Granted Patent B2

US 12,250,132 · App. 18/557,739 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Inventors: Abdelrahman Abdelkader (Munich, DE); Stephen Mwanje (Munich, DE)

Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy

H04L43/08H04L43/06

Abstract

Claims (18)

1. An intent-driven network management system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

receive a message from a user apparatus across a network indicating an intent, wherein the user apparatus includes a GUI configured for indicating the intent;

track fulfillment of the intent which has been received by the intent-driven network management system;

transmit a message to the user device across the network, including information about fulfillment of the intent;

receive by the intent-driven network management system from the user device a first feedback report including a measurement that indicates a level of satisfaction with the fulfillment of the intent, wherein the first feedback report further comprises the following information:

an identification of a consumer entity that has submitted the intent,

an identification of the intent for which the first feedback report is being provided, and

an identification of a service related to the intent;

transmit to the intent-driven network management system a second feedback report which comprises the following information:

an indication of first network control operations to achieve a higher level of satisfaction with the fulfillment of the intent,

an identification of a utility function used for calculating the level of satisfaction indicated by the measurement, and

a result of an evaluation of whether second network control operations will achieve a higher level of satisfaction with the fulfillment of the intent, and

wherein the transmitting the second feedback report is based on the level of satisfaction being below a certain threshold and receipt of a request for the second feedback report from the intent-driven network management system, and wherein the request includes an indication of the second network control operations;

evaluate whether the second network control operations will achieve a higher level of satisfaction with the fulfillment of the intent, wherein the second feedback report further includes the evaluation;

transmit a notification of the fulfillment of the intent and request data associated with an outcome of the intent from network resources which are affected by the outcome of the intent; and

calculate the level of satisfaction based on the request data, wherein the level of satisfaction is calculated using a utility function.

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