D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm for vehicular networks assisted by digital twins

To address the challenges of highly dynamic topologies, task diversity, and low-latency constraints in vehicular edge computing, a D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm assisted by digital twin technology was proposed. Firstly, a digital Siamese network was constructed to realize the dynamic...

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Main Authors: CHEN Geng, SONG Zhenghan, XIA Conghui, ZENG Qingtian
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Published: Editorial Department of Journal on Communications 2025-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.joconline.com.cn/zh/article/doi/10.11959/j.issn.1000-436x.2025144/
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XIA Conghui
ZENG Qingtian
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XIA Conghui
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description To address the challenges of highly dynamic topologies, task diversity, and low-latency constraints in vehicular edge computing, a D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm assisted by digital twin technology was proposed. Firstly, a digital Siamese network was constructed to realize the dynamic modeling of traffic state, which integrated vehicle spatio-temporal and resource information, was different from the traditional static clustering strategy, improved the stability of collaborative clustering and reduced the strategy search space. Next, based on task decomposability, two types of task models were established, and a hybrid offloading strategy was devised to accurately adapt to dynamic real-world demands. Furthermore, a D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm for vehicle clusters was developed, utilizing a dual-network architecture to decouple action and target evaluations, thereby suppressing <italic>Q</italic>-value bias, accelerating policy convergence, and achieving a balance between utility and latency. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme can significantly reduce task processing latency in high-dynamic and high-load scenarios, and achieves an average system utility improvement of 5.32%, 8.54%, 1.47%, 11.2%, 68.51%, and 103.15% compared to the other six baseline algorithms, respectively.
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spelling doaj-art-cc87deb396d649feb97ed83b88b3be162025-08-23T19:00:09ZzhoEditorial Department of Journal on CommunicationsTongxin xuebao1000-436X2025-01-01115123345378D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm for vehicular networks assisted by digital twinsCHEN GengSONG ZhenghanXIA ConghuiZENG QingtianTo address the challenges of highly dynamic topologies, task diversity, and low-latency constraints in vehicular edge computing, a D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm assisted by digital twin technology was proposed. Firstly, a digital Siamese network was constructed to realize the dynamic modeling of traffic state, which integrated vehicle spatio-temporal and resource information, was different from the traditional static clustering strategy, improved the stability of collaborative clustering and reduced the strategy search space. Next, based on task decomposability, two types of task models were established, and a hybrid offloading strategy was devised to accurately adapt to dynamic real-world demands. Furthermore, a D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm for vehicle clusters was developed, utilizing a dual-network architecture to decouple action and target evaluations, thereby suppressing <italic>Q</italic>-value bias, accelerating policy convergence, and achieving a balance between utility and latency. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme can significantly reduce task processing latency in high-dynamic and high-load scenarios, and achieves an average system utility improvement of 5.32%, 8.54%, 1.47%, 11.2%, 68.51%, and 103.15% compared to the other six baseline algorithms, respectively.http://www.joconline.com.cn/zh/article/doi/10.11959/j.issn.1000-436x.2025144/vehicular edge computingdigital twinvehicle clusterdeep reinforcement learningtask diversity
spellingShingle CHEN Geng
SONG Zhenghan
XIA Conghui
ZENG Qingtian
D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm for vehicular networks assisted by digital twins
Tongxin xuebao
vehicular edge computing
digital twin
vehicle cluster
deep reinforcement learning
task diversity
title D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm for vehicular networks assisted by digital twins
title_full D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm for vehicular networks assisted by digital twins
title_fullStr D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm for vehicular networks assisted by digital twins
title_full_unstemmed D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm for vehicular networks assisted by digital twins
title_short D3QN-based collaborative offloading algorithm for vehicular networks assisted by digital twins
title_sort d3qn based collaborative offloading algorithm for vehicular networks assisted by digital twins
topic vehicular edge computing
digital twin
vehicle cluster
deep reinforcement learning
task diversity
url http://www.joconline.com.cn/zh/article/doi/10.11959/j.issn.1000-436x.2025144/
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