Automated ML Model Retraining Engine for 5G Network Accuracy

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Solution Overview

Problem

The performance degradation of Machine Learning (ML) models in 5G cellular networks due to accuracy decline and unplanned events leads to inefficient resource utilization, high operational costs, and Quality of Service (QoS)/Quality of Experience (QoE) degradation, necessitating automated retraining solutions to optimize network services.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with a proactive retraining engine automatically detects accuracy degradation in ML models, determines if it meets a pre-defined threshold, and initiates retraining using a second ML model, optimizing resource allocation and leveraging transfer learning for new network slices, thereby reducing manual intervention and costs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If ML models are retrained manually to prevent performance degradation, then prediction accuracy is improved, but operational costs and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprediction accuracyVSAvoidtime consumption for retraining
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary monitoring of model performance metrics and proactively triggers retraining before significant accuracy degradation occurs. The automated system detects performance decline trends and initiates retraining operations in advance, preventing the model from entering a degraded state while avoiding manual intervention delays.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The ML model monitoring and retraining system operates autonomously without human intervention. The system automatically monitors model performance, detects accuracy degradation, triggers retraining workflows, and manages resource allocation. This self-service mechanism eliminates manual retraining operations while maintaining high prediction accuracy through continuous automated model optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Measurement precision

If ML models are retrained frequently to maintain accuracy, then prediction accuracy is improved, but resource consumption and operational costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprediction accuracyVSAvoidresource consumption for retraining
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements continuous feedback monitoring of model performance metrics against predefined accuracy thresholds. When performance degradation is detected, the system triggers targeted retraining only for affected models. This feedback-driven approach prevents unnecessary retraining of high-performing models, optimizing resource utilization while maintaining required prediction accuracy levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts retraining parameters including data sampling rates, model architecture modifications, and training hyperparameters based on performance degradation patterns. By changing these parameters adaptively, the system achieves effective model retraining with reduced computational resources compared to full-model retraining at fixed intervals.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If manual monitoring and retraining of ML models is performed, then prediction accuracy can be maintained, but operational complexity and human intervention requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprediction accuracyVSAvoidoperational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a universal automated monitoring and retraining platform that handles multiple ML models across different network functions. The platform provides unified performance tracking, threshold-based triggering, and standardized retraining workflows that work across diverse model types. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate manual processes for each model, reducing operational complexity while maintaining accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Loss of energy

If ML models are deployed without automated retraining, then operational costs are reduced, but performance degradation occurs leading to QoS/QoE degradation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational costsVSAvoidQoS/QoE
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements autonomous self-service retraining that operates without human intervention. The automated platform continuously monitors model performance, detects accuracy degradation, and triggers retraining workflows automatically. This eliminates the need for paid manual retraining operations while ensuring model accuracy is maintained, thereby preserving QoS/QoE without increasing operational costs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary detection of performance degradation trends and proactively initiates retraining before QoS/QoE degradation occurs. By acting in advance based on monitored performance metrics, the system prevents quality degradation while avoiding the costs associated with reactive manual intervention and service quality remediation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20240046151A1Method and electronic device for automated machine learning model retraining
Publication Date: 2024.02.08 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A system and/or method for automated ML model retraining by an electronic device. The system and/or method may include one or more of: running a first ML model and a second ML model, predicting an accuracy degradation of the first ML model using the second ML model, determining whether the predicted accuracy degradation meets a pre-defined threshold, and/or retraining the first ML model when the predicted accuracy degradation meets the pre-defined threshold.