Tutorial on Large Language Model-Enhanced Reinforcement Learning for Wireless Networks

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Autori principali: Cai, Lingyi, Fu, Wenjie, Huang, Yuxi, Zhang, Ruichen, Liu, Yinqiu, Kang, Jiawen, Xiong, Zehui, Jiang, Tao, Niyato, Dusit, Wang, Xianbin, Mao, Shiwen, Shen, Xuemin
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author Cai, Lingyi
Fu, Wenjie
Huang, Yuxi
Zhang, Ruichen
Liu, Yinqiu
Kang, Jiawen
Xiong, Zehui
Jiang, Tao
Niyato, Dusit
Wang, Xianbin
Mao, Shiwen
Shen, Xuemin
author_facet Cai, Lingyi
Fu, Wenjie
Huang, Yuxi
Zhang, Ruichen
Liu, Yinqiu
Kang, Jiawen
Xiong, Zehui
Jiang, Tao
Niyato, Dusit
Wang, Xianbin
Mao, Shiwen
Shen, Xuemin
contents Reinforcement Learning (RL) has shown remarkable success in enabling adaptive and data-driven optimization for various applications in wireless networks. However, classical RL suffers from limitations in generalization, learning feedback, interpretability, and sample efficiency in dynamic wireless environments. Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged as a transformative Artificial Intelligence (AI) paradigm with exceptional capabilities in knowledge generalization, contextual reasoning, and interactive generation, which have demonstrated strong potential to enhance classical RL. This paper serves as a comprehensive tutorial on LLM-enhanced RL for wireless networks. We propose a taxonomy to categorize the roles of LLMs into four critical functions: state perceiver, reward designer, decision-maker, and generator. Then, we review existing studies exploring how each role of LLMs enhances different stages of the RL pipeline. Moreover, we provide a series of case studies to illustrate how to design and apply LLM-enhanced RL in low-altitude economy networking, vehicular networks, and space-air-ground integrated networks. Finally, we conclude with a discussion on potential future directions for LLM-enhanced RL and offer insights into its future development in wireless networks.
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spellingShingle Tutorial on Large Language Model-Enhanced Reinforcement Learning for Wireless Networks
Cai, Lingyi
Fu, Wenjie
Huang, Yuxi
Zhang, Ruichen
Liu, Yinqiu
Kang, Jiawen
Xiong, Zehui
Jiang, Tao
Niyato, Dusit
Wang, Xianbin
Mao, Shiwen
Shen, Xuemin
Networking and Internet Architecture
Reinforcement Learning (RL) has shown remarkable success in enabling adaptive and data-driven optimization for various applications in wireless networks. However, classical RL suffers from limitations in generalization, learning feedback, interpretability, and sample efficiency in dynamic wireless environments. Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged as a transformative Artificial Intelligence (AI) paradigm with exceptional capabilities in knowledge generalization, contextual reasoning, and interactive generation, which have demonstrated strong potential to enhance classical RL. This paper serves as a comprehensive tutorial on LLM-enhanced RL for wireless networks. We propose a taxonomy to categorize the roles of LLMs into four critical functions: state perceiver, reward designer, decision-maker, and generator. Then, we review existing studies exploring how each role of LLMs enhances different stages of the RL pipeline. Moreover, we provide a series of case studies to illustrate how to design and apply LLM-enhanced RL in low-altitude economy networking, vehicular networks, and space-air-ground integrated networks. Finally, we conclude with a discussion on potential future directions for LLM-enhanced RL and offer insights into its future development in wireless networks.
title Tutorial on Large Language Model-Enhanced Reinforcement Learning for Wireless Networks
topic Networking and Internet Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.03722