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A Practical Cross-Device Federated Learning Framework over 5G Networks
IEEE Wireless Communications
  • Wenti Yang, North China Electric Power University
  • Naiyu Wang, North China Electric Power University
  • Zhitao Guan, North China Electric Power University
  • Longfei Wu, Fayetteville State University
  • Xiaojiang Du, Stevens Institute of Technology
  • Mohsen Guizani, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Document Type
Article
Abstract

The concept of federated learning (FL) was first proposed by Google in 2016. Since then, FL has been widely studied for the feasibility of application in various fields due to its potential to make full use of data without compromising privacy. However, limited by the capacity of wireless data transmission, the employment of FL on mobile devices has been making slow progress in practice. The development and commercialization of the 5th generation (5G) mobile networks has shed some light on this. In this article, we analyze the challenges of existing FL schemes for mobile devices and propose a novel cross-device FL framework that utilizes the anonymous communication technology and ring signature to protect the privacy of participants while reducing the computation overhead of mobile devices participating in FL. In addition, our scheme implements a contribution-based incentive mechanism to encourage mobile users to participate in FL. We also give a case study of autonomous driving. Finally, we present the performance evaluation of the proposed scheme and discuss some open issues in FL.© 2002-2012 IEEE.

DOI
10.1109/MWC.005.2100435
Publication Date
5-9-2022
Keywords
  • 5G mobile communication systems,
  • Data structures
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Citation Information
W. Yang, N. Wang, Z. Guan, L. Wu, X. Du and M. Guizani, "A Practical Cross-Device Federated Learning Framework over 5G Networks," in IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 128-134, December 2022, doi: 10.1109/MWC.005.2100435.