Age-Threshold Slotted ALOHA for Optimizing Information Freshness in Mobile Networks

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhao, Fangming, Pappas, Nikolaos, Ma, Chuan, Sun, Xinghua, Quek, Tony Q. S., Yang, Howard H.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866911905859239936
author Zhao, Fangming
Pappas, Nikolaos
Ma, Chuan
Sun, Xinghua
Quek, Tony Q. S.
Yang, Howard H.
author_facet Zhao, Fangming
Pappas, Nikolaos
Ma, Chuan
Sun, Xinghua
Quek, Tony Q. S.
Yang, Howard H.
contents We optimize the Age of Information (AoI) in mobile networks using the age-threshold slotted ALOHA (TSA) protocol. The network comprises multiple source-destination pairs, where each source sends a sequence of status update packets to its destination over a shared spectrum. The TSA protocol stipulates that a source node must remain silent until its AoI reaches a predefined threshold, after which the node accesses the radio channel with a certain probability. Using stochastic geometry tools, we derive analytical expressions for the transmission success probability, mean peak AoI, and time-average AoI. Subsequently, we obtain closed-form expressions for the optimal update rate and age threshold that minimize the mean peak and time-average AoI, respectively. In addition, we establish a scaling law for the mean peak AoI and time-average AoI in mobile networks, revealing that the optimal mean peak AoI and time-average AoI increase linearly with the deployment density. Notably, the growth rate of time-average AoI under TSA is half of that under conventional slotted ALOHA. When considering the optimal mean peak AoI, the TSA protocol exhibits comparable performance to the traditional slotted ALOHA protocol. These findings conclusively affirm the advantage of TSA in reducing higher-order AoI, particularly in densely deployed networks.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2312_10888
institution arXiv
publishDate 2023
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Age-Threshold Slotted ALOHA for Optimizing Information Freshness in Mobile Networks
Zhao, Fangming
Pappas, Nikolaos
Ma, Chuan
Sun, Xinghua
Quek, Tony Q. S.
Yang, Howard H.
Networking and Internet Architecture
We optimize the Age of Information (AoI) in mobile networks using the age-threshold slotted ALOHA (TSA) protocol. The network comprises multiple source-destination pairs, where each source sends a sequence of status update packets to its destination over a shared spectrum. The TSA protocol stipulates that a source node must remain silent until its AoI reaches a predefined threshold, after which the node accesses the radio channel with a certain probability. Using stochastic geometry tools, we derive analytical expressions for the transmission success probability, mean peak AoI, and time-average AoI. Subsequently, we obtain closed-form expressions for the optimal update rate and age threshold that minimize the mean peak and time-average AoI, respectively. In addition, we establish a scaling law for the mean peak AoI and time-average AoI in mobile networks, revealing that the optimal mean peak AoI and time-average AoI increase linearly with the deployment density. Notably, the growth rate of time-average AoI under TSA is half of that under conventional slotted ALOHA. When considering the optimal mean peak AoI, the TSA protocol exhibits comparable performance to the traditional slotted ALOHA protocol. These findings conclusively affirm the advantage of TSA in reducing higher-order AoI, particularly in densely deployed networks.
title Age-Threshold Slotted ALOHA for Optimizing Information Freshness in Mobile Networks
topic Networking and Internet Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.10888