用轻量Transformer预测5G广播信道质量,避免视频卡顿。
Transformer-Based MCS Prediction for 5G Multicast-Broadcast Services (MBS)

- 基于Transformer预测28种调制编码方案的传输成功率
- 可靠性达86.89%,远超追求吞吐量的基线模型
- 实时性极强,手机端推理低于0.07毫秒
5G多播广播服务(MBS)正成为高效传输超高清内容的关键技术,可革新有线电视部署。与依赖反馈重传的单播不同,MBS采用无确认模式(RLC-UM),无法重传导致丢包永久影响用户体验。传统链路自适应算法过度追求吞吐量,在此风险敏感环境中表现不佳,引发严重视频卡顿和缓冲。为此,我们提出一种轻量级Transformer框架,预测未来视频段内全部28种调制编码方案(MCS)的成功概率。基于具有0.5毫秒粒度的真实商业网络数据集,采用自定义非对称安全损失函数,惩罚信道过高估计,优先保障链路稳定性。实验表明,该方法可靠性达86.89%,显著优于以吞吐量优化的标准AI基线(31.65%),同时保持保守安全倾向。模型已针对实时应用优化,在商用5G手机上推理时间低于0.07毫秒。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
The deployment of 5G Multicast-Broadcast Services (MBS) is emerging as a critical technology for spectral-efficient UHD content delivery and serving as a promising solution to modernize CATV deployment. However, unlike unicast networks that rely on RLC-AM with HARQ retransmissions, MBS broadcast operates in RLC Unacknowledged Mode (RLC-UM), where the absence of a feedback loop means packet loss is permanent and immediately impacts user QoE. Conventional link adaptation algorithms, designed for unicast, typically aggressively maximize throughput and fail in this risk-intolerant environment, resulting in severe video stalls and rebuffering. To address this, we propose a lightweight Transformer-based framework that predicts the success probability of all 28 MCS indices over an upcoming video segment horizon. Utilizing a unique commercial network dataset with 0.5 ms slot-level granularity, we train our model using a custom Asymmetric Safety Loss function that penalizes channel overestimation to prioritize link stability. Experimental results show that our approach achieves a reliability score of 86.89%, significantly outperforming standard AI baselines optimized for raw throughput (31.65%) while maintaining a safe conservative bias. Furthermore, the model is optimized for real-time applications, demonstrating an inference time of less than 0.07 ms on COTS 5G-era smartphones.
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