Optimisation of Resource Allocation in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Using Deep Reinforcement Learning

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Autori principali: Giwa, Oluwaseyi, Shock, Jonathan, Toit, Jaco Du, Awodumila, Tobi
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Giwa, Oluwaseyi
Shock, Jonathan
Toit, Jaco Du
Awodumila, Tobi
author_facet Giwa, Oluwaseyi
Shock, Jonathan
Toit, Jaco Du
Awodumila, Tobi
contents Dynamic resource allocation in open radio access network (O-RAN) heterogeneous networks (HetNets) presents a complex optimisation challenge under varying user loads. We propose a near-real-time RAN intelligent controller (Near-RT RIC) xApp utilising deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to jointly optimise transmit power, bandwidth slicing, and user scheduling. Leveraging real-world network topologies, we benchmark proximal policy optimisation (PPO) and twin delayed deep deterministic policy gradient (TD3) against standard heuristics. Our results demonstrate that the PPO-based xApp achieves a superior trade-off, reducing network energy consumption by up to 70% in dense scenarios and improving user fairness by more than 30% compared to throughput-greedy baselines. These findings validate the feasibility of centralised, energy-aware AI orchestration in future 6G architectures.
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spellingShingle Optimisation of Resource Allocation in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
Giwa, Oluwaseyi
Shock, Jonathan
Toit, Jaco Du
Awodumila, Tobi
Machine Learning
Networking and Internet Architecture
Signal Processing
Dynamic resource allocation in open radio access network (O-RAN) heterogeneous networks (HetNets) presents a complex optimisation challenge under varying user loads. We propose a near-real-time RAN intelligent controller (Near-RT RIC) xApp utilising deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to jointly optimise transmit power, bandwidth slicing, and user scheduling. Leveraging real-world network topologies, we benchmark proximal policy optimisation (PPO) and twin delayed deep deterministic policy gradient (TD3) against standard heuristics. Our results demonstrate that the PPO-based xApp achieves a superior trade-off, reducing network energy consumption by up to 70% in dense scenarios and improving user fairness by more than 30% compared to throughput-greedy baselines. These findings validate the feasibility of centralised, energy-aware AI orchestration in future 6G architectures.
title Optimisation of Resource Allocation in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
topic Machine Learning
Networking and Internet Architecture
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25284