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Joint Trajectory and Resource Optimization of MEC-Assisted UAVs in Sub-THz Networks: A Resources-Based Multi-Agent Proximal Policy Optimization DRL With Attention Mechanism
Kyung Hee Univ, Dept Comp Sci & Engn, Yongin 17104, South Korea..
Kyung Hee Univ, Dept Comp Sci & Engn, Yongin 17104, South Korea..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5317-6494
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Computer Science, Network and Systems Engineering. Kyung Hee Univ, Dept Comp Sci & Engn, Yongin 17104, South Korea.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8557-0082
Kyung Hee Univ, Dept Comp Sci & Engn, Yongin 17104, South Korea.;Univ Houston, Elect & Comp Engn Dept, Houston, TX 77004 USA..
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2024 (English)In: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, ISSN 0018-9545, E-ISSN 1939-9359, Vol. 73, no 2, p. 2003-2016Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The use of Terahertz (THz) technology in sixth-generation (6G) networks will bring high-speed and capacity data services. But limitations like molecular absorption, rain attenuation, and limited coverage range cause communication losses. To overcome these losses and improve coverage in rural areas, a high number of base stations are required. Hence, an aerial communication platform, which uses line-of-sight (LoS) communication to avoid losses, is needed. To address this, we study the deployment and optimization of multi-access edge computing (MEC)-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for sub-THz communication in remote areas. To this end, we solve an optimization problem to minimize energy consumption and delay for MEC-UAV and mobile users. The formulated problem is a mixed-integer non-linear programming (MINLP) problem. As the problem is an MINLP, we decompose the main problem into two subproblems. Due to its convex nature, we solve the first subproblem with a standard optimization solver, i.e., CVXPY. To solve the second subproblem, we design a resources-based multi-agent proximal policy optimization (RMAPPO) deep reinforcement learning (DRL) algorithm with an attention mechanism. The considered attention mechanism is utilized for encoding a diverse number of observations. This is designed by the network coordinator to provide a differentiated fit reward to each agent in the network. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the benchmark and yields a network utility that is 2.22%, 15.55%, and 17.77% more than the benchmarks.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2024. Vol. 73, no 2, p. 2003-2016
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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), mobile-edge computing, resource allocation, sub-terahertz communication, multi-agent proximal policy optimization, attention mechanism
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Communication Systems
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-346319DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2023.3311537ISI: 001203463300005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85171526953OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-346319DiVA, id: diva2:1857305
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