Computer Science > Networking and Internet Architecture
arXiv:2405.01221 (cs)
[Submitted on 2 May 2024 (v1), last revised 2 Dec 2024 (this version, v2)]
Title:A Survey on Semantic Communication Networks: Architecture, Security, and Privacy
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View PDFHTML (experimental)Abstract:With the rapid advancement and deployment of intelligent agents and artificial general intelligence (AGI), a fundamental challenge for future networks is enabling efficient communications among agents. Unlike traditional human-centric, data-driven communication networks, the primary goal of agent-based communication is to facilitate coordination among agents. Therefore, task comprehension and collaboration become the key objectives of communications, rather than data synchronization. Semantic communication (SemCom) aims to align information and knowledge among agents to expedite task comprehension. While significant research has been conducted on SemCom for two-agent systems, the development of semantic communication networks (SemComNet) for multi-agent systems remains largely unexplored. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of SemComNet, focusing on their fundamentals, security, and privacy aspects. We introduce a novel three-layer architecture for multi-agent interaction, comprising the control layer, semantic transmission layer, and cognitive sensing layer. We explore working modes and enabling technologies, and present a taxonomy of security and privacy threats, along with state-of-the-art defense mechanisms. Finally, we outline future research directions, paving the way toward intelligent, robust, and energy-efficient SemComNet. This survey represents the first comprehensive analysis of SemComNet, offering detailed insights into its core principles as well as associated security and privacy challenges.
| Comments: | To appear in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials |
| Subjects: | Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) |
| Cite as: | arXiv:2405.01221 [cs.NI] |
| (orarXiv:2405.01221v2 [cs.NI] for this version) | |
| https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2405.01221 arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite |
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From: Shaolong Guo [view email][v1] Thu, 2 May 2024 12:04:35 UTC (1,595 KB)
[v2] Mon, 2 Dec 2024 06:41:12 UTC (10,772 KB)
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