Top-k Multi-Armed Bandit Learning for Content Dissemination in Swarms of Micro-UAVs

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.10845v1
• Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:47:07 GMT
• Title: Top-k Multi-Armed Bandit Learning for Content Dissemination in Swarms of Micro-UAVs
• Authors: Amit Kumar Bhuyan, Hrishikesh Dutta, Subir Biswas,
• Abstract summary: In communication-deprived disaster scenarios, this paper introduces a Micro-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)- enhanced content management system. In the absence of cellular infrastructure, this system deploys a hybrid network of stationary and mobile UAVs to offer vital content access to isolated communities. The primary goal is to devise an adaptive content dissemination system that dynamically learns caching policies to maximize content accessibility.
• Score: 2.3076690318595676
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: In communication-deprived disaster scenarios, this paper introduces a Micro-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)- enhanced content management system. In the absence of cellular infrastructure, this system deploys a hybrid network of stationary and mobile UAVs to offer vital content access to isolated communities. Static anchor UAVs equipped with both vertical and lateral links cater to local users, while agile micro-ferrying UAVs, equipped with lateral links and greater mobility, reach users in various communities. The primary goal is to devise an adaptive content dissemination system that dynamically learns caching policies to maximize content accessibility. The paper proposes a decentralized Top-k Multi-Armed Bandit (Top-k MAB) learning approach for UAV caching decisions, accommodating geotemporal disparities in content popularity and diverse content demands. The proposed mechanism involves a Selective Caching Algorithm that algorithmically reduces redundant copies of the contents by leveraging the shared information between the UAVs. It is demonstrated that Top-k MAB learning, along with selective caching algorithm, can improve system performance while making the learning process adaptive. The paper does functional verification and performance evaluation of the proposed caching framework under a wide range of network size, swarm of micro-ferrying UAVs, and heterogeneous popularity distributions.

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