Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)                              A. Test
Request for Comments: 0000                                     July 2022
Category: Informational                                                 
ISSN: 2070-1721


                         Intent Classification

Abstract

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

   This document discusses mostly the concept of network intents, but
   other types of intents are also being considered.  Specifically, it
   highlights stakeholder perspectives of intent, methods to classify
   and encode intent, the associated intent taxonomy, and defines
   relevant intent terms where necessary.  This document provides a
   foundation for intent related research and facilitates solution
   development.

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

Status of This Memo

   This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
   published for informational purposes.

   This document is a product of the Internet Research Task Force
   (IRTF).  The IRTF publishes the results of Internet-related research
   and development activities.  These results might not be suitable for
   deployment.  This RFC represents the consensus of the Network
   Management Research Group of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF).
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   any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 7841.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction
   Author's Address

1.  Introduction

   +===========+=============+=================+=====+=====+=====+=====+
   |Intent User| Intent Type |In               |DC   |DC   |AB   |L-   |
   |           |             |te               |N    |N    |S    |C    |
   |           |             |nt               |Re   |Ne   |     |     |
   |           |             |Sc               |s    |t    |     |     |
   |           |             |op               |     |     |     |     |
   |           |             |e                |     |     |     |     |
   |           |             +==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+
   |           |             |C1|C2|C3|C4|C5|C6|C1|C2|C1|C2|C1|C2|C1|C2|
   +===========+=============+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+
   |Customer/  | Customer    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |Tenants    | Service     |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           +-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |           | Strategy    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   +-----------+-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |Cloud Admin| Cloud       |X |  |X |  |  |  |X |  |X |  |X |  |X |  |
   |           | Management  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           +-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |           | Cloud       |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Resource    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Management  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           +-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |           | Operational |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Task Intent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           +-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |           | Strategy    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   +-----------+-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |Underlay   | Underlay    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |Network    | Network     |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |Admin      | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           +-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |           | Underlay    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Network     |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Resource    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           +-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |           | Operational |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Task Intent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           +-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |           | Strategy    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   +-----------+-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |App        | Cloud       |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |Developer  | Management  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           +-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |           | Cloud       |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Resource    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Management  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           +-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |           | Underlay    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Network     |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           +-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |           | Underlay    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Network     |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Resource    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           +-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |           | Operational |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Task Intent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           +-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
   |           | Strategy    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   |           | Intent      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   +-----------+-------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

       Table 1: Intent Classification Example for Data Center Network
                                 Solutions

Author's Address

   Test
   Email: test@example.com