Scope and Field of Application
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A Framework (Guide) to Implementing Autonomic/Autonomous IPv6 based 5G Networks, by leveraging the ETSI GANA Multi-Layer AI / Multi-Layer Autonomic Management and Control Model and IPv6 Capabilities & Extensions that enable to Build Autonomic Networks. The Framework prescribes how to introduce software components called Autonomic Functions (ETSI GANA Decision-making-Elements (DEs)), e.g. Autonomic-QoS-Management-DE, Autonomic-Security-Management-DE, etc., in the 5G Architecture and its associated Management and Control Architecture. The DEs and their associated Algorithms (including analytics, optimization and AI algorithms) are meant to drive control-loops within Network Functions of the 5G network infrastructure and/or drive control-loops at the higher level of abstraction for self-management functionality that is positioned within the outer Management and Control realm of a 5G Network Infrastructure—within a platform called the GANA Knowledge Plane (KP) Platform. The Framework also serves to: • Prescribe how to leverage certain IPv6 Capabilities in enabling Autonomic Functions (DEs) of the Autonomic 5G network to auto-discover each other, auto-discover various context information, monitoring data, and to exchange DE-to-DE control messages among each other for their collaborative operations in the Self-Driving/Self-Management Operations of the 5G network(s); • Provide Guidance to Innovators of DEs and their associated Autonomics Algorithms, on the types of GANA DEs that should be designed to auto-configure and dynamically (autonomically) orchestrate and (re)-configure various IPv6 Protocols of the of 5G Network as driven by Service or Slice provisioning, or adaptively to meet certain objectives.
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