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Joint Beamforming and Resource Allocation for STAR-IRS-Aided SCMA ISAC Systems Using Meta Deep Reinforcement Learning

Farhadi, A; Olfat, A; Masouros, C; (2025) Joint Beamforming and Resource Allocation for STAR-IRS-Aided SCMA ISAC Systems Using Meta Deep Reinforcement Learning. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 10.1109/TWC.2025.3580347. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

In response to growing demands for both sensing and communication performance from future applications of wireless networks, simultaneous transmitting and reflecting intelligent reflecting surface (STAR-IRS), sparse code multiple access (SCMA), and integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) have been introduced. In this paper, we investigate the joint beamforming and resource allocation optimization problem (OP) for STAR-IRS-Aided SCMA for an ISAC System by considering ISAC, SCMA, beamforming, quality of service (QoS), and STAR-IRS constraints in the THz band. The investigated OP is a type of NP-hard OP that cannot be solved by conventional methods. Moreover, the possible solution must have the ability to adapt to different situations. Then to solve this problem efficiently, we employ a new meta deep reinforcement learning (MDRL). The simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed solution for the resource allocation problem across different system model and MDRL parameters, as well as multiple access methods. Compared to non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) and orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA), the proposed system model improves energy efficiency (EE) by 15% and 20%, respectively. The suggested MDRL approach achieves a 123% enhancement over classic deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG). Additionally, a scenario involving a coupled phase-shift model was conducted for the proposed system model. To investigate the effect of channel state information (CSI) estimation on our proposed system model, we considered a simulation with both imperfect and perfect CSI. Additionally, when solving the optimization problem using a convex optimization approach, MDRL shows a 10% improvement.

Type: Article
Title: Joint Beamforming and Resource Allocation for STAR-IRS-Aided SCMA ISAC Systems Using Meta Deep Reinforcement Learning
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2025.3580347
Publisher version: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?pu...
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Electronic and Electrical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10211011
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