Temporal Intent-Aware Multi-agent Learning for Network Optimization
2026 (English)In: Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security. SAFECOMP 2025 Workshops - CoC3CPS, DECSoS, SASSUR, SENSEI, SRToITS, and WAISE, 2025, Proceedings, Springer Nature , 2026, p. 29-40Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Cellular networks have grown in size and complexity in recent years. To meet increasing traffic demands, new approaches are needed to replace legacy rule-based controllers and network management systems. Among these, learning-based methods are appealing because they can discover control policies without relying on expert knowledge. Intent-based networking, which describes desired network behavior rather than specific configurations, introduces a new level of abstraction. However, satisfying network intents under temporal constraints remains an open challenge. In this paper, we present a reinforcement learning approach that leverages Signal Temporal Logic (STL) to quantitatively translate network intents into a reward signal. We combine this with a transformer-based neural network architecture to handle temporal dependencies and multi-agent coordination. We evaluate our method in a high-fidelity telecommunications simulator, demonstrating that it outperforms state-of-the-art baselines. Our experiments show an improvement in satisfying temporally dependent intents compared to prior methods.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature , 2026. p. 29-40
Keywords [en]
Intent-driven control, Network optimization, Reinforcement learning, Temporal logic
National Category
Computer Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-370457DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-02018-5_3Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105014755551OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-370457DiVA, id: diva2:2002067
Conference
Co-Design of Communication, Computing and Control in Cyber-Physical Systems, CoC3CPS 2025 held in conjunction with the 44th International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security, SAFECOMP 2025, Stockholm, Sweden, September 9, 2025
Note
Part of ISBN 9783032020178
QC 20250929
2025-09-292025-09-292025-09-29Bibliographically approved