Prioritized Value-Decomposition Network for Explainable AI-Enabled Network Slicing
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| author | Salehi, Shavbo Iturria-Rivera, Pedro Enrique Elsayed, Medhat Bavand, Majid Gaigalas, Raimundas Ozcan, Yigit Erol-Kantarci, Melike |
| author_facet | Salehi, Shavbo Iturria-Rivera, Pedro Enrique Elsayed, Medhat Bavand, Majid Gaigalas, Raimundas Ozcan, Yigit Erol-Kantarci, Melike |
| contents | Network slicing aims to enhance flexibility and efficiency in next-generation wireless networks by allocating the right resources to meet the diverse requirements of various applications. Managing these slices with machine learning (ML) algorithms has emerged as a promising approach however explainability has been a challenge. To this end, several Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) frameworks have been proposed to address the opacity in decision-making in many ML methods. In this paper, we propose a Prioritized Value-Decomposition Network (PVDN) as an XAI-driven approach for resource allocation in a multi-agent network slicing system. The PVDN method decomposes the global value function into individual contributions and prioritizes slice outputs, providing an explanation of how resource allocation decisions impact system performance. By incorporating XAI, PVDN offers valuable insights into the decision-making process, enabling network operators to better understand, trust, and optimize slice management strategies. Through simulations, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the PVDN approach with improving the throughput by 67% and 16%, while reducing latency by 35% and 22%, compared to independent and VDN-based resource allocation methods. |
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| spellingShingle | Prioritized Value-Decomposition Network for Explainable AI-Enabled Network Slicing Salehi, Shavbo Iturria-Rivera, Pedro Enrique Elsayed, Medhat Bavand, Majid Gaigalas, Raimundas Ozcan, Yigit Erol-Kantarci, Melike Networking and Internet Architecture Network slicing aims to enhance flexibility and efficiency in next-generation wireless networks by allocating the right resources to meet the diverse requirements of various applications. Managing these slices with machine learning (ML) algorithms has emerged as a promising approach however explainability has been a challenge. To this end, several Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) frameworks have been proposed to address the opacity in decision-making in many ML methods. In this paper, we propose a Prioritized Value-Decomposition Network (PVDN) as an XAI-driven approach for resource allocation in a multi-agent network slicing system. The PVDN method decomposes the global value function into individual contributions and prioritizes slice outputs, providing an explanation of how resource allocation decisions impact system performance. By incorporating XAI, PVDN offers valuable insights into the decision-making process, enabling network operators to better understand, trust, and optimize slice management strategies. Through simulations, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the PVDN approach with improving the throughput by 67% and 16%, while reducing latency by 35% and 22%, compared to independent and VDN-based resource allocation methods. |
| title | Prioritized Value-Decomposition Network for Explainable AI-Enabled Network Slicing |
| topic | Networking and Internet Architecture |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15734 |