A review of machine learning-based failure management in optical networks

D Wang, C Zhang, W Chen, H Yang, M Zhang… - Science China …, 2022 - Springer
Failure management plays a significant role in optical networks. It ensures secure operation,
mitigates potential risks, and executes proactive protection. Machine learning (ML) is …

Machine learning enhanced next-generation optical access networks—challenges and emerging solutions [Invited Tutorial]

E Wong, S Mondal, L Ruan - Journal of Optical Communications and …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Optical access networks are envisioned to become increasingly complex as they support
more and more diverse and immersive services, each with a different capacity, latency, and …

Towards explainable artificial intelligence in optical networks: the use case of lightpath QoT estimation

O Ayoub, S Troia, D Andreoletti… - Journal of Optical …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) continue to demonstrate substantial
capabilities in solving a wide range of optical-network-related tasks such as fault …

Multiple attention mechanisms-driven component fault location in optical networks with network-wide monitoring data

C Zeng, J Zhang, R Wang, B Zhang… - Journal of Optical …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Fault location is an essential part of optical network operation and maintenance, and
network operators have expectations to achieve highly accurate and precise fault location …

[HTML][HTML] Explainable Artificial Intelligence in communication networks: A use case for failure identification in microwave networks

O Ayoub, N Di Cicco, F Ezzeddine, F Bruschetta… - Computer Networks, 2022 - Elsevier
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has demonstrated superhuman capabilities in solving a significant
number of tasks, leading to widespread industrial adoption. For in-field network …

[PDF][PDF] Explainable artificial intelligence-guided optimization of ML-based traffic prediction

A Knapińska, O Ayoub, C Rottondi… - … on Optical Network …, 2024 - opendl.ifip-tc6.org
Traffic prediction is an evergreen research topic in networking, with modern allocation
algorithms often utilizing forecasts for optimized decisions. However, the employed machine …

XAI-guided optimization of a multilayer network regression model

K Duszyńska, P Polski, M Włosek… - 2024 IFIP …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The recent technological advances create increased network capacity demand, highlighting
the need for new network optimization methods. However, the proposed solutions require …

Machine learning-based line-of-sight prediction in urban manhattan-like environments

N Di Cicco, S Del Prete, S Kodra… - 2023 17th European …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper considers the problem of predicting whether or not a transmitter and a receiver
are in Line-of-Sight (LOS) condition. While this problem can be easily solved using a digital …

Explainable artificial intelligence-based framework for efficient content placement in elastic optical networks

R Goścień - Expert Systems with Applications, 2025 - Elsevier
The rapid development of telecommunication networks brings new optimization problems
and the urgent need for dedicated and highly efficient solution methods. Recently, the idea …

SHAP-assisted EE-LightGBM model for explainable fault diagnosis in practical optical networks

C Zhang, Y Chen, M Zhang, Z Liu… - Journal of Optical …, 2025 - opg.optica.org
Reliable fault diagnosis is crucial for ensuring the stable operation of optical networks.
Recently, data-driven techniques have demonstrated significant advantages in fault …