Autonomous network management using cooperative learning for network-wide load balancing in heterogeneous networks

GLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2547-2551

  Lee, Minsoo ^a   Ye, Xiaohui ^a   Marconett, Dan ^a   Johnson, Samuel ^a   Vemuri, Rao ^a   Yoo, S J Ben ^a  

^a Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive networks; Load balancing; Reinforcement learning; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE INTELLIGENCE; COGNITIVE NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE LEARNING; CROSS-LAYER; DYNAMIC ROUTING; HOP BY HOP; LEARNING AGENTS; LOAD BALANCING; MAC LAYER; MIDDLEWARE LAYER; NETWORK RESOURCE; OPNET SIMULATION; OPTIMAL ROUTES; PACKET DELIVERY; PACKET LOSS RATES; QOS CONSTRAINTS; QUEUE SIZE; SELF CONFIGURATION; SHORTEST PATH; TEAM LEARNING; TRAFFIC FLOW;

EDUCATION; HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; MIDDLEWARE; NETWORK LAYERS; PACKET LOSS; REINFORCEMENT; REINFORCEMENT LEARNING; TRAFFIC SURVEYS; WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

NETWORK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67249153951     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2008.ECP.489     Document Type: Conference Paper

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