blind approach switches the band along the trajectory anytime the UAV-UE throughput is below a predefined threshold. In addition, we propose a smart approach for simultaneous learning-based path planning of UAV and band switch. The two approaches are compared with an optimal band switch strategy in terms of radio failure and band switches for different thresholds. Results reveal that the smart approach is able in a high threshold regime to reduce the number of radio failures and band switches while reaching the desired destination. | Funding Details: | Irish Research Council Science Foundation Ireland |
Type of material: | Conference Publication | Publisher: | IEEE | Copyright (published version): | 2021 IEEE | Keywords: | Vehicular and wireless technologies; Reinforcement learning; Autonomous aerial vehicles; Throughput; Trajectory | DOI: | 10.1109/VTC2021-Fall52928.2021.9625502 | Other versions: | https://events.vtsociety.org/vtc2021-fall/ | Language: | en | Status of Item: | Peer reviewed | Is part of: | 2021 IEEE 94th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Fall) | Conference Details: | The 2021 IEEE 94th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Fall), Virtual Event, 27-30 September 2021 | ISBN: | 9781665413688 | ISSN: | 1550-2252 | This item is made available under a Creative Commons License: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ie/ |
Appears in Collections: | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Research Collection |
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