Network Agent Reporting for Intent-Driven Policy Enforcement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional network management requires specialized human operators with deep knowledge, and ACLs are complex and difficult for application developers to understand and manage, leading to inefficient and inflexible network policy implementation.
Innovation Solution
An intent-driven network policy platform that allows users to define network policies through user intent statements, translating them into platform-independent policies and enforcing them using network agents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional network management approaches are used with ACLs, then network security and control are maintained, but the complexity of management increases and requires specialized human operators
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intent-driven network policy platform as an intermediary between users and the network infrastructure. This platform translates high-level user intent statements into detailed network policies and ACL rules, eliminating the need for users to directly manage complex ACL configurations while maintaining network security. The platform acts as a mediator that handles the complexity internally while presenting a simplified interface to users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables non-specialist users to define and manage their own network policies through intuitive intent statements without requiring specialized knowledge. The automated translation engine allows users to service their own network management needs by converting their business requirements into enforceable network policies, reducing dependency on specialized operators.
2Ease of operation
If traditional ACL-based network policies are used, then network traffic control is achieved, but the ease of operation decreases for non-specialist users
Solution Approach 1:
The translation engine serves as an intermediary that converts simple user intent statements into complex ACL rules. Users interact with the simplified intent statement interface rather than directly configuring ACLs, making policy implementation easy while the intermediary handles the underlying complexity of ACL configuration and management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of policy definition from detailed ACL configurations to high-level intent statements. This parameter transformation allows users to define policies using simple, business-oriented language rather than technical ACL syntax, dramatically improving ease of operation while the system automatically manages the technical parameters.
3Reliability
If comprehensive network understanding is required for network management tasks, then accurate anomaly detection and security management are achieved, but the loss of time increases due to the need for specialized knowledge
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to perform network management tasks independently without requiring extensive specialized knowledge. Users can define policies, monitor network traffic, and detect anomalies through the intent-driven interface, which handles the complex analysis internally. This self-service capability eliminates the time required to acquire and maintain specialized expertise while preserving detection accuracy through automated analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical requirement for human expertise with an automated translation and analysis system. The system automatically translates intent statements into policies, monitors network traffic, and detects anomalies using computational methods, substituting the need for human specialized knowledge with automated intelligent systems that provide equivalent or superior performance.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosed technology relates to a network agent for reporting to a network policy system. A network agent includes an agent enforcer and an agent controller. The agent enforcer is configured to implementing network policies on the system, access data associated with the implementation of the network policies on the system, and transmit, via an interprocess communication, the data to the agent controller. The agent controller is configured to generate a report including the data and transmit the report to a network policy system.