Autonomous Navigation and Configuration of Integrated Access Backhauling for UAV Base Station Using Reinforcement LearningShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: 2022 IEEE future networks world forum: 2022 FNWF, IEEE, 2022, p. 184-189Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Fast and reliable connectivity is essential to enhance situational awareness and operational efficiency for public safety mission-critical (MC) users. In emergency or disaster circumstances, where existing cellular network coverage and capacity may not be available to meet MC communication demands, deployable-network-based solutions such as cells-on-wheels/wings can be utilized swiftly to ensure reliable connection for MC users. In this paper, we consider a scenario where a macro base station (BS) is destroyed due to a natural disaster and an unmanned aerial vehicle carrying BS (UAV-BS) is set up to provide temporary coverage for users in the disaster area. The UAV-BS is integrated into the mobile network using the 5G integrated access and backhaul (IAB) technology. We propose a framework and signalling procedure for applying machine learning to this use case. A deep reinforcement learning algorithm is designed to jointly optimize the access and backhaul antenna tilt as well as the three-dimensional location of the UAV-BS in order to best serve the on-ground MC users while maintaining a good backhaul connection. Our result shows that the proposed algorithm can autonomously navigate and configure the UAV-BS to improve the throughput and reduce the drop rate of MC users.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
IEEE, 2022. p. 184-189
Series
IEEE 5G World Forum (5GWF), ISSN 2770-7660, E-ISSN 2770-7679
Keywords [en]
5G network, reinforcement learning, deployable network, integrated access and backhaul (IAB), unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
National Category
Communication Systems
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-61084DOI: 10.1109/FNWF55208.2022.00040ISI: 000976972800047Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85150278230ISBN: 978-1-6654-6250-1 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-61084DiVA, id: diva2:1771265
Conference
IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), Oct 12-14, 2022, Montreal, CANADA
2023-06-202023-06-202023-07-06Bibliographically approved