Low-Altitude Agentic Networks: From UAV Connectivity to Workflow-Driven Capability Orchestration

Baolin Chong; Fuhui Zhou; Qihui Wu; Ran Tu

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Low-Altitude Agentic Networks: From UAV Connectivity to Workflow-Driven Capability Orchestration

Baolin Chong·Fuhui Zhou·Qihui Wu·Ran Tu

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Abstract

Low-altitude platforms are evolving from connected sensing nodes into autonomous agents capable of bounded task interpretation, skill invocation, and local decision making. Increasing the intelligence of individual unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), however, does not resolve the organization problem that arises when mission workflows depend on capabilities distributed across multiple platforms and provider feasibility changes with network, resource, and mobility conditions. We propose low-altitude agentic networking as a task-level networking paradigm and develop a reference architecture that separates workflow logic from executor identity. Within a validated domain-specific workflow space, each ready operation is translated into a capability requirement and dynamically bound to an agent that remains feasible under current conditions. Task contracts and structured evidence govern workflow execution, while routine provider and link changes are handled through workflow-preserving local adaptation before high-level repair is invoked. A trace-calibrated discrete-event case study identifies a bounded operating region: conventional organization remains effective for simple workflows under stable conditions, whereas agentic networking becomes beneficial when workflow dependencies are tightly coupled, capability feasibility changes during execution, and viable local recovery paths remain available.

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Baolin Chong, Fuhui Zhou, Qihui Wu, Ran Tu. 2026-10-13. Low-Altitude Agentic Networks: From UAV Connectivity to Workflow-Driven Capability Orchestration. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.17642

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