Graph Neural Networks for Intelligent Modelling in Network Management and Orchestration: A Survey on Communicationsopen access
- Authors
- Tam, Prohim; Song, Inseok; Kang, Seungwoo; Ros, Seyha; Kim, Seokhoon
- Issue Date
- Oct-2022
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Keywords
- deep reinforcement learning; graph neural networks; management and orchestration; offloading strategies; routing optimization; software-defined networking; virtual network functions
- Citation
- Electronics (Basel), v.11, no.20
- Journal Title
- Electronics (Basel)
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 20
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/21785
- DOI
- 10.3390/electronics11203371
- ISSN
- 2079-9292
- Abstract
- The advancing applications based on machine learning and deep learning in communication networks have been exponentially increasing in the system architectures of enabled software-defined networking, network functions virtualization, and other wired/wireless networks. With data exposure capabilities of graph-structured network topologies and underlying data plane information, the state-of-the-art deep learning approach, graph neural networks (GNN), has been applied to understand multi-scale deep correlations, offer generalization capability, improve the accuracy metrics of prediction modelling, and empower state representation for deep reinforcement learning (DRL) agents in future intelligent network management and orchestration. This paper contributes a taxonomy of recent studies using GNN-based approaches to optimize the control policies, including offloading strategies, routing optimization, virtual network function orchestration, and resource allocation. The algorithm designs of converged DRL and GNN are reviewed throughout the selected studies by presenting the state generalization, GNN-assisted action selection, and reward valuation cooperating with GNN outputs. We also survey the GNN-empowered application deployment in the autonomous control of optical networks, Internet of Healthcare Things, Internet of Vehicles, Industrial Internet of Things, and other smart city applications. Finally, we provide a potential discussion on research challenges and future directions.
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