Graph-based deep learning for communication networks: A survey

W Jiang - Computer Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
Communication networks are important infrastructures in contemporary society. There are
still many challenges that are not fully solved and new solutions are proposed continuously …

Graph neural networks for intelligent modelling in network management and orchestration: a survey on communications

P Tam, I Song, S Kang, S Ros, S Kim - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The advancing applications based on machine learning and deep learning in
communication networks have been exponentially increasing in the system architectures of …

Cloud–edge collaborative SFC mapping for industrial IoT using deep reinforcement learning

S Xu, Y Li, S Guo, C Lei, D Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and 5G have been served as the key elements to
support the reliable and efficient operation of Industry 4.0. By integrating burgeoning …

D-vine: Dynamic virtual network embedding in non-terrestrial networks

I Maity, TX Vu, S Chatzinotas… - 2022 IEEE Wireless …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we address the virtual network embedding (VNE) problem in non-terrestrial
networks (NTNs) enabling dynamic changes in the virtual network function (VNF) …

A Survey of Intelligent End-to-End Networking Solutions: Integrating Graph Neural Networks and Deep Reinforcement Learning Approaches

P Tam, S Ros, I Song, S Kang, S Kim - Electronics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper provides a comprehensive survey of the integration of graph neural networks
(GNN) and deep reinforcement learning (DRL) in end-to-end (E2E) networking solutions …

Knowledge defined networks on the edge for service function chaining and reactive traffic steering

A Rafiq, S Rehman, R Young, WC Song, MA Khan… - Cluster …, 2023 - Springer
Emerging technologies such as network function virtualization and software-defined
networking (SDN) have made a phenomenal breakthrough in network management by …

Beyond the Edge: An Advanced Exploration of Reinforcement Learning for Mobile Edge Computing, its Applications, and Future Research Trajectories

N Yang, S Chen, H Zhang… - … Communications Surveys & …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) broadens the scope of computation and storage beyond the
central network, incorporating edge nodes close to end devices. This expansion facilitates …

Service function chaining and traffic steering in SDN using graph neural network

A Rafiq, TA Khan, M Afaq… - … Conference on Information …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the network softwarization, Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) has shifted the standard
of network services deployment and management for telecommunication. However, the …

On using deep reinforcement learning for multi-domain SFC placement

N Toumi, M Bagaa, A Ksentini - 2021 IEEE Global …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Service Function Chaining (SFC) has emerged as a promising technology for 5G and
beyond. It leverages Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined …

Hierarchical multi-agent deep reinforcement learning for SFC placement on multiple domains

N Toumi, M Bagaa, A Ksentini - 2021 IEEE 46th Conference on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Service Function Chaining (SFC) is the process of decomposing a network service into
multiple functions that successively process packets to deliver the end-to-end service. In a …