Abstract
In this paper, the problem of content-aware user clustering and content caching in wireless small cell networks is studied. In particular, a service delay minimization problem is formulated, aiming at optimally caching contents at the small cell base stations (SCBSs). To solve the optimization problem, we decouple it into two interrelated subproblems. First, a clustering algorithm is proposed grouping users with similar content popularity to associate similar users to the same SCBS, when possible. Second, a reinforcement learning algorithm is proposed to enable each SCBS to learn the popularity distribution of contents requested by its group of users and optimize its caching strategy accordingly. Simulation results show that by correlating the different popularity patterns of different users, the proposed scheme is able to minimize the service delay by %42 and 27%, while achieving a higher offloading gain of up to 280% and 90%, respectively, compared to random caching and unclustered learning schemes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2014 11th International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems, ISWCS 2014 - Proceedings |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 945-949 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781479958634 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
| Event | 2014 11th International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems, ISWCS 2014 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: Aug 26 2014 → Aug 29 2014 |
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| Other | 2014 11th International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems, ISWCS 2014 |
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| Country | Spain |
| City | Barcelona |
| Period | 8/26/14 → 8/29/14 |
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Keywords
- caching
- clustering
- offloading
- reinforcement learning
- small cell networks
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Computer Networks and Communications
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Content-aware user clustering and caching in wireless small cell networks. / Elbamby, Mohammed S.; Bennis, Mehdi; Saad, Walid; Latva-Aho, Matti.
2014 11th International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems, ISWCS 2014 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 945-949 6933489.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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