Agent-Native Wireless Communications: Architecture, Opportunities, and the Road Ahead

TL;DR

This paper proposes an agent-native wireless communication framework that integrates intelligent agents with communication systems to enable autonomous, adaptive, and coordinated wireless network operations.

Contribution

It introduces a novel architecture organizing agents and communication systems, and explores design, optimization, and coordination strategies for future autonomous wireless networks.

Findings

Framework characterizes interplay between agent intelligence and communication systems.

Organizes architecture around deployable infrastructure, open radio access, and controllable interfaces.

Outlines research directions for safe, measurable, and interoperable deployment.

Abstract

Future wireless networks are moving toward autonomous service operation, where network control and resource management need to respond to time-varying radio conditions and evolving service objectives. To address this shift, this article develops an agent-native wireless communication framework that characterizes the interplay between agent intelligence and communication systems. In this framework, the coupling is organized around \emph{agents for communications} and \emph{communications for agents}. For agent-native operation, the architecture is organized around deployable computing infrastructure, programmable open radio access network (O-RAN) software, and controllable communication interfaces. Based on this architecture, \emph{agents for communications} addresses the use of agents in communication-system design and operation, including agent-generated communication software and agent-driven adaptive wireless optimization. On the other side, \emph{communications for agents} addresses wireless service support for agent operation, including network-supported single-agent loops and network-assisted multi-agent coordination. Finally, it outlines promising research directions for measurable, safe, and interoperable deployment of agent-native wireless communications.