卫星联邦学习用光信号投票,省带宽还抗干扰。
OptiVote: Non-Coherent FSO Over-the-Air Majority Vote for Communication-Efficient Distributed Federated Learning in Space Data Centers
- 用光脉冲位置调制传梯度符号,非相干接收免对相位
- 多星信号能量叠加取多数,实现无同步聚合
- 自适应调功率平衡信道差异,无需额外通信
大型星座的快速部署正推动空间数据中心(SDCs)的长期愿景,即互联卫星构成在轨分布式计算与学习基础设施。在该系统中实现分布式联邦学习面临挑战:迭代训练需频繁通过受带宽和能耗限制、且动态变化的星间链路进行聚合。本文利用空中计算(AirComp)作为网络内聚合原语。然而,传统相干AirComp依赖严格的相位对齐,在太空环境中因卫星抖动和多普勒效应难以维持。为此,我们提出OptiVote,一种面向空间数据中心的鲁棒、高效非相干自由空间光通信(FSO)AirComp框架。OptiVote将符号随机梯度下降(signSGD)与多数投票(MV)聚合原则及脉冲位置调制(PPM)结合,各卫星通过激活正交PPM时隙传递本地梯度符号。聚合节点通过非相干能量积累实现MV检测,将敏感相位的场叠加转化为无关相位的光强合并,从而消除精确相位同步需求,增强对动态损伤的鲁棒性。为缓解异构FSO信道引起的聚合偏差,进一步设计了一种无需信道状态信息(CSI)、基于重要性的动态功率控制方案,无需额外信令即可平衡接收能量。我们通过统计FSO信道下的聚合误差概率分析,并建立了非凸目标的收敛保证。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
The rapid deployment of mega-constellations is driving the long-term vision of space data centers (SDCs), where interconnected satellites form in-orbit distributed computing and learning infrastructures. Enabling distributed federated learning in such systems is challenging because iterative training requires frequent aggregation over inter-satellite links that are bandwidth- and energy-constrained, and the link conditions can be highly dynamic. In this work, we exploit over-the-air computation (AirComp) as an in-network aggregation primitive. However, conventional coherent AirComp relies on stringent phase alignment, which is difficult to maintain in space environments due to satellite jitter and Doppler effects. To overcome this limitation, we propose OptiVote, a robust and communication-efficient non-coherent free-space optical (FSO) AirComp framework for federated learning toward Space Data Centers. OptiVote integrates sign stochastic gradient descent (signSGD) with a majority-vote (MV) aggregation principle and pulse-position modulation (PPM), where each satellite conveys local gradient signs by activating orthogonal PPM time slots. The aggregation node performs MV detection via non-coherent energy accumulation, transforming phase-sensitive field superposition into phase-agnostic optical intensity combining, thereby eliminating the need for precise phase synchronization and improving resilience under dynamic impairments. To mitigate aggregation bias induced by heterogeneous FSO channels, we further develop an importance-aware, channel state information (CSI)-free dynamic power control scheme that balances received energies without additional signaling. We provide theoretical analysis by characterizing the aggregate error probability under statistical FSO channels and establishing convergence guarantees for non-convex objectives.
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