Transport slice identifier encoding in data plane for ai/ml-based classification model

An apparatus for identifying a transport network slice in a data plane of a transport network, comprising:

• a memory storage storing computer-executable instructions;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions and cause the apparatus to:
• generate a transport slice identifier corresponding to the transport network slice;
• transmit, to a transport network node of the transport network, a configuration message requesting rendering of a transport network path assigned to the transport network slice;
• obtain a prediction, using an artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) model, of at least one required configuration of the transport network slice, based at least on historical information related to the transport network slice;
• and
• apply the at least one required configuration to the transport network slice.