{"draft":"draft-irtf-nmrg-ibn-intent-classification-08","doc_id":"RFC9316","title":"Intent Classification","authors":["C. Li","O. Havel","A. Olariu","P. Martinez-Julia","J. Nobre","D. Lopez"],"format":["HTML","TEXT","PDF","XML"],"page_count":"35","pub_status":"INFORMATIONAL","status":"INFORMATIONAL","source":"Network Management Research Group","abstract":"Intent is an abstract, high-level policy used to operate a network.\r\nAn intent-based management system includes an interface for users to\r\ninput requests and an engine to translate the intents into the\r\nnetwork configuration and manage their life cycle.\r\n\r\nThis document mostly discusses the concept of network intents, but\r\nother types of intents are also considered. Specifically, this\r\ndocument highlights stakeholder perspectives of intent, methods to\r\nclassify and encode intent, and the associated intent taxonomy; it\r\nalso defines relevant intent terms where necessary, provides a\r\nfoundation for intent-related research, and facilitates solution\r\ndevelopment.\r\n\r\nThis document is a product of the IRTF Network Management Research\r\nGroup (NMRG).","pub_date":"October 2022","keywords":["intent taxonomy","intent-based network","intent users","intent categories","intent types","network management","network automation","network intent","network service","network orchestration","intent translation"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC9316","errata_url":"https:\/\/www.rfc-editor.org\/errata\/rfc9316"}