Customer/Subscriber |
Customer Service Intent |
Customer self service with SLA and value-added service.
Example: Always maintain a high quality of service and high bandwidth
for gold-level subscribers.
Operation statement: Measure the network congestion status, give
different adaptive parameters to stations of different priority;
thus, in a heavy load situation, make the bandwidth of the
high-priority customers guaranteed. At the same time, ensure the
overall utilization of the system and improve the overall throughput of the
system.
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Strategy Intent |
Customer designs models and policy intents to be used by
customer service intents.
Example: Request reliable service during peak traffic periods for
video-type apps.
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Network Operator |
Network Service Intent |
Service provided by the network service operator to the customer
(e.g., the service operator).
Example: Request network service with delay guarantee for
access customer A.
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Network Intent |
Network operator requests network-wide (service underlay or other
network-wide configuration) or network-resource configurations
(switches, routers, routing, or policies). Includes connectivity, routing, QoS,
security, application policies, traffic steering policies, alarm
generation for non-compliance, auto-recovery, etc.
Example: Request high priority queuing for traffic of class A.
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Operational Task Intent |
Network operator requests execution of any automated task other than
network service intent and network intent (e.g., network migration, server
replacements, device replacements, or network software upgrades).
Example: Request migration of all services in network N to backup path P.
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Strategy Intent |
Network operator designs models, policy intents, and workflows to be used
by network service intents, network intents, and operational task intents.
Workflows can automate any tasks that the network operator often performs in
addition to network service intents and network intents.
Example: Ensure the
load on any link in the network is not higher than 50%.
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Service Operator |
Customer Service Intent |
Service operator's customer orders,
customer service, or SLA.
Example: Provide service S with
guaranteed bandwidth for customer A.
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Network Service Intent |
Service operator's network orders /
network SLA.
Example: Provide network guarantees in
terms of security, low latency, and
high bandwidth.
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Operational Task Intent |
Service operator requests execution of
any automated task other than
customer service intent and network
service intent.
Example: Update service operator
portal platforms and their software
regularly. Move services from network
operator 1 to network operator 2.
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Strategy Intent |
Service operator designs models,
policy intents, and workflows to be
used by customer service intents,
network service intents, and
operational task intents. Workflows
can automate any task that the service
operator often performs in addition
to network service intents and network
intents.
Example: Request network service
guarantee to avoid network congestion
during special periods
such as Black Friday and Christmas.
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Application Developer |
Customer Service Intent |
Customer service intent API provided
to the application developers.
Example: API to request network to
watch HD video (4K/8K).
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Network Service Intent |
Network service intent API provided to
the application developers.
Example: API to request network service,
monitoring, and traffic grooming.
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Network Intent |
Network intent API provided to the
application developers.
Example: API to request network
resource configurations.
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Operational Task Intent |
Operational task intent API provided
to the application developers. This is
for the trusted internal operator / service providers / customer DevOps.
Example: API to request server
migrations.
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Strategy Intent |
Application developer designs models,
policy, and workflows to be used by
customer service intents, network
service intents, and operational
task intents. This is for the trusted
internal operator / service provider / customer DevOps.
Example: API to design network load-balancing strategies during peak times.
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