Software development kit for integrating applications and cognitive networks

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more network interfaces;
• a processor coupled to the one or more network interfaces and configured to execute one or more processes;
• and
• a memory configured to store a process that is executable by the processor, the process when executed configured to:
• provide a software development kit that includes a set of functions for inclusion in an application developed using the software development kit, wherein the set of functions enable bidirectional communication between the application and a cognitive network service in a network;
• receive, at a cognitive network service of the apparatus, application telemetry data from the application sent via the set of functions from the software development kit;
• use, by the cognitive network service, the application telemetry data from the application and network telemetry from the network as input to a prediction model to predict a quality of experience metric for the application;
• and
• provide, by the cognitive network service and based on the quality of experience metric predicted by the prediction model, a configuration change recommendation to the application via the set of functions from the software development kit, wherein the configuration change recommendation specifies a change to the operation of the application.

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

• providing a software development kit that includes a set of functions for inclusion in an application developed using the software development kit, wherein the set of functions enable bidirectional communication between the application and a cognitive network service in a network;
• receiving, at the cognitive network service, application telemetry data from the application sent via the set of functions from the software development kit;
• using, by the cognitive network service, the application telemetry data from the application and network telemetry from the network as input to a prediction model to predict a quality of experience metric for the application;
• and
• providing, by the cognitive network service and based on the quality of experience metric predicted by the prediction model, a configuration change recommendation to the application via the set of functions from the software development kit, wherein the configuration change recommendation specifies a change to the operation of the application.