arXiv:2411.04728cs.LGcs.IT2024-11被引 12

用多级脉冲实现低功耗神经形态无线分治计算,提升推理效率。

Neuromorphic Wireless Split Computing with Multi-Level Spikes

  • 通过多级脉冲编码,在不增加能耗下传递更多信息。
  • 实验表明多级脉冲使模型性能显著提升,最佳载荷与信道质量相关。
  • 适用于资源受限的边缘智能设备,如物联网终端。

受生物机制启发,神经形态计算利用脉冲神经网络(SNNs)处理序列数据任务,显著提升能效。近期研究发现,在神经元间交换的脉冲中嵌入小型载荷可提高推理准确率而不增加能耗。为扩展神经形态计算至更大规模任务,分治计算——将SNN分割部署于两台设备——成为可行方案。此时,初始层所在设备需将输出脉冲信息传至第二设备,形成多级脉冲带来的信息增益与通信资源消耗之间的权衡。本文首次系统研究采用多级脉冲的神经形态无线分治架构,提出基于正交频分复用(OFDM)无线电接口的数字与模拟调制方案,以实现高效通信。利用软件定义无线电的仿真与实测结果表明,多级SNN模型可带来性能提升,并揭示了最优载荷大小随收发端连接质量变化的规律。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Inspired by biological processes, neuromorphic computing leverages spiking neural networks (SNNs) to perform inference tasks, offering significant efficiency gains for workloads involving sequential data. Recent advances in hardware and software have shown that embedding a small payload within each spike exchanged between spiking neurons can enhance inference accuracy without increasing energy consumption. To scale neuromorphic computing to larger workloads, split computing - where an SNN is partitioned across two devices - is a promising solution. In such architectures, the device hosting the initial layers must transmit information about the spikes generated by its output neurons to the second device. This establishes a trade-off between the benefits of multi-level spikes, which carry additional payload information, and the communication resources required for transmitting extra bits between devices. This paper presents the first comprehensive study of a neuromorphic wireless split computing architecture that employs multi-level SNNs. We propose digital and analog modulation schemes for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) radio interface to enable efficient communication. Simulation and experimental results using software-defined radios reveal performance improvements achieved by multi-level SNN models and provide insights into the optimal payload size as a function of the connection quality between the transmitter and receiver.

神经形态计算无线分治脉冲神经网络OFDM

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