Title
Distributed Q-learning based dynamic spectrum access in high capacity density cognitive cellular systems using secondary LTE spectrum sharing
Abstract
In this paper a distributed Q-learning based dynamic spectrum access (DSA) algorithm is applied to a cognitive cellular system designed for providing ultra high capacity density with only secondary access to an LTE channel. Large scale simulations of a stadium temporary event scenario show that the distributed Q-learning based DSA scheme provides robust quality of service (QoS) and extremely high system throughput densities to the users of the stadium network, whilst successfully coexisting with a primary network of macro eNodeBs on the same LTE channel. It is also shown that incorporating spectrum awareness or spectrum sensing based admission control into the DSA algorithm in this scenario does not improve its performance. Therefore, distributed Q-learning based DSA is a viable and easily implementable solution for facilitating secondary LTE spectrum sharing in high capacity density cognitive cellular systems.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/WPMC.2014.7014863
Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications
Keywords
Field
DocType
Long Term Evolution,cellular radio,channel allocation,cognitive radio,learning (artificial intelligence),quality of service,radio spectrum management,signal detection,telecommunication computing,telecommunication congestion control,LTE channel secondary access,admission control,distributed Q-learning,dynamic spectrum access,high capacity density cognitive cellular systems,macro eNodeBs,quality of service,secondary LTE spectrum sharing,spectrum awareness,spectrum sensing,Cognitive Cellular Systems,Dynamic Spectrum Access,Reinforcement Learning,Small Cells,Spectrum Sharing
Radio resource management,Admission control,Computer science,Computer network,Communication channel,Q-learning,Quality of service,Interference (wave propagation),Throughput,Cognitive radio
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1347-6890
5
0.59
References 
Authors
11
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nils Morozs1557.98
David Grace228135.65
Tim Clarke310220.02