让AI在通信网络中自主协作推理,动态决定何时调用专业助手。
Communications-Incentivized Collaborative Reasoning in NetGPT through Agentic Reinforcement Learning
- 用智能体通信机制实现任务分发与协同,支持分布式决策。
- 在不确定环境下通过强化学习优化协作策略,平衡效率与资源消耗。
- 适合研究AI-native网络、多智能体系统与自适应通信架构的读者。
下一代(xG)无线网络正从以连接为中心的架构演变为深度融合数据、计算与通信的人工智能原生设计。然而,现有通信系统中的AI应用仍呈孤岛式部署,缺乏内在适应性、动态任务委派和多智能体协作能力。本文提出统一的智能体化NetGPT框架,使NetGPT核心可自主推理,也可通过智能体通信将子任务委派给领域专业化代理。该框架明确模块职责与互操作流程,实现网络范围内的可扩展分布式智能。为持续优化协作推理策略,框架引入部分可观测环境下的智能体强化学习,采用掩码损失应对外部代理不确定性,结合熵引导探索与多目标奖励(兼顾任务质量、协作效率与资源约束),使NetGPT学会何时以及如何协作,有效平衡内部推理与代理调用。本工作为具备自主感知、推理与行动能力的自演化AI原生xG网络提供了基础架构与训练方法。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
The evolution of next-Generation (xG) wireless networks marks a paradigm shift from connectivity-centric architectures to Artificial Intelligence (AI)-native designs that tightly integrate data, computing, and communication. Yet existing AI deployments in communication systems remain largely siloed, offering isolated optimizations without intrinsic adaptability, dynamic task delegation, or multi-agent collaboration. In this work, we propose a unified agentic NetGPT framework for AI-native xG networks, wherein a NetGPT core can either perform autonomous reasoning or delegate sub-tasks to domain-specialized agents via agentic communication. The framework establishes clear modular responsibilities and interoperable workflows, enabling scalable, distributed intelligence across the network. To support continual refinement of collaborative reasoning strategies, the framework is further enhanced through Agentic reinforcement learning under partially observable conditions and stochastic external states. The training pipeline incorporates masked loss against external agent uncertainty, entropy-guided exploration, and multi-objective rewards that jointly capture task quality, coordination efficiency, and resource constraints. Through this process, NetGPT learns when and how to collaborate, effectively balancing internal reasoning with agent invocation. Overall, this work provides a foundational architecture and training methodology for self-evolving, AI-native xG networks capable of autonomous sensing, reasoning, and action in complex communication environments.
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