Semi-Supervised Learning Approach for Efficient Resource Allocation with Network Slicing in O-RAN

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2401.08861v1
• Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 22:23:27 GMT
• Title: Semi-Supervised Learning Approach for Efficient Resource Allocation with Network Slicing in O-RAN
• Authors: Salar Nouri, Mojdeh Karbalaee Motalleb, Vahid Shah-Mansouri, Seyed Pooya Shariatpanahi
• Abstract summary: Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) has emerged as a promising solution for network operators. Ensuring effective coordination of x-applications (xAPPs) is crucial to enhance flexibility and optimize network performance. We introduce an innovative approach to the resource allocation problem, aiming to coordinate multiple independent xAPPs for network slicing and resource allocation in O-RAN.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) technology has emerged as a promising solution for network operators, providing them with an open and favorable environment. Ensuring effective coordination of x-applications (xAPPs) is crucial to enhance flexibility and optimize network performance within the O-RAN. In this paper, we introduce an innovative approach to the resource allocation problem, aiming to coordinate multiple independent xAPPs for network slicing and resource allocation in O-RAN. Our proposed method focuses on maximizing the weighted throughput among user equipments (UE), as well as allocating physical resource blocks (PRBs). We prioritize two service types, namely enhanced Mobile Broadband and Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication. To achieve this, we have designed two xAPPs: a power control xAPP for each UE and a PRB allocation xAPP. The proposed method consists of a two-part training phase, where the first part uses supervised learning with a Variational Autoencoder trained to regress the power transmission as well as the user association and PRB allocation decisions, and the second part uses unsupervised learning with a contrastive loss approach to improve the generalization and robustness of the model. We evaluate the performance of our proposed method by comparing its results to those obtained from an exhaustive search algorithm, deep Q-network algorithm, and by reporting performance metrics for the regression task. We also evaluate the proposed model's performance in different scenarios among the service types. The results show that the proposed method is a more efficient and effective solution for network slicing problems compared to state-of-the-art methods.

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