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AI-Driven Digital Twins: Optimizing 5G/6G Network Slicing With NTNs

  • Afan Ali*
  • , Huseyin Arslan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Network slicing in 5G/6G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) is confronted with mobility and traffic variability. An artificial intelligence (AI)-based digital twin (DT) architecture with deep reinforcement learning (DRL) using Deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG) is proposed for dynamic optimization of resource allocation. DT virtualizes network states to enable predictive analysis, while DRL changes bandwidth for eMBB slice. Simulations show a 25% latency reduction compared to static methods, with enhanced resource utilization. This scalable solution supports 5G/6G NTN applications like disaster recovery and urban blockage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)66-70
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE Wireless Communications Letters
Volume15
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Oct 2026
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2012 IEEE.

Keywords

  • 5G/6G
  • Digital twins
  • deep reinforcement learning
  • network slicing
  • non-terrestrial networks

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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