Learned Digital Codes for Over-the-Air Federated Learning

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.16577v1
• Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 08:43:42 GMT
• Title: Learned Digital Codes for Over-the-Air Federated Learning
• Authors: Antonio Tarizzo, Mohammad Kazemi, Deniz Gündüz,
• Abstract summary: Federated edge learning (FEEL) enables distributed model training across wireless devices without centralising raw data.<n>This work proposes a learnt digital OTA framework that extends reliable operation into low-SNR conditions.<n>Results show an extension of reliable operation by more than 7 dB, with improved global model convergence across all SNR levels.
• Score: 42.73991180442414
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Federated edge learning (FEEL) enables distributed model training across wireless devices without centralising raw data, but deployment is constrained by the wireless uplink. A promising direction is over-the-air (OTA) aggregation, which merges communication with computation. Existing digital OTA methods can achieve either strong convergence or robustness to noise, but struggle to achieve both simultaneously, limiting performance in low signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) where many IoT devices operate. This work proposes a learnt digital OTA framework that extends reliable operation into low-SNR conditions while maintaining the same uplink overhead as state-of-the-art. The proposed method combines an unrolled decoder with a jointly learnt unsourced random access codebook. Results show an extension of reliable operation by more than 7 dB, with improved global model convergence across all SNR levels, highlighting the potential of learning-based design for FEEL.

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