Networking
Network protocols, SDN, CDN, and Internet infrastructure
20 papers indexed
Multi-Agent LLM Governance for Safe Two-Timescale Reinforcement Learning in SDN-IoT Defense
Saeid Jamshidi, Negar Shahabi, Foutse Khomh, Carol Fung +1 more
The paper proposes a two-timescale governance framework using a multi-agent LLM to safely update and guide RL agents for SDN-IoT defense, significantly improving performance and stability under advers…
TIP: A Decentralized Intent-Based Protocol for Declarative IoT Interoperability and Sandboxed Schema Adaptation
TIP introduces a decentralized, declarative protocol that enables flexible IoT interoperability by resolving abstract intents and performing on-the-fly, sandboxed schema adaptation across heterogeneou…
MeshGuard: MUD-Based Network Access Control for Large-Scale Thread-Powered IoT Networks
MeshGuard is a framework that extends MUD-based network access control to complex, large-scale Thread IoT networks by adapting the MLE protocol and using SDN for scalable policy enforcement.
Unveiling TCP BBR Dominance in Starlink Internet: Experimental Insights and Analysis
This paper compares Google's BBR-v3 Congestion Control Algorithm to eight others over SpaceX's Starlink network, demonstrating its fairness and throughput maximization in high-latency, variable satell…
MLDAS: Machine Learning Dynamic Algorithm Selection for Software-Defined Networking Security
The paper proposes MLDAS, a framework that dynamically selects the optimal Machine Learning algorithm for Intrusion Detection Systems within Software-Defined Networking to enhance adaptive network sec…
Attribution-Driven Explainable Intrusion Detection with Encoder-Based Large Language Models
This paper introduces an attribution-driven analysis of encoder-based Large Language Models (LLMs) for network intrusion detection, demonstrating that the models make decisions based on meaningful tra…
SDNGuardStack: An Explainable Ensemble Learning Framework for High-Accuracy Intrusion Detection in Software-Defined Networks
The paper proposes SDNGuardStack, an explainable ensemble learning framework that achieves high-accuracy intrusion detection (99.98%) in Software-Defined Networks using the InSDN dataset.
Intelligent Detection and Mitigation of Carpet-Bombing DDoS Attacks in SDN Using Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Large Language Models
The paper proposes a novel Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) framework utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs) for real-time, intelligent detection and mitigation of evasive Carpet-Bombing DDoS atta…
OrbitBFT: Enabling Scalable and Robust BFT Consensus in LEO Constellations
OrbitBFT introduces a novel two-stage hierarchical BFT consensus protocol that enables scalable and robust Byzantine Fault-Tolerant coordination for large-scale Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation…
TRUAV: Distributed Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Trajectory Planning and Routing Enhancement in UAV-Aided IoT-Enabled VANETs
This paper presents TRUAV, a distributed multi-agent reinforcement learning framework for joint UAV trajectory planning and routing enhancement in UAV-aided VANETs, eliminating the need for global sta…
Efficient and Quantum-safe Internet Key Exchange Protocols for Satellite Communications
The paper proposes and evaluates efficient, quantum-safe variants of the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocol tailored for the unique resource constraints and latency challenges of satellite communica…
AlphaRoute: Large Language Models as Semantic Optimizers for Multi-Objective Routing
This paper presents AlphaRoute, a multi-objective adaptive search framework for VLSI global routing using Large Language Models as semantic policy optimizers.
Efficient ML-DSA Public Key Management Method with Identity for PKI and Its Application
Penghui Liu, Yi Niu, Xiaoxiong Zhong, Jiahui Wu +3 more
The paper proposes a novel identity-based public key management framework, IPK-pq, utilizing NIST ML-DSA and random matrix theory to enhance the scalability and efficiency of Public Key Infrastructure…
ShieldShare: Building a VPN-backed Android Hotspot for Secure Internet Sharing with Per-User Traffic Accounting
Carlos Semeho Edorh, Jialu Bi, Hanchen Ye, Dawood Sajjadi +1 more
ShieldShare is a novel, non-root Android application that enables secure, VPN-backed hotspot sharing with accurate per-user traffic accounting, addressing limitations in current mobile VPN implementat…
V-TSN: A Software-Defined TSN Overlay for General-Purpose Networks
Mohammadparsa Karimi, Majid Nabi, Ahmed Khalaf, Andrew Nelson +2 more
This paper introduces Virtual Time-Sensitive Networking (V-TSN), a software-defined overlay for gPTP-based synchronization and TSN traffic shaping over general-purpose networks without specialized har…
CoEvoP&R: Co-Evolving Placement Objectives with Routing Feedback via Large Language Models
This paper presents CoEvoP&R, a framework that uses a large language model to automatically evolve analytical placement objectives, reducing post-route routed wirelength, congestion, and improving tim…
CAPS: Fine-Tuning CCA Timing
This paper proposes CAPS, a scheduling layer for data centers that separates rate computation and packet scheduling, reducing queue occupancy by up to 10x without throughput loss.
Detecting Data Exfiltration through I2P Anonymity Networks: A Two-Phase Machine Learning Approach
This paper proposes a two-stage machine learning system that accurately detects I2P traffic and subsequently classifies it as data exfiltration or legitimate activity, achieving high accuracy in both…
Boosting FPGA Performance with Direct BRAM-DSP Paths
This paper proposes a lightweight architectural enhancement for FPGA designs to improve data movement between block RAMs and digital signal processing units for deep learning workloads, incurring negl…
Fewer Paths, Better Performance: Understanding the ZCube Topology through Braess's Paradox
The ZCube topology, which eliminates path multiplicity and reduces switching hardware, delivers better performance for large model training and inference than traditional multipath datacenter networks…