Age-of-information vs. Value-of-information scheduling for cellular networked control systems

Onur Ayan, Mikhail Vilgelm, Markus Klügel, Sandra Hirche, Wolfgang Kellerer

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Abstract

Age-of-Information (AoI) is a recently introduced metric for network operation with sensor applications which quantifies the freshness of data. In the context of networked control systems (NCSs), we compare the worth of the AoI metric with the value-of-information (VoI) metric, which is related to the uncertainty reduction in stochastic processes. First, we show that the uncertainty propagates non-linearly over time depending on system dynamics. Next, we define the value of a new update of the process of interest as a function of AoI and system parameters of the NCSs. We use the aggregated update value as a utility for the centralized scheduling problem in a cellular NCS composed of multiple heterogeneous control loops. By conducting a simulative analysis, we show that prioritizing transmissions with higher VoI improves performance of the NCSs compared with providing fair data freshness to all sub-systems equally.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICCPS 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems
EditorsGowri Sankar Ramachandran, Jorge Ortiz
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages109-117
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781450362856
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Apr 2019
Event10th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems, ICCPS 2019, part of the 2019 CPS-IoT Week - Montreal, Canada
Duration: 16 Apr 201918 Apr 2019

Publication series

NameICCPS 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems

Conference

Conference10th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems, ICCPS 2019, part of the 2019 CPS-IoT Week
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period16/04/1918/04/19

Keywords

  • Age-of-Information
  • Cyber-Physical Networking
  • Networked Control Systems
  • Value-of-Information

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