Presentation 2023-03-17
An experiment of automated network operation planning method based on user's intent
Takayuki Kuroda, Satoshi Akabori,
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Abstract(in English) In recent years, researches on network operation automation have been actively pursued for flexible and rapid utilization of networks in various industries. A simple automation method in which a person programs specific work details for each operation step is vulnerable to change. If the network configuration itself changes due to changes in requirements, it becomes necessary to rewrite the programmed automation function. Thus, autonomous operation technology has begun to be proposed, in which the machine itself determines the appropriate operation management behavior based on the user's intent. Here, intent means an abstract expression of the requirements. However, the conventional technology does not provide a means for the user to confirm the automatically determined operation management behavior in advance, and there is concern that this may become an obstacle in applying this technology to business. Therefore, the authors have promoted the research and development of specifications of operation plans that describe the behavior of operation management and methods for automatically generating them. According to this method, the user can generate a network operation plan easily by inputting an intent. After confirming its validity, the operation management can be automated. In this paper, we first explain the outline of the method, describe the specific design, and then discuss the effectiveness of the method through demonstration based on sample intents.
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Keyword(in English) Autonomous Network / intent-based networking / Operation plan
Paper # ICM2022-63
Date of Issue 2023-03-09 (ICM)

Conference Information
Committee ICM
Conference Date 2023/3/16(2days)
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Place (in English) Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum
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Chair Yuji Nomura(Fujitsu)
Vice Chair Yu Miyoshi(NTT) / Eiji Takahashi(NEC)
Secretary Yu Miyoshi(NTT) / Eiji Takahashi(Fujitsu)
Assistant Ryo Yamamoto(Univ. of Electro-Comm)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Information and Communication Management
Language JPN
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Title (in English) An experiment of automated network operation planning method based on user's intent
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Autonomous Network
Keyword(2) intent-based networking
Keyword(3) Operation plan
1st Author's Name Takayuki Kuroda
1st Author's Affiliation NEC Corporation(NEC)
2nd Author's Name Satoshi Akabori
2nd Author's Affiliation NEC Corporation(NEC)
Date 2023-03-17
Paper # ICM2022-63
Volume (vol) vol.122
Number (no) ICM-442
Page pp.pp.117-122(ICM),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2023-03-09 (ICM)