학술논문

Fast and Scalable Network Slicing by Integrating Deep Learning with Lagrangian Methods
Document Type
Conference
Source
GLOBECOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Global Communications Conference Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE. :6346-6351 Dec, 2023
Subject
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineering Profession
General Topics for Engineers
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Signal Processing and Analysis
Deep learning
Adaptation models
Network slicing
Scalability
Reinforcement learning
Approximation algorithms
Resource management
Language
ISSN
2576-6813
Abstract
Network slicing is a key technique in 5G and beyond for efficiently supporting diverse services. Many network slicing solutions rely on deep learning to manage complex and high-dimensional resource allocation problems. However, deep learning models suffer limited generalization and adaptability to dynamic slicing configurations. In this paper, we propose a novel frame-work that integrates constrained optimization methods and deep learning models, resulting in strong generalization and superior approximation capability. Based on the proposed framework, we design a new neural-assisted algorithm to allocate radio resources to slices to maximize the network utility under inter-slice resource constraints. The algorithm exhibits high scalability, accommodating varying numbers of slices and slice configurations with ease. We implement the proposed solution in a system-level network simulator and evaluate its performance extensively by comparing it to state-of-the-art solutions including deep reinforcement learning approaches. The numerical results show that our solution obtains near-optimal quality-of-service satisfaction and promising generalization performance under different network slicing scenarios.