eXplainable Artificial Intelligence for RL-based Networking Solutions
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| author | Murcia, Yeison Stiven Caicedo, Oscar Mauricio Casas, Daniela Maria da Fonseca, Nelson Luis Saldanha |
| author_facet | Murcia, Yeison Stiven Caicedo, Oscar Mauricio Casas, Daniela Maria da Fonseca, Nelson Luis Saldanha |
| contents | Reinforcement Learning (RL) agents have been widely used to improve networking tasks. However, understanding the decisions made by these agents is essential for their broader adoption in networking and network management. To address this, we introduce eXplaNet - a pipeline grounded in explainable artificial intelligence - designed to help networking researchers and practitioners gain deeper insights into the decision-making processes of RL-based solutions. We demonstrate how eXplaNet can be applied to refine a routing solution powered by a Q-learning agent, specifically by improving its reward function. In addition, we discuss the opportunities and challenges of incorporating explainability into RL to better optimize network performance. |
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| spellingShingle | eXplainable Artificial Intelligence for RL-based Networking Solutions Murcia, Yeison Stiven Caicedo, Oscar Mauricio Casas, Daniela Maria da Fonseca, Nelson Luis Saldanha Networking and Internet Architecture Reinforcement Learning (RL) agents have been widely used to improve networking tasks. However, understanding the decisions made by these agents is essential for their broader adoption in networking and network management. To address this, we introduce eXplaNet - a pipeline grounded in explainable artificial intelligence - designed to help networking researchers and practitioners gain deeper insights into the decision-making processes of RL-based solutions. We demonstrate how eXplaNet can be applied to refine a routing solution powered by a Q-learning agent, specifically by improving its reward function. In addition, we discuss the opportunities and challenges of incorporating explainability into RL to better optimize network performance. |
| title | eXplainable Artificial Intelligence for RL-based Networking Solutions |
| topic | Networking and Internet Architecture |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.21649 |