Intent Design Tool for Wireless Network Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tools lack the ability to effectively declare and automatically translate network communication intent into device configurations in wireless communication networks, leading to manual and inefficient processes, and do not support the dynamic configuration of network intent specifications for various use cases.
Innovation Solution
An intent design tool is developed to create and test custom communication network intent topologies, allowing users to design and deploy network configurations through a graphical user interface, enabling automated configuration of network pathways and resources, and facilitating the verification of intent compliance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual configuration methods are used to derive network device configurations, then network operators can achieve desired communication objectives, but the process becomes inefficient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service configuration where the network controller automatically translates high-level intent specifications into device configurations without requiring manual intervention. The validation loop continuously monitors and self-adjusts configurations to maintain intent compliance, eliminating the need for manual derivation of network device configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-translating intent specifications into device configurations before actual network operations begin. The intent design tool allows operators to define and validate configurations in advance, and the automated translation process prepares configurations ahead of time, reducing real-time configuration time.
2Extent of automation
If automated translation of intent to device configuration is implemented, then configuration efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary intent design tool and validation loop that mediates between high-level intent specifications and low-level device configurations. This intermediary layer abstracts the complexity of automated translation, presenting a simple interface to operators while handling complex configuration transformations in the background, thus managing system complexity effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the configuration process into distinct modular components: intent specification, automated translation, validation, and deployment. Each component operates independently with well-defined interfaces, making the overall complex system manageable through modular architecture. The validation loop is segmented as a separate feedback mechanism that independently monitors and verifies configurations.
3Reliability
If network intent specifications are continuously validated, then intent compliance is ensured, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a continuous validation loop that provides feedback between the intent specification and device configuration. The validation mechanism continuously monitors network state and compares it against intended behavior, providing real-time feedback to detect and correct deviations. This feedback-based approach ensures reliability by maintaining intent compliance while using efficient algorithms to minimize processing overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
The validation loop performs partial validation by focusing on critical intent parameters and high-risk configuration changes rather than validating every aspect of the network state continuously. This selective validation approach maintains reliability for essential functions while reducing overall processing time and computational resource consumption by validating only the most important aspects.
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AI summary
The described technology is generally directed towards an intent design tool for communication networks. A graphical user interface provided by the intent design tool can include a collection of communication network topology elements and a communication network intent topology design area. Selected communication network topology elements can be placed into the communication network intent topology design area, and connection types between the selected communication network topology elements can also be specified in the communication network intent topology design area, in order to define custom communication network intent topologies.