Digital intellectual capital-based service assurance for intent-based networking

An apparatus comprising:

• a communication interface configured to enable communications with one or more nodes in a network;
• and
• a processor coupled to the communication interface, the processor configured to perform operations including:
• decomposing a service to be supported in the network into a plurality of subservices;
• obtaining service pre-conditions associated with each of the plurality of subservices, the service pre-conditions specifying one or more paths of one or more nodes in the network used for the service, one or more networking functions to be used in the network, and attributes of the one or more nodes used for the service;
• obtaining a plurality of digital intellectual capital (IC) modules, each digital IC module being configured to detect one or more specific operational issues in the network;
• obtaining signature pre-condition logic that specifies one or more conditions that indicate relevancy of one or more digital IC modules;
• and
• for each of the plurality of subservices:
• selecting, from the plurality of digital IC modules, based on the service pre-conditions and the signature pre-condition logic, one or more particular digital IC modules that are applicable to the service in the network;
• determining information to be obtained from one or more nodes in the network based on the one or more particular digital IC modules;
• obtaining the information from the one or more nodes in the network;
• and
• analyzing the information obtained from the one or more nodes in the network to determine whether or not the one or more specific operational issues associated with the one or more particular digital IC modules, are present in the network for the service.

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

• obtaining service pre-conditions associated with a service to be supported in a network, the service pre-conditions specifying one or more paths of one or more nodes in the network used for the service, one or more networking functions to be used in the network, and attributes of the one or more nodes used for the service;
• providing a plurality of digital intellectual capital (IC) modules, each digital IC module being configured to detect one or more specific operational issues in the network;
• providing signature pre-condition logic that specifies one or more conditions that indicate relevancy of one or more digital IC modules;
• selecting, from the plurality of digital IC modules, based on the service pre-conditions and the signature pre-condition logic, one or more particular digital IC modules that are applicable to the service in the network;
• generating a base heuristic package for the service based on a plurality of subservices of the service, the base heuristic package specifying one or more performance indicators to be monitored to assess overall health of the service in the network;
• generating a dynamic heuristic package for the service based on the one or more particular digital IC modules that are applicable to the service in the network, the dynamic heuristic package specifying one or more indicators relevant to the one or more particular digital IC modules;
• determining information to be obtained from one or more nodes in the network based on the one or more particular digital IC modules;
• obtaining the information from the one or more nodes in the network;
• and
• analyzing the information obtained from the one or more nodes in the network to determine whether or not the one or more specific operational issues associated with the one or more particular digital IC modules, are present in the network for the service.