arXiv:2606.28342cs.NIcs.AI2026-06中稿 · publication at IEE…

研究移动环境下分布式学习的三种运行模式,揭示网络动态如何影响训练效果。

Operating Regimes of Decentralized Learning Under Mobility and Bandwidth Constraints

论文配图:Operating Regimes of Decentralized Learning Under Mobility and Bandwidth Constraints
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  • 设计可重叠训练与同步的去中心化协议,支持部分参数传输。
  • 发现三类运行模式:接触间隔决定收敛、频繁连接下部分更新可接受、密集连接引发竞争降低吞吐。
  • 适合部署在移动设备无线协同训练场景的研究者和工程师参考。

去中心化学习是移动与普适系统中协同训练的有前景范式,无需中心协调且不共享原始数据。然而,现有分析多依赖理想通信假设,在无线环境中因连接间歇、拓扑随移动变化、带宽受限而失效。本文研究客户端异步、时变接触图及技术相关吞吐约束下的去中心化平均。实现一种完全去中心化协议,将同步与本地训练重叠,并在接触提前结束时支持部分张量级传输。基于随机行走移动模型与多种无线技术(蓝牙低功耗、LTE、Wi-Fi),量化网络动态与链路容量对收敛的影响。识别出三种运行模式:(i) 接触间隔主要通过混合效应决定收敛;(ii) 接触频繁时部分更新通常可被容忍;(iii) 极高密度接触会引发竞争,降低有效吞吐。这些发现为现实无线系统中的去中心化学习部署提供了实用视角,明确在提升连接性、增加带宽或缓解竞争方面何者最具影响。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Decentralized learning is a promising paradigm for collaborative training in mobile and pervasive systems, as it avoids a central coordinator and does not require sharing raw data. Yet, most analyses rely on idealized communication assumptions that break down in wireless settings, where connectivity is intermittent, topology changes due to mobility, and bandwidth is limited. We study decentralized averaging under client asynchrony, time-varying contact graphs, and technology-dependent throughput constraints. We implement a fully decentralized protocol that overlaps synchronization with local training and supports partial tensor-level transfers when contacts end early. Using Random Waypoint mobility and multiple wireless technologies (Bluetooth LE, LTE, and Wi-Fi), we quantify how network dynamics and link capacity impact convergence. We identify three operating regimes: (i) inter-contact time largely dictates convergence via mixing, (ii) partial updates are often well tolerated when contacts are frequent, and (iii) very dense contact patterns can trigger contention, reducing effective throughput. These findings provide a practical lens to reason about decentralized learning deployments over realistic wireless systems, highlighting when improving connectivity, increasing bandwidth, or mitigating contention is most impactful.

分布式学习移动系统无线通信去中心化

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