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Decentralized Computation Offloading with Cooperative UAVs: Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Perspective

Author(s)
Hwang, SangwonLee, HoonPark, JuseongLee, Inkyu
Issued Date
2022-08
DOI
10.1109/MWC.003.2100690
URI
https://scholarworks.unist.ac.kr/handle/201301/65443
Fulltext
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9920737
Citation
IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, v.29, no.4, pp.24 - 31
Abstract
Limited computing resources of internet-of-things (IoT) nodes incur prohibitive latency in processing input data. This triggers new research opportunities toward task offloading systems where edge servers handle intensive computations of IoT devices. Deploying the computing servers at existing base stations may not be sufficient to support IoT nodes operating in a harsh environment. This requests mobile edge servers to be mounted on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that provide on-demand mobile edge computing (MEC) services. Time-varying offloading demands and mobility of UAVs need a joint design of the optimization variables for all time instances. Therefore, an online decision mechanism is essential for UAV-aided MEC networks. This article presents an overview of recent deep reinforcement learning (DRL) approaches where decisions about UAVs and IoT nodes are taken in an online manner. Specifically, joint optimization over task offloading, resource allocation, and UAV mobility is addressed from the DRL perspective. For the decentralized implementation, a multi-agent DRL method is proposed where multiple intelligent UAVs cooperatively determine their computations and communication policies without central coordination. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed decentralized learning strategy is superior to existing DRL solutions. The proposed framework sheds light on the viability of the decentralized DRL techniques in designing self-organizing IoT networks.
Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
ISSN
1536-1284
Keyword (Author)
Base stationsMulti-access edge computingReinforcement learningAutonomous aerial vehiclesInternet of ThingsServersResource managementMulti-agent systems

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