ISE Magazine, May 2019
MAY 2 0 1 9 WWW ISEMAG COM 4 9 RESEARCH UPDATE Implementation and operation of SON can fix fundamental problems i e the tire is out of alignment analogy such as poor coverage and or dropped calls in an area and it can also be used for short term real time issues and then potentially be put back the way the network was in the first place Just as SON optimizes cellular network coverage and capacity the intelligentbased networking market will optimize networks as a whole and not just at the RAN level Efforts to improve RAN operation have been ongoing for many years and this is expected to continue especially as new radio technologies are introduced such as 5G For more on 5G Network Optimization see The Role of Smart Antennas in Optimizing 5G With IBN however the network as a whole will be positively impacted From a system perspective IBN orchestration technologies and solutions optimize interactions between key functions including analytics automation and policy management Successful IBN management systems will include programmable logic and APIs to correctly and completely capture business intent and translate intentions into policies Driven by market leading vendors such as Cisco IBN represents a means of autonomously and intelligently supporting critical network functions but it is driven by business objectives This includes business intentions and related policy enforcement while simultaneously gathering valuable data As indicated in Figure 2 IBN represents a cyclical process in which data gathered from automatic processes provides the context necessary for analytics to indicate the extent to which business intentions are being met across the entire network Inclusion of Artificial Intelligence A I technologies such as machine learning enhances IBN data analytics capabilities allowing systems to learn from previous interactions and to provide information and directors towards behaviors that support positive outcomes Figure 1 Optimizing Radio Access Networks Inclusion of Artificial Intelligence AI technologies such as machine learning enhances IBN data analytics capabilities allowing systems to learn from previous interactions and provide information and directors towards behaviors that support positive outcomes
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