Less Data, More Knowledge: Building Next Generation Semantic Communication Networks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2211.14343v1
• Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 19:03:25 GMT
• Title: Less Data, More Knowledge: Building Next Generation Semantic Communication Networks
• Authors: Christina Chaccour, Walid Saad, Merouane Debbah, Zhu Han, H. Vincent Poor
• Abstract summary: We present the first rigorous vision of a scalable end-to-end semantic communication network. We first discuss how the design of semantic communication networks requires a move from data-driven networks towards knowledge-driven ones. By using semantic representation and languages, we show that the traditional transmitter and receiver now become a teacher and apprentice.
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• Abstract: Semantic communication is viewed as a revolutionary paradigm that can potentially transform how we design and operate wireless communication systems. However, despite a recent surge of research activities in this area, the research landscape remains limited. In this tutorial, we present the first rigorous vision of a scalable end-to-end semantic communication network that is founded on novel concepts from artificial intelligence (AI), causal reasoning, and communication theory. We first discuss how the design of semantic communication networks requires a move from data-driven networks towards knowledge-driven ones. Subsequently, we highlight the necessity of creating semantic representations of data that satisfy the key properties of minimalism, generalizability, and efficiency so as to do more with less. We then explain how those representations can form the basis a so-called semantic language. By using semantic representation and languages, we show that the traditional transmitter and receiver now become a teacher and apprentice. Then, we define the concept of reasoning by investigating the fundamentals of causal representation learning and their role in designing semantic communication networks. We demonstrate that reasoning faculties are majorly characterized by the ability to capture causal and associational relationships in datastreams. For such reasoning-driven networks, we propose novel and essential semantic communication metrics that include new "reasoning capacity" measures that could go beyond Shannon's bound to capture the convergence of computing and communication. Finally, we explain how semantic communications can be scaled to large-scale networks (6G and beyond). In a nutshell, we expect this tutorial to provide a comprehensive reference on how to properly build, analyze, and deploy future semantic communication networks.

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