Learning with Finite Memory for Machine Type Communication

Machine-type devices (MTDs) will lie at the heart of the Internet of Things (IoT) system. A key challenge in such a system is sharing network resources between small MTDs, which have limited memory and computational capabilities. In this paper, a novel learning \emph{with finite memory} framework is...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2016-10
Main Authors: Park, Taehyeun, Saad, Walid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alarm systems
Computer memory
Computer simulation
Delay
Electronic devices
Flood control
Internet of Things
Learning
Messages
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Summary:Machine-type devices (MTDs) will lie at the heart of the Internet of Things (IoT) system. A key challenge in such a system is sharing network resources between small MTDs, which have limited memory and computational capabilities. In this paper, a novel learning \emph{with finite memory} framework is proposed to enable MTDs to effectively learn about each others message state, so as to properly adapt their transmission parameters. In particular, an IoT system in which MTDs can transmit both delay tolerant, periodic messages and critical alarm messages is studied. For this model, the characterization of the exponentially growing delay for critical alarm messages and the convergence of the proposed learning framework in an IoT are analyzed. Simulation results show that the delay of critical alarm messages is significantly reduced up to \(94\%\) with very minimal memory requirements. The results also show that the proposed learning with finite memory framework is very effective in mitigating the limiting factors of learning that prevent proper learning procedures.
ISSN:2331-8422