Switching in the Rain: Predictive Wireless x-haul Network Reconfiguration

Igor Kadota, Dror Jacoby, Hagit Messer, Gil Zussman, Jonatan Ostrometzky

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Abstract

4G, 5G, and smart city networks often rely on microwave and millimeter-wave x-haul links. A major challenge associated with these high frequency links is their susceptibility to weather conditions. In particular, precipitation may cause severe signal attenuation, which significantly degrades the network performance. In this paper, we develop a Predictive Network Reconfiguration (PNR) framework that uses historical data to predict the future condition of each link and then prepares the network ahead of time for imminent disturbances. The PNR framework has two components: (i) an Attenuation Prediction (AP) mechanism; and (ii) a Multi-Step Network Reconfiguration (MSNR) algorithm. The AP mechanism employs an encoder-decoder Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model to predict the sequence of future attenuation levels of each link. The MSNR algorithm leverages these predictions to dynamically optimize routing and admission control decisions aiming to maximize network utilization, while preserving max-min fairness among the nodes using the network (e.g., base-stations) and preventing transient congestion that may be caused by switching routes. We train, validate, and evaluate the PNR framework using a dataset containing over 2 million measurements collected from a real-world city-scale backhaul network. The results show that the framework: (i) predicts attenuation with high accuracy, with an RMSE of less than 0.4 dB for a prediction horizon of 50 seconds; and (ii) can improve the instantaneous network utilization by more than 200% when compared to reactive network reconfiguration algorithms that cannot leverage information about future disturbances. The full paper associated with this abstract can be found at https://doi.org/10.1145/3570616.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)101-102
Number of pages2
JournalPerformance Evaluation Review
Volume51
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Jun 2023
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • 5g
  • backhaul
  • fronthaul
  • machine learning
  • millimeter-wave
  • rain attenuation
  • routing
  • wireless networks

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