Machine Learning Empowered Resource Allocation in IRS Aided MISO-NOMA Networks

• Published in: IEEE transactions on wireless communications Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 3478 - 3492
• Main Authors: Gao, Xinyu, Liu, Yuanwei, Liu, Xiao, Song, Lingyang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.05.2022; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Array signal processing; Beamforming; Clustering; Clustering algorithms; Decoding; Deep Q-network (DQN); Gaussian mixture model (GMM); intelligent reflecting surface (IRS); Machine learning; NOMA; non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA); Nonorthogonal multiple access; Prediction algorithms; Probabilistic models; Radio equipment; Resource allocation; Resource management; User requirements; Wireless networks
• ISSN: 1536-1276; 1558-2248
• DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2021.3122409

A novel framework of intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided multiple-input single-output (MISO) non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) network is proposed, where a base station (BS) serves multiple clusters with unfixed number of users in each cluster. The goal is to maximize the sum-rate of all users by jointly optimizing the passive beamforming vector at the IRS, decoding order, power allocation coefficient vector and number of clusters, subject to the rate requirements of users. In order to tackle the formulated problem, a three-step approach is proposed. More particularly, a long short-term memory (LSTM) based algorithm is first adopted for predicting the mobility of users. Secondly, a K-means based Gaussian mixture model (K-GMM) algorithm is proposed for user clustering. Thirdly, a deep Q-network (DQN) based algorithm is invoked for jointly determining the phase shift matrix and power allocation policy. Simulation results are provided for demonstrating that the proposed algorithm outperforms the benchmarks, while the throughput gain of 35% can be achieved by invoking NOMA technique instead of orthogonal multiple access (OMA).