DRL-driven Online Optimization for Joint Traffic Reshaping and Channel Reconfiguration in RIS-assisted Semantic NOMA Communications

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Hauptverfasser: Zhao, Songhan, Gong, Shimin, Gu, Bo, Xiong, Zehui, Wang, Ping, Huang, Kaibin
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author Zhao, Songhan
Gong, Shimin
Gu, Bo
Xiong, Zehui
Wang, Ping
Huang, Kaibin
author_facet Zhao, Songhan
Gong, Shimin
Gu, Bo
Xiong, Zehui
Wang, Ping
Huang, Kaibin
contents This paper explores a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted and semantic-aware wireless network, where multiple semantic users (SUs) transmit semantic information to an access point (AP) using the non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) method. The RIS reconfigures channel conditions, while semantic extraction reshapes traffic demands, providing enhanced control flexibility for NOMA transmissions. To enable efficient long-term resource allocation, we propose a deferrable semantic extraction scheme that can distribute the semantic extraction tasks across multiple time slots. We formulate a long-term energy efficiency maximization problem by jointly optimizing the RIS's passive beamforming, the SUs' semantic extraction, and the NOMA decoding order. Note that this problem involves multiple and coupled control variables, which can incur significant computational overhead in time-varying network environments. To support low-complexity online optimization, a deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-driven online optimization framework is developed. Specifically, the DRL module facilitates the adaptive selection and optimization of the most suitable option from traffic reshaping, channel reconfiguration, or NOMA decoding order assignment based on the dynamic network status. Numerical results demonstrate that the deferrable semantic extraction scheme significantly improves the long-term energy efficiency. Meanwhile, the DRL-driven online optimization framework effectively reduces the running time while maintaining superior learning performance compared to state-of-the-art methods.
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spellingShingle DRL-driven Online Optimization for Joint Traffic Reshaping and Channel Reconfiguration in RIS-assisted Semantic NOMA Communications
Zhao, Songhan
Gong, Shimin
Gu, Bo
Xiong, Zehui
Wang, Ping
Huang, Kaibin
Networking and Internet Architecture
This paper explores a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted and semantic-aware wireless network, where multiple semantic users (SUs) transmit semantic information to an access point (AP) using the non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) method. The RIS reconfigures channel conditions, while semantic extraction reshapes traffic demands, providing enhanced control flexibility for NOMA transmissions. To enable efficient long-term resource allocation, we propose a deferrable semantic extraction scheme that can distribute the semantic extraction tasks across multiple time slots. We formulate a long-term energy efficiency maximization problem by jointly optimizing the RIS's passive beamforming, the SUs' semantic extraction, and the NOMA decoding order. Note that this problem involves multiple and coupled control variables, which can incur significant computational overhead in time-varying network environments. To support low-complexity online optimization, a deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-driven online optimization framework is developed. Specifically, the DRL module facilitates the adaptive selection and optimization of the most suitable option from traffic reshaping, channel reconfiguration, or NOMA decoding order assignment based on the dynamic network status. Numerical results demonstrate that the deferrable semantic extraction scheme significantly improves the long-term energy efficiency. Meanwhile, the DRL-driven online optimization framework effectively reduces the running time while maintaining superior learning performance compared to state-of-the-art methods.
title DRL-driven Online Optimization for Joint Traffic Reshaping and Channel Reconfiguration in RIS-assisted Semantic NOMA Communications
topic Networking and Internet Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.21093