eXplainable Artificial Intelligence for RL-based Networking Solutions

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Autores principales: Murcia, Yeison Stiven, Caicedo, Oscar Mauricio, Casas, Daniela Maria, da Fonseca, Nelson Luis Saldanha
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Publicado: 2025
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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