Intent-based orchestration using network parsimony trees

A system, comprising:

• a computing system, comprising:
• at least one first processor;
• and
• a first non-transitory computer readable medium communicatively coupled to the at least one first processor, the first non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer software comprising a first set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one first processor, causes the computing system to:
• receive a request for network services from a user device associated with a customer, the request for network services comprising one of:
• desired characteristics and performance parameters for the requested network services;
• in response to receiving the request for network services, generate a first request-based parsimony tree based at least in part on the desired characteristics or performance parameters contained in the request for network services, the first request-based parsimony tree being a graphical representation comprising an end-point of a first portion representing delivery location of the requested network services, an endpoint of each of one or more second portions that connect with the first portion representing a service provider site;
• access, from a datastore, a plurality of first network-based parsimony trees, each of the plurality of first network-based parsimony trees being generated based on measured network metrics, each first network-based parsimony tree being a graphical representation comprising an end-point of a third portion representing the delivery location of the requested network services, an endpoint of each of one or more fourth portions that connect with the third portion representing a service provider site;
• compare the first request-based parsimony tree with one or more first network-based parsimony trees among the plurality of first network-based parsimony trees to determine a fitness score for each first network-based parsimony tree, each fitness score being a value indicative of a level of heuristic matching between the first request-based parsimony tree with one of the one or more first network-based parsimony trees;
• identify a best-fit network-based parsimony tree among the one or more first network-based parsimony trees based on the fitness scores of the one or more first network-based parsimony trees;
• identify one or more first network resources among a first plurality of network resources for providing the requested network services, based at least in part on network resources represented within the identified best-fit network-based parsimony tree;
• and
• allocate at least one first network resource among the identified one or more first network resources for providing the requested network services.