Intelligent Resource Allocation Methods for Next Generation Wireless Cellular Systems

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Department of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
Interests: intelligent wireless communications; digital twin; MEC; IoT

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School of Communications and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210003, China
Interests: broadband wireless communications; including resource management; non-orthogonal multiple access; reconfigurable intelligent surface; small cells; interference management

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School of Intelligent Systems Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Zhuhai 519000, China
Interests: URLLC; semantic communications; integrated sensing and communication; hybrid automatic repeat request; non-orthogonal multiple access; short-packet communications; intelligent reflecting surface; Internet of Things

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Department of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong, China
Interests: space–air–ground integrated networks; AI-enabled networks; IoT; large-scale network modelling; optimization
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Dear Colleagues,

As wireless cellular networks continue to evolve and embrace new technologies, the efficient allocation of resources becomes not only crucial but also necessary to meet the ever-increasing demands for higher data rates, improved quality of service, and ultra-high reliable connectivity. The effective management and allocation of wireless cellular network resources, including spectrum, power, and computational resources, are essential for meeting these demands and ensuring optimal network performance.

This Special Issue on "Intelligent Resource Allocation Methods for Next-Generation Wireless Cellular Networks" aims to address this critical need by exploring novel resource allocation methods that leverage intelligent techniques. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization algorithms, and other intelligent approaches, researchers and practitioners can optimize resource allocation in next-generation wireless cellular networks.

The articles featured in this Special Issue cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:

  • Machine learning-based resource allocation algorithms;
  • Optimization models for resource allocation;
  • Dynamic spectrum allocation techniques;
  • Energy-efficient resource allocation strategies;
  • Joint resource allocation schemes for heterogeneous networks;
  • Resource management for advanced wireless techniques like intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), massive MIMO, non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA), unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), multi-access computing (MEC), and wireless edge caching;
  • Resource allocation for wireless digital twin networks;
  • Resource management for the sixth-generation wireless communication networks (6G);
  • Resource allocation for generative artificial intelligence-enabled 6G networks.

Dr. Yaru Fu
Dr. Hong Wang
Dr. Zheng Shi
Dr. Yalin Liu
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Keywords

  • digital twin
  • Internet-of-Things
  • intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)
  • massive MIMO
  • non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA)
  • rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA)
  • sixth-generation wireless communication networks (6G)
  • unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

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Multi-Dimensional Resource Allocation for Covert Communications in Multi-Beam Low-Earth-Orbit Satellite Systems
by Renge Wang, Minghao Chen, Luyan Xu, Zhong Wen, Yiyang Wei and Shice Li
Electronics 2024, 13(17), 3561; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13173561 - 8 Sep 2024
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Satellite communication systems, especially multi-beam low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites, could cater to the needs of different industrial applications through flexible resource allocation. Unfortunately, due to the wide coverage of LEO satellites, the data exchange within the LEO satellite networks suffers from the risk of [...] Read more.
Satellite communication systems, especially multi-beam low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites, could cater to the needs of different industrial applications through flexible resource allocation. Unfortunately, due to the wide coverage of LEO satellites, the data exchange within the LEO satellite networks suffers from the risk of eavesdropping and malicious jamming, which could severely degrade the performance of the industrial production process. To address such challenges, this paper introduces a multi-dimensional resource allocation strategy to facilitate covert communication within the multi-beam LEO satellite network. Our approach ensures the rate requirements of different user equipments while preventing the detection of communication signals by an eavesdropping geostationary orbit (GEO) satellite. Specifically, we formulate an optimization problem that jointly optimizes satellite beam-hopping scheduling, frequency band allocation, and the transmit power of different user equipments, under the covertness constraint. By introducing auxiliary binary variables, we transform this optimization problem into a Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) problem, which allows us to utilize machine learning-based techniques for efficient solution finding. The simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed scheme. Full article
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5G Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface TDOA Localization Algorithm
by Changbao Liu and Yuexia Zhang
Electronics 2024, 13(12), 2409; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13122409 - 20 Jun 2024
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In everyday life, 5G-based localization technology is commonly used, but non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments can block the propagation of the localization signal, thus preventing localization. In order to solve this problem, this paper proposes a reconfigurable intelligent surface non-line-of-sight time difference of arrival (TDOA) [...] Read more.
In everyday life, 5G-based localization technology is commonly used, but non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments can block the propagation of the localization signal, thus preventing localization. In order to solve this problem, this paper proposes a reconfigurable intelligent surface non-line-of-sight time difference of arrival (TDOA) localization (RNTL) algorithm. Firstly, a model of a reflective-surface-based intelligent localization (RBP) system is constructed, which utilizes multiple RISs deployed in the air to reflect signals. Secondly, in order to reduce the localization error, this paper establishes the optimization problem of minimizing the distance between each estimated coordinate and the actual coordinate and solves it via the piecewise linear chaotic map–gray wolf optimization algorithm (PWLCM-GWO). Finally, the simulation results show that the RNTL algorithm significantly outperforms the traditional gray wolf optimization and particle swarm optimization algorithms in different signal-to-noise ratios, and the localization errors are reduced by 46% and 53.5%, respectively. Full article
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A Joint Optimization Algorithm for UAV Location and Offloading Decision Based on Wireless Power Supply
by Shuo Sun and Qi Zhu
Electronics 2024, 13(12), 2320; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13122320 - 13 Jun 2024
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In this paper, a joint optimization algorithm of offloading decision, energy harvesting time, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) location is proposed for user equipment (UEs)’s task completion latency problem in a communication–sensing–computing integration scenario with wireless energy supply. Under the constraints of causality [...] Read more.
In this paper, a joint optimization algorithm of offloading decision, energy harvesting time, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) location is proposed for user equipment (UEs)’s task completion latency problem in a communication–sensing–computing integration scenario with wireless energy supply. Under the constraints of causality of energy harvesting consumption by the UEs and conditional mutual information, the total latency minimization problem of the UEs is established. Firstly, the optimization variables of the problem are transformed from three variables of offloading decision, energy harvesting time, and UAV location to two variables of offloading decision and UAV location by means of the derived closed expression, and then the transformed optimization problem is decomposed into the offloading decision optimization sub-problem and the UAV location optimization sub-problem to be solved alternately and iteratively. The genetic algorithm is employed to tackle the optimization sub-problem of offloading decisions, and the successive convex approximation algorithm is applied to the drone positioning optimization sub-problem. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm in this paper reduces the average task completion latency by 35 percent and 15 percent, respectively, compared to the two baseline algorithms for different numbers of UEs. Full article
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