Self-managed virtual networks and services

A network device, comprising:

• a network interface to communicate with one or more remote systems;
• one or more memories to store instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute instructions in the one or more memories to host a virtual network element for a self-managed virtualized system, the virtual network element including:
• an infrastructure layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in hardware and an operating system for the virtual network element;
• a virtualization layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in a hypervisor executing on the hardware and the operating system;
• a virtual machine layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in virtual machines managed by the hypervisor;
• a virtual network function layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in virtual network functions executed on the virtual machines;
• and
• a connection layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in connections between the virtual network elements,
• wherein each of the infrastructure layer, the virtualization layer, the virtual machine layer, the virtual network function layer, and the connection layer include:
• a fix agent that uses artificial intelligence rules to automatically provide an estimated fix time interval for a local failure and repair the local failure in a corresponding layer of the infrastructure layer, the virtualization layer, the virtual machine layer, the virtual network function layer, or the connection layer, and
• a fault management agent that diagnoses failures within the corresponding layer.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable medium comprising one or more instructions to:

• host a virtual network element for a self-managed virtualized system, the virtual network element including:
• an infrastructure layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in hardware and an operating system for the virtual network element;
• a virtualization layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in a hypervisor executing on the hardware and the operating system;
• a virtual machine layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in virtual machines managed by the hypervisor;
• a virtual network function layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in virtual network functions executed on the virtual machines;
• and
• a connection layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in connections between the virtual network elements,
• wherein each of the infrastructure layer, the virtualization layer, the virtual machine layer, the virtual network function layer, and the connection layer include:
• a fix agent that uses artificial intelligence rules to automatically provide an estimated fix time interval for a local failure and repair the local failure in a corresponding layer of the infrastructure layer, the virtualization layer, the virtual machine layer, the virtual network function layer, or the connection layer, and
• a fault management agent that diagnoses failures within the corresponding layer.