IEEE Networking LettersPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-04-08DOI: 10.1109/LNET.2026.3682109
Jinze Li;Xinsheng Zhao
{"title":"From TVG Specification to Timed CPN Execution: A Mechanism-Based Model for Dynamic LEO Topologies","authors":"Jinze Li;Xinsheng Zhao","doi":"10.1109/LNET.2026.3682109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2026.3682109","url":null,"abstract":"Modeling the highly dynamic topology of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mega-constellations requires models that link high-level mathematical specification with executable dynamics and admit formal verification. Time-varying graphs (TVGs) provide such a specification but lack unified execution semantics, and snapshot-based implementations suffer from sampling artifacts that can endanger routing reliability. This letter proposes a mechanism-based timed Colored Petri Net (CPN) execution model that extends the TVG specification with a verifiable “time–attribute–topology” state-transition pipeline while preserving connectivity semantics. By deriving P-invariants and analyzing the state space of a minimal kernel instantiation, we formally analyze the model and show that it satisfies structural consistency, boundedness, and deadlock-freedom. An Iridium-like case study shows that the event-driven CPN execution matches a 1-s fixed-step baseline, eliminates snapshot-induced visibility artifacts, and enables zero-preprocessing simulation as a verification-ready topology engine.","PeriodicalId":100628,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Networking Letters","volume":"8 ","pages":"249-252"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148442831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A 5G-NR LDPC Decoder With Optimal-NMS Technique for Free-Space Optical Communication","authors":"Chandra Shekhar;A Arockia Bazil Raj;N. Rajesh Pillai","doi":"10.1109/LNET.2026.3712775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2026.3712775","url":null,"abstract":"In order to obtain the full potential of free-space optical (FSO) communication technology in 5G new-radio (5G-NR), incorporating an optimal forward error correction (FEC) technique becomes significant. A complexity reduced, accurate, & optimal normalized min-sum (ONMS) based LDPC decoder is proposed and its decoding capability is examined with clear, moderate, & strong FSO-channel conditions. Open-field <inline-formula> <tex-math>$5;km$ </tex-math></inline-formula> data-link FSO communication experiments are conducted and the targeted BER of <inline-formula> <tex-math>$10^{-7}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> is maintained even in strong outdoor FSO-channel just with SNR of <inline-formula> <tex-math>$10;dB$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. The proposed ONMS decoder technique, considered FSO-channel models, FSO communication test-bed and experimental results are detailed, analyzed and reported.","PeriodicalId":100628,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Networking Letters","volume":"8 ","pages":"320-324"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148836955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IEEE Networking LettersPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-07-02DOI: 10.1109/LNET.2026.3709618
Liqi Yu;Wenxin Yang;Mubiao Yan;Luyao Wang;Jinhao Yang;Zhuochen Xie;Haiying Hu
{"title":"Traffic-Aware LEO Satellite Network Autonomous System Partitioning via Optimal Transport","authors":"Liqi Yu;Wenxin Yang;Mubiao Yan;Luyao Wang;Jinhao Yang;Zhuochen Xie;Haiying Hu","doi":"10.1109/LNET.2026.3709618","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2026.3709618","url":null,"abstract":"Control-plane scalability is a bottleneck for large LEO constellations. Hierarchical autonomous system (AS) partitioning reduces routing complexity, but static boundaries fail to match spatially concentrated and time-varying traffic. We model AS partitioning as a capacity-constrained semi-discrete optimal transport problem. Kantorovich duality shows that the fixed-centroid subproblem admits a traffic-weighted Power Diagram solution, turning the assignment step into polynomial-time concave optimization. The proposed Traffic-Aware Satellite Partitioning (TASP) algorithm alternates this dual update with traffic-weighted centroid refinement. On GeoTraffic-24H, TASP reduces the load Gini coefficient from 0.519 to 0.093 and improves Jain’s index from 0.494 to 0.968. Under hourly re-partitioning, it also lowers partition variation, traffic reassignment, and route-update cost.","PeriodicalId":100628,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Networking Letters","volume":"8 ","pages":"306-310"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148837316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IEEE Networking LettersPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-02-02DOI: 10.1109/LNET.2026.3660687
Kevin Liang;Litao Qiao;Isaac Keslassy;Bill Lin
{"title":"Scheduling Parallel Optical Switches in Datacenters","authors":"Kevin Liang;Litao Qiao;Isaac Keslassy;Bill Lin","doi":"10.1109/LNET.2026.3660687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2026.3660687","url":null,"abstract":"We consider the problem of scheduling a single traffic demand matrix <inline-formula> <tex-math>$D$ </tex-math></inline-formula> over <inline-formula> <tex-math>$s$ </tex-math></inline-formula> parallel optical circuit switches (OCSes) with reconfiguration delays. Our algorithm S<sc>pectra</small> relies on a three-step approach: D<sc>ecompose</small> <inline-formula> <tex-math>$D$ </tex-math></inline-formula> into a set of permutations, S<sc>chedule</small> these permutations across the switches, then E<sc>qualize</small> the loads on the switches. Our evaluation shows S<sc>pectra</small> vastly outperforms a baseline based on state-of-the-art algorithms, reaching schedule makespans that are shorter on average by a factor of <inline-formula> <tex-math>$2.4times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>.","PeriodicalId":100628,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Networking Letters","volume":"8 ","pages":"149-153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147665318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IEEE Networking LettersPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-01-23DOI: 10.1109/LNET.2026.3657848
Ioannis Dimolitsas;Dimitrios Dechouniotis;Symeon Papavassiliou
{"title":"Enabling Multi-Application Multi-Objective Autoscaling With Quick Analytic Hierarchy Process","authors":"Ioannis Dimolitsas;Dimitrios Dechouniotis;Symeon Papavassiliou","doi":"10.1109/LNET.2026.3657848","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2026.3657848","url":null,"abstract":"Dynamic autoscaling in Edge Clusters must reconcile conflicting resource demands from multiple co-hosted applications within short decision intervals, as conventional single-application controllers fail to consider such inter-application competition. The computational cost of classic optimization and decision-making methods increases rapidly with the number of alternative resource deployments, limiting their real-time applicability for short control loops typical in 5G/6G environments with rapid demand fluctuations. This letter introduces quick Analytic Hierarchy Process (qAHP), a modification of AHP formulation that preserves the ranking consistency of AHP while reducing the priority vector computation to linear time with respect to the number of alternatives. We formally prove this complexity reduction, achieving identical decision outcomes to classic AHP, and we validate it through proof-of-concept experiments showing that qAHP enables real-time autoscaling, mitigates over- and under-provisioning, and achieving up to two orders of magnitude lower execution time compared to classic AHP.","PeriodicalId":100628,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Networking Letters","volume":"8 ","pages":"154-158"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147665467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Automated to Autonomous: Hierarchical Agent-Native Network Architecture (HANA)","authors":"Binghan Wu;Shoufeng Wang;Yunxin Liu;Ya-Qin Zhang;Joseph Sifakis;Ye Ouyang","doi":"10.1109/LNET.2026.3693226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2026.3693226","url":null,"abstract":"Realizing Level 4/5 Autonomous Networks (AN) demands a shift from static automation to agent-native intelligence. Current operations, reliant on rigid scripts, lack the cognitive agency to handle off-nominal conditions. To address this, this letter proposes a hierarchical multi-agent reference architecture enabling high-level autonomy. The framework features a Dual-Driven Orchestrator that coordinates specialized Executive Agents, supported by a shared Public Memory for unified domain knowledge. A key innovation is the integration of agent self-awareness, which empowers the system to harmonize deliberative strategic governance with reflexive fault recovery. We instantiate and validate this architecture within a 5G Core environment. Case studies demonstrate that the system sustains critical throughput under congestion and reduces Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) by 86%, confirming its efficacy in unifying strategic planning with operational resilience.","PeriodicalId":100628,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Networking Letters","volume":"8 ","pages":"287-290"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148442185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IEEE Networking LettersPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-03-04DOI: 10.1109/LNET.2026.3670370
Saswati Paramita;Abhinav Rawat;Vivek Ashok Bohara
{"title":"Adaptive Link Selection and Handover in Orientation-Aware Hybrid Li-Fi/Wi-Fi Networks","authors":"Saswati Paramita;Abhinav Rawat;Vivek Ashok Bohara","doi":"10.1109/LNET.2026.3670370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2026.3670370","url":null,"abstract":"Hybrid Li-Fi/Wi-Fi networks are increasingly adopted for high-capacity indoor connectivity to mitigate RF spectrum congestion. However, Li-Fi performance is highly sensitive to user mobility, device orientation, and blockage, which are often overlooked in hybrid designs. This letter proposes OAM-LiFiNet, an orientation-aware, multi-AP hybrid Li-Fi/Wi-Fi framework with selective, sensor-assisted orientation control and mobility-aware link selection. Device orientation is triggered only when it provides measurable SINR or throughput gains, avoiding unnecessary adjustments. By integrating Random Waypoint mobility, blockage awareness, and interference-aware SINR evaluation, the proposed framework improves throughput stability and handover efficiency. Simulation results show up to 84% throughput improvement with fewer orientation adjustments compared to baseline hybrid schemes.","PeriodicalId":100628,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Networking Letters","volume":"8 ","pages":"282-286"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148442453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IEEE Networking LettersPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-12-30DOI: 10.1109/LNET.2025.3649595
Daniel Commey;Kamel Abbad;Matilda Nkoom;Griffith S. Klogo;Lyes Khoukhi;Garth V. Crosby
{"title":"Quantifying the Impact of TLE Ageing on LEO IoT Link Reliability","authors":"Daniel Commey;Kamel Abbad;Matilda Nkoom;Griffith S. Klogo;Lyes Khoukhi;Garth V. Crosby","doi":"10.1109/LNET.2025.3649595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2025.3649595","url":null,"abstract":"Two-Line Element (TLE) sets are the ubiquitous ephemerides for propagating Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite trajectories. However, their predictive accuracy degrades rapidly over time, a phenomenon known as TLE ageing. For power-constrained Internet of Things (IoT) devices relying on precisely scheduled, brief communication links, this degradation leads to missed passes, severely compromising network reliability. This letter rigorously quantifies this critical effect on the Starlink constellation. By analyzing over 2.8 million pass events for 150 satellites observed from four geographically diverse ground stations, the study demonstrates that the missed-pass probability undergoes a critical transition, increasing from less than 1% to over 3% as TLE age increases from 6 to 12 hours. This establishes a critical operational requirement for TLE updates at intervals of 6 hours or less to maintain high-reliability services (e.g., >99%).","PeriodicalId":100628,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Networking Letters","volume":"8 ","pages":"101-104"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148491843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IEEE Networking LettersPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-06-04DOI: 10.1109/LNET.2026.3700191
Roberto Riggio
{"title":"rApp Observability: Causal Attribution of KPI Changes to rApp Actions in O-RAN Non-RT RIC","authors":"Roberto Riggio","doi":"10.1109/LNET.2026.3700191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2026.3700191","url":null,"abstract":"Concurrent rApps (third-party applications running atop the Non-RT RIC) introduce a fundamental observability gap: when a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) changes, operators cannot systematically determine which rApp action caused it. Existing O-RAN conflict mitigation operates proactively or reactively within the control loop but offers no post-hoc causal attribution. We propose an observability architecture for the Non-RT RIC that captures timestamped rApp actions across the R1, A1, and O1 interfaces, aligns them with KPI time series, and applies a causal attribution methodology combining changepoint detection, Granger causality, conditional intervention effect, and temporal precedence scoring. Evaluation with three concurrent rApps over a simulated multi-cell 5G setup, across three scenarios of increasing difficulty, shows that the combined method achieves high accuracy when actions are temporally or spatially separated and consistently places the causal rApp within the top-2 candidates under concurrent overlapping actions on shared cells.","PeriodicalId":100628,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Networking Letters","volume":"8 ","pages":"194-198"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148491473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IEEE Networking LettersPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-12-26DOI: 10.1109/LNET.2025.3648733
Yukio Ogawa;Akihiro Miura;Mianxiong Dong;Kaoru Ota
{"title":"Spatially Synchronized Sensing in Vehicle Platoons via Common Driving-Behavior-Dependent Noise","authors":"Yukio Ogawa;Akihiro Miura;Mianxiong Dong;Kaoru Ota","doi":"10.1109/LNET.2025.3648733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2025.3648733","url":null,"abstract":"This letter utilizes the mechanism of noise-induced synchronization to enable spatially synchronized data collection using non-interacting smartphones mounted on vehicles in a platoon. We demonstrate that ambient environmental factors, specifically ambient light and the magnetic field, fluctuate coherently with the common driving behavior of the vehicles. The spatial correlation of this noise achieved a median of up to 0.97. Using those observed noise signals, we then simulate cooperative sensing by two vehicles and show that this spatial synchronization technique reduces the median distance between the independently sensed locations by up to half of that obtained without synchronization.","PeriodicalId":100628,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Networking Letters","volume":"8 ","pages":"105-109"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148492206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}