A New Block-Based Reinforcement Learning Approach for Distributed Resource Allocation in Clustered IoT Networks

Resource allocation and spectrum management are two major challenges in the massive scale deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication. Furthermore, the large number of devices per unit area in IoT networks also leads to congestion, network overload, and deterioration of the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR). To address these problems, efficient resource allocation play a pivotal role in optimizing the throughput,...