6 research outputs found
Machine Learning for QoS Prediction in Vehicular Communication: Challenges and Solution Approaches
As cellular networks evolve towards the 6th generation, machine learning is
seen as a key enabling technology to improve the capabilities of the network.
Machine learning provides a methodology for predictive systems, which can make
networks become proactive. This proactive behavior of the network can be
leveraged to sustain, for example, a specific quality of service requirement.
With predictive quality of service, a wide variety of new use cases, both
safety- and entertainment-related, are emerging, especially in the automotive
sector. Therefore, in this work, we consider maximum throughput prediction
enhancing, for example, streaming or high-definition mapping applications. We
discuss the entire machine learning workflow highlighting less regarded aspects
such as the detailed sampling procedures, the in-depth analysis of the dataset
characteristics, the effects of splits in the provided results, and the data
availability. Reliable machine learning models need to face a lot of challenges
during their lifecycle. We highlight how confidence can be built on machine
learning technologies by better understanding the underlying characteristics of
the collected data. We discuss feature engineering and the effects of different
splits for the training processes, showcasing that random splits might
overestimate performance by more than twofold. Moreover, we investigate diverse
sets of input features, where network information proved to be most effective,
cutting the error by half. Part of our contribution is the validation of
multiple machine learning models within diverse scenarios. We also use
explainable AI to show that machine learning can learn underlying principles of
wireless networks without being explicitly programmed. Our data is collected
from a deployed network that was under full control of the measurement team and
covered different vehicular scenarios and radio environments.Comment: 18 pages, 12 Figures. Accepted on IEEE Acces
Enabling Mobility-Oriented JCAS in 6G Networks: An Architecture Proposal
Sensing plays a crucial role in autonomous and assisted vehicular driving, as
well as in the operation of autonomous drones. The traditional segregation of
communication and onboard sensing systems in mobility applications is due to be
merged using Joint Communication and Sensing (JCAS) in the development of the
6G mobile radio standard. The integration of JCAS functions into the future
road traffic landscape introduces novel challenges for the design of the 6G
system architecture. Special emphasis will be placed on facilitating direct
communication between road users and aerial drones. In various mobility
scenarios, diverse levels of integration will be explored, ranging from
leveraging communication capabilities to coordinate different radars to
achieving deep integration through a unified waveform. In this paper, we have
identified use cases and derive five higher-level Tech Cases (TCs). Technical
and functional requirements for the 6G system architecture for a
device-oriented JCAS approach will be extracted from the TCs and used to
conceptualize the architectural views.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, 4th IEEE Symposium on Joint Communication and
Sensin
Berlin V2X: A Machine Learning Dataset from Multiple Vehicles and Radio Access Technologies
The evolution of wireless communications into 6G and beyond is expected to
rely on new machine learning (ML)-based capabilities. These can enable
proactive decisions and actions from wireless-network components to sustain
quality-of-service (QoS) and user experience. Moreover, new use cases in the
area of vehicular and industrial communications will emerge. Specifically in
the area of vehicle communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) schemes will
benefit strongly from such advances. With this in mind, we have conducted a
detailed measurement campaign that paves the way to a plethora of diverse
ML-based studies. The resulting datasets offer GPS-located wireless
measurements across diverse urban environments for both cellular (with two
different operators) and sidelink radio access technologies, thus enabling a
variety of different studies towards V2X. The datasets are labeled and sampled
with a high time resolution. Furthermore, we make the data publicly available
with all the necessary information to support the onboarding of new
researchers. We provide an initial analysis of the data showing some of the
challenges that ML needs to overcome and the features that ML can leverage, as
well as some hints at potential research studies.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures. Accepted for presentation at IEEE conference
VTC2023-Spring. Available dataset at
https://ieee-dataport.org/open-access/berlin-v2