arXiv AI
Jun 11

When Does Deep RL Beat Calibrated Baselines? A Benchmark Study on Adaptive Resource Control

arXiv:2605. 26418v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: A properly calibrated rule-based autoscaler can beat every one of six mainstream deep reinforcement learning (DRL) algorithms on cost across every workload we test - so when, if ever, does DRL actually help?

By Guilin Zhang, Chuanyi Sun, Kai Zhao, Shahryar Sarkani, John Fossaceca
arXiv AI
Jul 16

Active Beyond-Diagonal RIS Empowered Heterogeneous Edge Computing: A Distributional Reinforcement Learning Approach

arXiv:2607. 13160v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Active beyond-diagonal reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (BD-RISs) enables hybrid transmitting and reflecting mode to achieve effective signal amplification and full-space coverage, thus providing a promising solution for blockage-aware uplink offloading in heterogeneous mobile edge computing (MEC) systems.

By Tianyu Pang, Hongyu Li
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 5

Transformer-Enhanced Reinforcement Learning: Fundamentals and Applications in Communication Networks

arXiv:2606. 05208v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Reinforcement Learning (RL) has long been a powerful solution to various problems in communication networks.

By Nguyen Cong Luong, Shaohan Feng, Nguyen Duc Hai, Zeping Sui, Bo Ma, Min Xu, Zhihao Dong, Qiushi Zhao, Nguyen Duc Duy Anh, Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Ngoc Hung Nguyen, Zitian Zhang, Jie Cao
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 19

Utility-Aware DRL-Based TXOP Adaptation for NR-U and Wi-Fi Coexistence Networks

arXiv:2605. 00457v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The coexistence of NR-U and Wi-Fi in the unlicensed spectrum introduces a challenging resource management problem, where heterogeneous channel access mechanisms can lead to unbalanced spectrum utilization and severe Wi-Fi performance degradation.

By Po-Heng Chou, Yi-Fang Yu, Shou-Yu Chen, Chiapin Wang