A Flexible Interpreter For Intent Realisation

Joseph McNamara; Erik Aumayr; Liam Fallon; Enda Fallon

doi:10.1109/NOMS54207.2022.9789910

A Flexible Interpreter For Intent Realisation

Joseph McNamara, Erik Aumayr, Liam Fallon, Enda Fallon

Department of Computer and Software Engineering

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Abstract

Today we see more and more systems support intent languages, frameworks and interfaces. The incorporation of these approaches provide elements of abstraction between the request and the execution. However mapping is still required to get from the abstract to the real. This mapping often introduces elements of rigidity into the system. This work presents a flexible approach to intent driven systems through an interpreter for intent realization. The mechanism of the interpreter is demonstrated through interactions with mock slice manager functions running on an open source, functions as a service platform. The interpreter accepts intent messages containing a request in the form of an English sentence, along with required parameters for the request. This information is then used to identify the appropriate functions available to the interpreter. These functions are described in the Functionality Template model. Once identified, the Functionality Template guides the building of an action in response to the intent message.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2022
Subtitle of host publication	Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2022
Editors	Pal Varga, Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville, Alex Galis, Istvan Godor, Noura Limam, Prosper Chemouil, Jerome Francois, Marc-Oliver Pahl
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665406017
ISBN (Print)	9781665406017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NOMS54207.2022.9789910
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	2022 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, NOMS 2022 - Budapest, Hungary Duration: 25 Apr 2022 → 29 Apr 2022

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Name	Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2022: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2022

Conference

Conference	2022 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, NOMS 2022
Country/Territory	Hungary
City	Budapest
Period	25/04/22 → 29/04/22

Keywords

APEX
Intent
Interpreter
Network Topologies

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McNamara, J., Aumayr, E., Fallon, L., & Fallon, E. (2022). A Flexible Interpreter For Intent Realisation. In P. Varga, L. Z. Granville, A. Galis, I. Godor, N. Limam, P. Chemouil, J. Francois, & M.-O. Pahl (Eds.), Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2022: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2022 (Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2022: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2022). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/NOMS54207.2022.9789910

McNamara, Joseph ; Aumayr, Erik ; Fallon, Liam et al. / A Flexible Interpreter For Intent Realisation. Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2022: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2022. editor / Pal Varga ; Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville ; Alex Galis ; Istvan Godor ; Noura Limam ; Prosper Chemouil ; Jerome Francois ; Marc-Oliver Pahl. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. (Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2022: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2022).

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McNamara, J, Aumayr, E, Fallon, L & Fallon, E 2022, A Flexible Interpreter For Intent Realisation. in P Varga, LZ Granville, A Galis, I Godor, N Limam, P Chemouil, J Francois & M-O Pahl (eds), Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2022: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2022. Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2022: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2022, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, NOMS 2022, Budapest, Hungary, 25/04/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/NOMS54207.2022.9789910

A Flexible Interpreter For Intent Realisation. / McNamara, Joseph; Aumayr, Erik; Fallon, Liam et al.
Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2022: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2022. ed. / Pal Varga; Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville; Alex Galis; Istvan Godor; Noura Limam; Prosper Chemouil; Jerome Francois; Marc-Oliver Pahl. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. (Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2022: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2022).

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McNamara J, Aumayr E, Fallon L, Fallon E. A Flexible Interpreter For Intent Realisation. In Varga P, Granville LZ, Galis A, Godor I, Limam N, Chemouil P, Francois J, Pahl MO, editors, Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2022: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2022. (Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium 2022: Network and Service Management in the Era of Cloudification, Softwarization and Artificial Intelligence, NOMS 2022). doi: 10.1109/NOMS54207.2022.9789910

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