Summary of Continual Deep Reinforcement Learning to Prevent Catastrophic Forgetting in Jamming Mitigation, by Kemal Davaslioglu et al.
Continual Deep Reinforcement Learning to Prevent Catastrophic Forgetting in Jamming Mitigation
by Kemal Davaslioglu, Sastry Kompella, Tugba Erpek, Yalin E. Sagduyu
First submitted to arxiv on: 14 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper addresses catastrophic forgetting in Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) applied to jammer detection and mitigation. Traditional DRL methods forget previously learned jammer patterns when adapting to new ones, undermining the effectiveness of the system in dynamic wireless environments. The authors propose a method that enables the network to retain knowledge of old jammer patterns while learning to handle new ones, substantially reducing catastrophic forgetting. This approach is based on PackNet and achieves superior anti-jamming performance compared to standard DRL methods. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps us understand how machines can learn from and adapt to changing wireless environments to detect and mitigate jamming effects. It shows that traditional machine learning methods forget what they learned before when adapting to new situations, which is a problem for reliable communication. The authors have a solution to this problem by making the machine keep track of old knowledge while learning new things, so it doesn’t forget what it already knows. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Machine learning * Reinforcement learning
