Dual-Security-Assured Computation Offloading for ISCC LEO Satellite-Enabled Space–Air–Ground Networks

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Authors: Mingan Luan, Hui Zhao, Chi Jin, Zheng Chang, Fengye Hu, Ying‐Chang Liang
Cited by: 2
References: 30

Abstract

This paper presents a Dual-Security-Assured Computation Offloading (DSACO) scheme for space-air-ground networks (SAGNs), which exploits the integrated sensing, communication, and computing (ISCC) capability of the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite to support secure and efficient computation offloading. In the proposed scheme, the air-ground mode serves as the default edge-processing strategy due to its low latency and energy consumption, while the LEO satellite senses the malicious aerial eavesdropper and protects the ground device (GD)-to-UAV links through directional anti-eavesdropping jamming. When such protection becomes insufficient, the system switches to direct GD-to-LEO offloading via dedicated frequency bands. Accordingly, the secure offloading process is formulated as a worst-case average long-term energy minimization problem under sensing uncertainty. To solve the resulting dual-timescale mixed-integer nonlinear problem, we develop a hierarchical multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (H-MADRL) framework for the joint optimization of sensing duration, UAV trajectories, computation offloading, and resource allocation. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme significantly enhances system security while maintaining offloading efficiency, and that the H-MADRL framework outperforms benchmark methods.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Satellite Communication Systems Space Satellite Systems and Control Space exploration and regulation

Publication details

Journal / source
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Volume
44
Pages
4520–4534
Publication date
1 January 2026