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INFORMATIONAL

Authors:

C. Li
O. Havel
A. Olariu
P. Martinez-Julia
J. Nobre
D. Lopez

Stream:

IRTF

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9316

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Abstract

Intent is an abstract, high-level policy used to operate a network.An intent-based management system includes an interface for users toinput requests and an engine to translate the intents into thenetwork configuration and manage their life cycle.

This document mostly discusses the concept of network intents, butother types of intents are also considered. Specifically, thisdocument highlights stakeholder perspectives of intent, methods toclassify and encode intent, and the associated intent taxonomy; italso defines relevant intent terms where necessary, provides afoundation for intent-related research, and facilitates solutiondevelopment.

This document is a product of the IRTF Network Management ResearchGroup (NMRG).

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.