InSlicing: Interpretable Learning-Assisted Network Slice Configuration in Open Radio Access Networks

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Autori principali: Zhao, Ming, Zhang, Yuru, Liu, Qiang, Kak, Ahan, Choi, Nakjung
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Zhao, Ming
Zhang, Yuru
Liu, Qiang
Kak, Ahan
Choi, Nakjung
author_facet Zhao, Ming
Zhang, Yuru
Liu, Qiang
Kak, Ahan
Choi, Nakjung
contents Network slicing is a key technology enabling the flexibility and efficiency of 5G networks, offering customized services for diverse applications. However, existing methods face challenges in adapting to dynamic network environments and lack interpretability in performance models. In this paper, we propose a novel interpretable network slice configuration algorithm (\emph{InSlicing}) in open radio access networks, by integrating Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) and hybrid optimization process. On the one hand, we use KANs to approximate and learn the unknown performance function of individual slices, which converts the blackbox optimization problem. On the other hand, we solve the converted problem with a genetic method for global search and incorporate a trust region for gradient-based local refinement. With the extensive evaluation, we show that our proposed algorithm achieves high interpretability while reducing 25+\% operation cost than existing solutions.
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spellingShingle InSlicing: Interpretable Learning-Assisted Network Slice Configuration in Open Radio Access Networks
Zhao, Ming
Zhang, Yuru
Liu, Qiang
Kak, Ahan
Choi, Nakjung
Networking and Internet Architecture
Network slicing is a key technology enabling the flexibility and efficiency of 5G networks, offering customized services for diverse applications. However, existing methods face challenges in adapting to dynamic network environments and lack interpretability in performance models. In this paper, we propose a novel interpretable network slice configuration algorithm (\emph{InSlicing}) in open radio access networks, by integrating Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) and hybrid optimization process. On the one hand, we use KANs to approximate and learn the unknown performance function of individual slices, which converts the blackbox optimization problem. On the other hand, we solve the converted problem with a genetic method for global search and incorporate a trust region for gradient-based local refinement. With the extensive evaluation, we show that our proposed algorithm achieves high interpretability while reducing 25+\% operation cost than existing solutions.
title InSlicing: Interpretable Learning-Assisted Network Slice Configuration in Open Radio Access Networks
topic Networking and Internet Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.15918