Human-Centric Decision-Making in Cell-Less 6G Networks
<|reference_start|>Human-Centric Decision-Making in Cell-Less 6G Networks: In next-generation networks, cells will be replaced by a collection of points-of-access (PoAs), with overlapping coverage areas and/or different technologies. Along with a promise for greater performance and flexibility, this creates further pressure on network management algorithms, which must make joint decisions on (i) PoA-to-user association and (ii) PoA management. We solve this challenging problem through an efficient and effective solution concept called Cluster-then-Match (CtM). Importantly, CtM makes human-centric decisions, where pure network performance is balanced against metrics like energy consumption and electromagnetic field exposure, which concern all humans in the network area -- including those who are not network users. Through our performance evaluation, which leverages detailed models for EMF exposure estimation and standard-specified signal propagation models, we show that CtM outperforms state-of-the-art network management schemes, including those utilizing machine learning, reducing energy consumption by over 80%.<|reference_end|>
@article{chiaramello2024human-centric,
    title={Human-Centric Decision-Making in Cell-Less 6G Networks},
    author={Emma Chiaramello and Carla Fabiana Chiasserini and Francesco
  Malandrino and Alessandro Nordio and Marta Parazzini and Alvaro Valcarce},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.14344},
    year={2024},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2402.14344},
    primaryClass={cs.NI}
}