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Learned Communication for Multi-Agent Spectrum Allocation in D2D Underlay Networks
Neija, N.R. (2025) Learned Communication for Multi-Agent Spectrum Allocation in D2D Underlay Networks.
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Abstract: | In increasingly dense wireless networks efficient and adaptive spectrum allocation is essential for maintaining performance. Reinforcement learning (RL) offers a promising framework for decentralised decision making, and Q-learning has been successfully applied to resource allocation tasks in underlay device-to-device (D2D) communication. Further improvements may be possible by enabling coordination among agents through learned communication. This paper investigates the integration of learned inter-agent communication, using the CommNet architecture, into a multi-agent RL framework for D2D spectrum allocation. The proposed model is evaluated in a two-tier heterogeneous network environment with stochastic user and base station distributions. Simulation results show that, although the performance gains are modest, the CommNet-based model consistently outperforms the Q-learning baseline across a range of user densities. It achieves higher D2D throughput and lower outage probabilities for cellular users. The introduced communication overhead, while manageable in theory, requires infrastructure to facilitate a shared message channel, possibly limiting applicability in practical deployments. |
Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
Subject: | 54 computer science |
Programme: | Computer Science BSc (56964) |
Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/107393 |
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