A Review of Dynamic Resource Allocation Techniques for Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computing Networks Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning
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The integrated sensing, communication, and computing (ISCC) network, as a core direction of the sixth-generation mobile communication system, provides a key enabling technology for efficient collaboration in future intelligent networks by deeply integrating communication, sensing, and computing capabilities. However, the dynamic management and joint optimization of multi-dimensional heterogeneous resources in ISCC networks face severe challenges such as high-dimensional state spaces, tightly coupled constraints, and time-varying environments. Traditional optimization methods struggle to achieve both real-time performance and optimality. Deep reinforcement learning (DRL), with its end-to-end learning capability for complex sequential decision-making problems, offers a novel solution to this dilemma. This paper systematically reviews the current research status of dynamic resource allocation in ISCC networks. It analyzes the fundamental background and resource management challenges of ISCC networks, reviews representative domestic and international research advances in DRL-based resource allocation covering both single-agent and multi-agent approaches, and provides a critical discussion of existing limitations and future research directions.
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TY - JOUR AU - Guo, Tao AU - Wu, Rongxin AU - Yi, Hui AU - Jiang, Huilin PY - 2026 DA - 2026/06/27 TI - A Review of Dynamic Resource Allocation Techniques for Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computing Networks Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning JO - ICCK Transactions on Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems T2 - ICCK Transactions on Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems JF - ICCK Transactions on Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems VL - 1 IS - 2 SP - 76 EP - 82 DO - 10.62762/TICPS.2026.591816 UR - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/TICPS.2026.591816 KW - integrated sensing, communication, and computing (ISCC) KW - deep reinforcement learning KW - dynamic resource allocation KW - multi-agent reinforcement learning KW - 6G network AB - The integrated sensing, communication, and computing (ISCC) network, as a core direction of the sixth-generation mobile communication system, provides a key enabling technology for efficient collaboration in future intelligent networks by deeply integrating communication, sensing, and computing capabilities. However, the dynamic management and joint optimization of multi-dimensional heterogeneous resources in ISCC networks face severe challenges such as high-dimensional state spaces, tightly coupled constraints, and time-varying environments. Traditional optimization methods struggle to achieve both real-time performance and optimality. Deep reinforcement learning (DRL), with its end-to-end learning capability for complex sequential decision-making problems, offers a novel solution to this dilemma. This paper systematically reviews the current research status of dynamic resource allocation in ISCC networks. It analyzes the fundamental background and resource management challenges of ISCC networks, reviews representative domestic and international research advances in DRL-based resource allocation covering both single-agent and multi-agent approaches, and provides a critical discussion of existing limitations and future research directions. SN - 3071-2947 PB - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge LA - English ER -
@article{Guo2026A,
author = {Tao Guo and Rongxin Wu and Hui Yi and Huilin Jiang},
title = {A Review of Dynamic Resource Allocation Techniques for Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computing Networks Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning},
journal = {ICCK Transactions on Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems},
year = {2026},
volume = {1},
number = {2},
pages = {76-82},
doi = {10.62762/TICPS.2026.591816},
url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/TICPS.2026.591816},
abstract = {The integrated sensing, communication, and computing (ISCC) network, as a core direction of the sixth-generation mobile communication system, provides a key enabling technology for efficient collaboration in future intelligent networks by deeply integrating communication, sensing, and computing capabilities. However, the dynamic management and joint optimization of multi-dimensional heterogeneous resources in ISCC networks face severe challenges such as high-dimensional state spaces, tightly coupled constraints, and time-varying environments. Traditional optimization methods struggle to achieve both real-time performance and optimality. Deep reinforcement learning (DRL), with its end-to-end learning capability for complex sequential decision-making problems, offers a novel solution to this dilemma. This paper systematically reviews the current research status of dynamic resource allocation in ISCC networks. It analyzes the fundamental background and resource management challenges of ISCC networks, reviews representative domestic and international research advances in DRL-based resource allocation covering both single-agent and multi-agent approaches, and provides a critical discussion of existing limitations and future research directions.},
keywords = {integrated sensing, communication, and computing (ISCC), deep reinforcement learning, dynamic resource allocation, multi-agent reinforcement learning, 6G network},
issn = {3071-2947},
publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
}
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