Communication-Efficient Vertically Split Inference via Over-the-Air Computation

  • Peng Yang*
  • , Dingzhu Wen
  • , Qunsong Zeng
  • , Ting Wang
  • , Yuanming Shi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, a vertically split neural network based edge-device collaborative inference framework is proposed to deal with the issue that heterogeneous raw data samples are obtained by different devices for an inference task as well as to enhance the feature extraction capability of edge devices. To alleviate the communication overhead caused by transmitting the high-dimensional local feature maps, the technique of over-the-air computation (AirComp) is adopted. Furthermore, a broadband channel is considered and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is leveraged to support the simultaneous aggregation of all dimensions of the local results. Due to the channel fading and noise, a scheme of joint subcarrier allocation, power allocation, and receive beamforming is then proposed to minimize the aggregation distortion and improve the inference accuracy. Extensive experiments are conducted to verify the superiority of the proposed design over benchmarking schemes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE 24th International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2023 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-5
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781665496261
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event24th IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2023 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 25 Sep 202328 Sep 2023

Publication series

NameIEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC

Conference

Conference24th IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period25/09/2328/09/23

Keywords

  • orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
  • over-the-air computation
  • split inference

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