Resource management of cloud-enabled systems using model-free reinforcement learning

Autor: Makram Bouzid, Armen Aghasaryan, Dimitre Kostadinov, Yue Jin
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Annals of Telecommunications. 74:625-636
ISSN: 1958-9395
0003-4347
DOI: 10.1007/s12243-019-00720-y
Popis: The digital system of the future will face the growing challenge of controlling the system behavior in complex dynamically evolving environments. In this paper, we examine the applicability of a new management paradigm based on a reinforcement learning approach, where no preliminary specification of the system model is required. The learning agent identifies the most adequate control policies in live interaction with a partially observed system and provides it with autonomous management capabilities. We present the results of experimentation with cloud-based applications and discuss the technical challenges that need to be addressed in this field. Furthermore, we present the results of experimentation on a 5G network slice that hosts a cloud-based application in a multi-agent reinforcement learning setting, and demonstrate the value of information exchange between learning agents.
Databáze: OpenAIRE