A Topology Design Method for Satellite Networks based on Deep Reinforcement Learning

Yuning Zheng, Yifeng Lyu, Ying Wang*, Xiufeng Sui, Liyue Zhu, Shubin Xu

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    Abstract

    Recently, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations with low-latency and high-bandwidth attract extensive research. However, most available studies focused on the field of satellite network routing algorithms, ignoring the impact of topology on the efficiency of inter-satellite networking and the quality of inter-satellite communication. In this paper, we propose a satellite network topology design method based on deep reinforcement learning (DRL), with the goal of reducing the latency of the entire satellite network. To achieve this goal, we first model the satellite network communication scene and formulate the topology optimization problem as a Markov decision process (MDP). Then, we further propose the idea of backbone-point satellites and use DRL to optimize the topology structure. Finally, we conduct extensive experiments on different performances of satellite topology, and we conclude that the network topology constructed in this way can provide lower latency communications than the motif and +Grid topologies, optimized by 8.48% and 42.86% respectively.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEighth International Conference on Electronic Technology and Information Science, ICETIS 2023
    EditorsHuajun Dong, Hu Sheng
    PublisherSPIE
    ISBN (Electronic)9781510666535
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2023
    Event8th International Conference on Electronic Technology and Information Science, ICETIS 2023 - Dalian, China
    Duration: 24 Mar 202326 Mar 2023

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume12715
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X
    ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

    Conference

    Conference8th International Conference on Electronic Technology and Information Science, ICETIS 2023
    Country/TerritoryChina
    CityDalian
    Period24/03/2326/03/23

    Keywords

    • Backbone-point
    • Deep reinforcement learning
    • LEO satellite network
    • Topology design

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