RouteNet-Erlang: A graph neural network for network performance evaluation

Autor: Miquel Ferriol-Galmes, Krzysztof Rusek, Jose Suarez-Varela, Shihan Xiao, Xiang Shi, Xiangle Cheng, Bo Wu, Pere Barlet-Ros, Albert Cabellos-Aparicio
Přispěvatelé: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Arquitectura de Computadors, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Arquitectura de Computadors, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CBA - Sistemes de Comunicacions i Arquitectures de Banda Ampla
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Popis: Network modeling is a fundamental tool in network research, design, and operation. Arguably the most popular method for modeling is Queuing Theory (QT). Its main limitation is that it imposes strong assumptions on the packet arrival process, which typically do not hold in real networks. In the field of Deep Learning, Graph Neural Networks (GNN) have emerged as a new technique to build data-driven models that can learn complex and non-linear behavior. In this paper, we present RouteNet-Erlang, a pioneering GNN architecture designed to model computer networks. RouteNet-Erlang supports complex traffic models, multi-queue scheduling policies, routing policies and can provide accurate estimates in networks not seen in the training phase. We benchmark RouteNet-Erlang against a state-of-the-art QT model, and our results show that it outperforms QT in all the network scenarios. This publication is part of the Spanish I+D+i project TRAINER-A (ref.PID2020-118011GB-C21), funded by MCIN/ AEI/10.13039/501100011033. This work is also partially funded by the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA) and the Secretariat for Universities and Research of the Ministry of Business and Knowledge of the Government of Catalonia and the European Social Fund.
Databáze: OpenAIRE