NeTS: Medium: KnowOps-Making Network Management and Operations Software Defined

NeTS：媒介：KnowOps - 定义网络管理和运营软件

• 批准号: 1302688
• 负责人: Jacobus VAN DER MERWE
• 金额: $ 114.07万
• 依托单位: University of Utah
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-10-01 至 2018-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1302688&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NeTS; Medium; KnowOps; Making; Network

The operational complexity of networks and the resulting operational expense (OPEX) count among the top challenges faced by network operators. This complexity arises, in part, because of the scale and continued growth of modern networks, the inherent complexity and intricate dependencies of the protocols that these networks run, and the increased expectations of network users due to the increasing importance that network connectivity and networked services play in society. This complexity has been heightened by recent developments that make networks much more dynamic, adding a whole new dimension to the complexities of network management and operations (M&O). The resulting state of affairs acts to impede the pace of innovation and change in networks. The research on network M&O has not kept pace with the research transforming the networks themselves.This project addresses these issues by designing and building a Knowledge-Centric Software-Defined Network Management and Operations architecture (KnowOps). KnowOps will represent a significant step in moving M&O towards fully autonomic operation. The project will generalize database-like abstractions to create a network operations fabric (NOF) as a systematic and principled foundation for comprehensive network management and operations. The PIs will combine this foundation with information centric data mining methods to create a structured information base which captures, in a systematic manner, the status of the network and expose it to other network management functions. The end result will be a knowledge base capable of systematically capturing operational procedures and policies as specified by domain experts. Network OPEX is a major challenge for continued penetration of digital technologies into application areas in the home and small business. The project will involve collaboration with a large, national network operator but also with a small, mostly rural carrier. Improved network management tools are particularly important for smaller regional operators serving cyber-disadvantaged communities, who often do not have the technical breadth and depth of larger operators, but who, nonetheless, face the same operational challenges.

网络的运营复杂性和由此产生的运营费用（OPEX）是网络运营商面临的最大挑战之一。 这种复杂性的出现部分是因为现代网络的规模和持续增长，这些网络运行的协议的固有复杂性和复杂依赖性，以及由于网络连接和联网服务在社会中发挥的日益重要性而引起的网络用户的期望增加。 最近的发展使网络更加动态，增加了一个全新的层面的复杂性的网络管理和操作（M O），这种复杂性已经提高。由此产生的事态阻碍了网络创新和变革的步伐。 针对网络管理与操作的研究还没有跟上网络自身改造的研究步伐，本课题设计并构建了一个以知识为中心的软件定义网络管理与操作体系结构（KnowOps）。 KnowOps将代表着M O向完全自主操作迈进的重要一步。 该项目将概括类似数据库的抽象，以创建一个网络运营结构（NOF），作为全面网络管理和运营的系统和原则基础。 PI将联合收割机将此基础与信息中心数据挖掘方法相结合，以创建一个结构化的信息库，该信息库以系统的方式捕获网络的状态，并将其暴露给其他网络管理功能。最终结果将是一个知识库，能够系统地掌握领域专家指定的业务程序和政策。 网络运营支出是数字技术持续渗透到家庭和小型企业应用领域的主要挑战。 该项目将涉及与一家大型国家网络运营商的合作，但也涉及与一家主要是农村的小型运营商的合作。 改进的网络管理工具对于为网络弱势群体服务的较小区域运营商尤为重要，这些运营商往往不具备较大运营商的技术广度和深度，但面临着相同的运营挑战。