[2603.20109] GO-GenZip: Goal-Oriented Generative Sampling and Hybrid Compression

Computer Science > Machine Learning arXiv:2603.20109 (cs) [Submitted on 20 Mar 2026] Title:GO-GenZip: Goal-Oriented Generative Sampling and Hybrid Compression Authors:Pietro Talli, Qi Liao, Alessandro Lieto, Parijat Bhattacharjee, Federico Chiariotti, Andrea Zanella View a PDF of the paper titled GO-GenZip: Goal-Oriented Generative Sampling and Hybrid Compression, by Pietro Talli and 5 other authors View PDF Abstract:Current network data telemetry pipelines consist of massive streams of fine-grained Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from multiple distributed sources towards central aggregators, making data storage, transmission, and real-time analysis increasingly unsustainable. This work presents a generative AI (GenAI)-driven sampling and hybrid compression framework that redesigns network telemetry from a goal-oriented perspective. Unlike conventional approaches that passively compress fully observed data, our approach jointly optimizes what to observe and how to encode it, guided by the relevance of information to downstream tasks. The framework integrates adaptive sampling policies, using adaptive masking techniques, with generative modeling to identify patterns and preserve critical features across temporal and spatial dimensions. The selectively acquired data are further processed through a hybrid compression scheme that combines traditional lossless coding with GenAI-driven, lossy compression. Experimental results on real network datasets demonstrate over 50$\%$ re...