Dynamic heuristic packages and metrics for network assurance using a deep fusion reasoning engine

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more network interfaces to communicate with a network;
• a processor coupled to the network interfaces and configured to execute one or more processes;
• and
• a memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process when executed configured to:
• receive, at a deep fusion reasoning engine of the apparatus, network telemetry data collected from a network, wherein the deep fusion reasoning engine is initiated with a seed ontology to populate a knowledge base of the deep fusion reasoning engine;
• learn, by the deep fusion reasoning engine, resource utilizations for different heuristic packages that can be used in the network to evaluate operation of the network;
• select, by the deep fusion reasoning engine, one of the heuristic packages based on the resource utilizations learned for the different heuristic packages, wherein the selected heuristic package comprises a subservice and a set of rules to be evaluated;
• and
• deploy, by the deep fusion reasoning engine, the selected heuristic package for execution by a device in the network to evaluate operation of the network using the set of rules.

A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing program instructions that cause a deep fusion reasoning engine to execute a process comprising:

• receiving, at the deep fusion reasoning engine, network telemetry data collected from a network, wherein the deep fusion reasoning engine is initiated with a seed ontology to populate a knowledge base of the deep fusion reasoning engine;
• learning, by the deep fusion reasoning engine, resource utilizations for different heuristic packages that can be used in the network to evaluate operation of the network;
• selecting, by the deep fusion reasoning engine, one of the heuristic packages based on the resource utilizations learned for the different heuristic packages, wherein the selected heuristic package comprises a subservice and a set of rules to be evaluated;
• and
• deploying, by the deep fusion reasoning engine, the selected heuristic package for execution by a device in the network to evaluate operation of the network using the set of rules.