A graph attention learning approach to antenna tilt optimization

Y Jin, F Vannella, M Bouton, J Jeong… - 2022 1st International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
6G will move mobile networks towards increasing levels of complexity. To deal with this
complexity, optimization of network parameters is key to ensure high performance and timely …

Agent-time attention for sparse rewards multi-agent reinforcement learning

J She, JK Gupta, MJ Kochenderfer - arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.17540, 2022 - arxiv.org
Sparse and delayed rewards pose a challenge to single agent reinforcement learning. This
challenge is amplified in multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) where credit …

BEERL: Both ends explanations for reinforcement learning

A Terra, R Inam, E Fersman - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Deep Reinforcement Learning (RL) is a black-box method and is hard to understand
because the agent employs a neural network (NN). To explain the behavior and decisions …

Off-policy learning in contextual bandits for remote electrical tilt optimization

F Vannella, J Jeong, A Proutiere - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigate the problem of Remote Electrical Tilt (RET) optimization using off-policy
learning techniques devised for Contextual Bandits (CBs). The goal in RET optimization is to …

Model Based Residual Policy Learning with Applications to Antenna Control

VE Möllerstedt, A Russo, M Bouton - arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.08796, 2022 - arxiv.org
Non-differentiable controllers and rule-based policies are widely used for controlling real
systems such as telecommunication networks and robots. Specifically, parameters of mobile …

Uplink-downlink joint antenna optimization in cellular systems with sample-efficient learning

E Tekgul, T Novlan, S Akoum… - GLOBECOM 2022-2022 …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we jointly optimize the capacity and coverage of both uplink and downlink
transmissions by tuning the downtilt angle, vertical half-power beamwidth (HPBW), and …

Explainable Reinforcement Learning for Remote Electrical Tilt Optimization

A Mirzaian - 2022 - diva-portal.org
Controlling antennas' vertical tilt through Remote Electrical Tilt (RET) is an effective method
to optimize network performance. Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithms such as Deep …

Model-based Residual Policy Learning for Sample Efficient Mobile Network Optimization

V Eriksson Möllerstedt - 2022 - diva-portal.org
Reinforcement learning is a powerful tool which enables an agent to learn how to control
complex systems. However, during the early phases of training, the performance is often …