TU1.R9.3

Optimizing Information Freshness in Mobile Networks with Age-Threshold ALOHA

Fangming Zhao, Zhejiang University, China; Nikolaos Pappas, Linköping University, Sweden; Chuan Ma, Chongqing University, China; Xinghua Sun, Sun Yat-sen University, China; Tony Q. S. Quek, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore; H. Howard Yang, Zhejiang University, China

Session:
Age of Information 1

Track:
19: Age of Information

Location:
Lamda

Presentation Time:
Tue, 9 Jul, 10:25 - 10:45

Session Chair:
Alex Sprintson, Texas A&M University
Abstract
We optimize the Age of Information (AoI) in random access networks using the age-threshold slotted ALOHA (TSA) protocol. The network comprises multiple source-destination pairs, where each source sends a sequence of status update packets to its destination over a shared spectrum. The TSA protocol stipulates that a source node must remain silent until its AoI reaches a predefined threshold, after which the node accesses the radio channel with a certain probability. We derive analytical expressions for the transmission success probability and time-average AoI using stochastic geometry tools. Subsequently, we obtain closed-form expressions for the optimal update rate and age threshold that minimize the time-average AoI. In addition, we establish a scaling law for the time-average AoI in random access networks, revealing that the optimal time-average AoI increases linearly with the deployment density. Notably, the growth rate under TSA is half of that under conventional slotted ALOHA.
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