Edge-centric bandit learning for task-offloading allocations in multi-RAT heterogeneous networks

B Wu, T Chen, K Yang, X Wang - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The exponential growth of data traffic from mobile devices leads to a need of heterogeneous
networks (HetNets) which integrate multiple radio access technologies (multi-RATs) to …

Client-centric access device selection for heterogeneous QoS requirements in beyond 5G IoT networks

M Asad, S Qaisar, A Basit - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The expected manifolds increase in the traffic and the massive number of connected Internet
of Things (IoT) devices would be a challenge to ensure a certain Quality of Service (QoS) in …

Exploiting user-centric joint transmission–coordinated multipoint with a high altitude platform system architecture

MD Zakaria, D Grace, PD Mitchell, TM Shami… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
User-centric joint transmission coordinated multipoint (JT-CoMP) has been shown to
enhance the capacity of terrestrial cellular systems, by overcoming cell-edge interference …

User-centric radio access technology selection: A survey of game theory models and multi-agent learning algorithms

G Caso, Ö Alay, GC Ferrante, L De Nardis… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
User-centric radio access technology (RAT) selection is a key communication paradigm,
given the increased number of available RATs and increased cognitive capabilities at the …

Online radio access technology selection algorithms in a 5g multi-rat network

A Roy, P Chaporkar, A Karandikar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In today's wireless networks, a variety of Radio Access Technologies (RATs) are present.
However, each RAT being controlled individually leads to suboptimal utilization of network …

Evaluating performance of RAT selection algorithms for 5G HetNets

DD Nguyen, HX Nguyen, LB White - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Next generation 5G cellular networks will consist of multiple technologies for devices to
access the network at the edge. One of the keys to 5G is, therefore, the ability of devices to …

Benefits of mobile end user network switching and multihoming

B Finley, A Basaure - Computer Communications, 2018 - Elsevier
Mobile users have not been able to exploit spatio-temporal differences between individual
mobile networks operators for a variety of reasons. End user network switching and …

RAT selection for IoT devices in HetNets: Reinforcement learning with hybrid SMDP algorithm

H Bian, Q Zhang, J Zhao, H Zhang - Physical Communication, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the increasing deployment of heterogeneous networks (HetNets), the selection of
which radio access technologies (RATs) for Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as user …

On the performance of LTE/Wi-Fi dual-mode uplink transmission: Connection probability versus energy efficiency

J Zhang, J Han, L Xiang, DWK Ng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper evaluates the performance of uplink transmission in an LTE/Wi-Fi coexisting
heterogeneous network (HetNet), where user equipments (UEs) capable of jointly …

Dual Connectivity in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks: Analysis of Optimal Splitting of Elastic File Transfers Using Flow-Level Performance Models

JO Olaifa, D Arifler - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The dual connectivity feature in heterogeneous cellular networks can be used to improve the
download performance for elastic applications by splitting a file transfer over two …