On the specialization of fdrl agents for scalable and distributed 6g ran slicing orchestration

F Rezazadeh, L Zanzi, F Devoti… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network slicing enables multiple virtual networks to be instantiated and customized to meet
heterogeneous use case requirements over 5G and beyond network deployments …

Zero-touch networks: Towards next-generation network automation

M El Rajab, L Yang, A Shami - Computer Networks, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The Zero-touch network and Service Management (ZSM) framework represents an
emerging paradigm in the management of the fifth-generation (5G) and Beyond (5G+) …

Service Function Chain Deployment with VNF-Dependent Software Migration in Multi-domain Networks

Y Zhang, R Wang, J Hao, Q Wu, Y Teng… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the 6G era, user demand for low-latency, cost-effective extreme services such as
extended reality (XR) and holographic communications has significantly increased. Multi …

A federated DRL approach for smart micro-grid energy control with distributed energy resources

F Rezazadeh, N Bartzoudis - 2022 IEEE 27th International …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The prevalence of the Internet of things (IoT) and smart meters devices in smart grids is
providing key support for measuring and analyzing the power consumption patterns. This …

Intelligent Driving Task Scheduling Service in Vehicle-Edge Collaborative Networks Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning

N Wang, S Pang, X Ji, M Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the evolution of 6G technology, mobile edge computing is rapidly advancing as a
crucial application scenario. This research presents an innovative method for vehicle-edge …

A Novel Approach for Scalable and Sustainable 6G Networks

L Blanco, E Zeydan… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hierarchical, distributed, scalable and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based management of a
massive number of network slices in different domains with the goal of zero-touch …

Cost-Aware SFC Collaborative Scaling Based on Multi-Agent RL With Stackelberg Game

J Yao, Y **e, Q Mao, S Xu - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the exponential growth of network computing demands, Service Function Chain (SFC)
scaling can meet the evolving demands and provide more service functionalities, which is …

Adaptive Network Function Chain Orchestration Strategy for 6G Inclusive Intelligent Services

Y Wen, S Zou, Y Sun, H Gao - Proceedings of the 19th Workshop on …, 2024‏ - dl.acm.org
In the upcoming 6G era, inclusive intelligent services (IISs) that rely on integrated
communications and AI arithmetic will become the new norm. The IISs stem from numerous …

An Experimental Platform of a Beyond-5G Network with Machine Learning Integration

LA Garrido, A Dalgkitsis, G Famitafreshi… - … 2023-2023 IEEE …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As commercial 5G networks become commercially available and 6G looms in the horizon,
the adoption of this new technologies depends on the way current and yet-to-come vertical …

Multi-provider NFV network service delegation via average reward reinforcement learning

B Bakhshi, J Mangues-Bafalluy, J Baranda - Computer Networks, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract In multi-provider 5G/6G networks, service delegation enables administrative
domains to federate in provisioning NFV network services. Admission control in selecting the …