This paper presents a reduced-state reinforcement learning solution to the dynamic channel allocation problem in cellular telecommunication networks featuring mobile traffic and call handoffs. We examine the performance of table-based function representation used in conjunction with the on-policy reinforcement learning algorithm SARSA and show that the policy obtained using a reduced-state table-based technique provides an online dynamic channel allocation solution with superior performance in terms of new call and handoff blocking probability as well as significantly reduced memory requirements. The superior performance of the proposed statereduced technique is illustrated in simulation examples.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.