Deep reinforcement learning for resource management on network slicing: A survey

JA Hurtado Sánchez, K Casilimas… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Network Slicing and Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) are vital enablers for achieving
5G and 6G networks. A 5G/6G network can comprise various network slices from unique or …

From 5G to 6G technology: meets energy, internet-of-things and machine learning: a survey

MN Mahdi, AR Ahmad, QS Qassim, H Natiq… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to the rapid development of the fifth-generation (5G) applications, and increased
demand for even faster communication networks, we expected to witness the birth of a new …

Survey on Machine Learning-Enabled Network Slicing: Covering the Entire Life Cycle

A Donatti, SL Correa, JSB Martins… - … on Network and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network slicing (NS) is becoming an essential element of service management and
orchestration in communication networks, starting from mobile cellular networks and …

Scalable orchestration of service function chains in NFV-enabled networks: A federated reinforcement learning approach

H Huang, C Zeng, Y Zhao, G Min, Y Zhu… - IEEE Journal on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) is critical to the scalability and flexibility of various
network services in the form of service function chains (SFCs), which refer to a set of Virtual …

On topology optimization and routing in integrated access and backhaul networks: A genetic algorithm-based approach

C Madapatha, B Makki, A Muhammad… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we study the problem of topology optimization and routing in integrated access
and backhaul (IAB) networks, as one of the promising techniques for evolving 5G networks …

Multi-objective optimization service function chain placement algorithm based on reinforcement learning

H Liu, S Ding, S Wang, G Zhao, C Wang - Journal of Network and Systems …, 2022 - Springer
Network function virtualization (NFV) makes the realization of specific network functions no
longer depend on inherent hardware by executing virtual network functions (VNFs), but …

SARM: service function chain active reconfiguration mechanism based on load and demand prediction

J Cai, K Qian, J Luo, K Zhu - International Journal of Intelligent …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Network function virtualization is a promising technology for providing personalized services
via agile service function chains (SFCs). Flexible SFC orchestration and rational resource …

Network function virtualization in elastic optical networks

Y Wang, L Nguyen, Q Hu - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Network Function Virtualization (NFV), traditional purpose-built proprietary middle-boxes
are replaced with virtual network function (VNF) instances that are deployed over generic …

Network slice reconfiguration with deep reinforcement learning under variable number of service function chains

K Tokuda, T Sato, E Oki - Computer Networks, 2023 - Elsevier
Network slicing has been attracting attention as a technology for providing flexible services
while satisfying a wide variety of service requirements. On the network slice, individual …

A HSEERP—Hierarchical secured energy efficient routing protocol for wireless sensor networks

K Arunkumar - Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, 2024 - Springer
Wireless Sensor networks are capable of creating any dynamic s–hort-term network with a
group of sensor nodes without any previous centralized or infrastructure administration …