Intent-Based Network Change Validation System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication networks face challenges in efficiently managing and ensuring that network intents are satisfied, particularly in complex and dynamic environments, where manual configuration and monitoring are time-consuming and prone to errors.
Innovation Solution
An intent-based networking system that utilizes a management system with capabilities for intent translation, validation, automated implementation, network state awareness, and assurance, leveraging technologies like network orchestration and artificial intelligence to continuously monitor and adjust network configurations to meet intended goals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual configuration and monitoring are used in complex networks, then network management can be performed with basic tools, but it becomes time-consuming and prone to errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary validation of network changes by evaluating their impact on network intents before implementation. The change validation system analyzes proposed changes against defined network intents and predicts potential violations, allowing operators to correct issues before they affect production networks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors network status information and provides feedback on whether network intents are satisfied. When changes are implemented, the system evaluates the actual impact on intents and notifies operators of any violations, enabling continuous assurance of network intent satisfaction.
2Productivity
If automated network management is implemented, then efficiency and accuracy improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a change validation intermediary layer between network operators and the production network. This intermediary automatically evaluates proposed changes, predicts intent violations, and provides recommendations, simplifying the management process while maintaining controlled complexity within the validation system.
Solution Approach 2:
The network management system is segmented into distinct functional components: intent definition, change validation, status monitoring, and assurance mechanisms. This modular architecture allows each component to be developed and maintained independently, managing overall system complexity while enabling high productivity.
3Speed
If network changes are implemented without validation, then deployment speed is fast, but network intent satisfaction cannot be ensured
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary validation of network changes by evaluating their impact on network intents before implementation. The change validation system analyzes proposed changes against defined network intents and predicts potential violations, allowing operators to correct issues before they affect production networks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements selective validation based on change risk profiles. For low-risk changes, validation may be simplified to maintain speed, while high-risk changes undergo comprehensive validation. This partial validation approach balances deployment speed with intent satisfaction assurance.
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AI summary
Various example embodiments for supporting intent-based networking within a communication network are presented herein. Various example embodiments for supporting intent-based networking within a communication network may be configured to support a management system configured to support management of a network based on use of change management for management of the network. Various example embodiments for supporting intent-based networking within a communication network may be configured to support a management system configured to support management of a network based on use of change management for management of the network where the change management is based on validation of changes in the network before the changes are permanently effected in the network (e.g., based on application of the changes in the network for validation of the changes, based on application of the changes in a network that mirrors the real network before applying the changes to the real network, or the like).