A QoE-Oriented Network Selection Mechanism in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

Abstract

In order to guarantee the UAV video uplink in heterogeneous networks, a novel access network selection mechanism was proposed in this paper. Due to the unknown Channel State Information(CSI), the issue was first modeled as the Multi-Armed Bandit (MAB) problem. Then, the reward function was built and the Quality of Experience (QoE) of video was considered. By means of three typical solving algorithms, decisions could be made between utilization and exploration. The simulation results show that the mechanism can effectively solve the network selection problem of video transmission in heterogeneous networks.