WHAT IS INTENT-BASED NETWORKING ?

Intent-based networking describes a network that has the intelligence and automation necessary to set and modify its configurations to meet the organization’s business needs. An intent-based network can continuously align itself to required service levels, security, and IT compliance policies.

HOW DOES INTENT-BASED NETWORKING WORK?

Intent-based networking applies business intent to network configurations. The network continuously monitors and adjusts to ensure alignment. That’s achieved through a closed-loop system that includes policy-based automation, network analytics, and machine learning.

 Juniper Networks solution 

Details of the Juniper Bots are as follows:

• Contrail PeerBot - automates the process of network peering. This makes it easier to manage multiple Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) domains, simplifies policy enforcement and enables on-demand scaling.
• Contrail TestBot -  enables network professionals to shift to a DevOps approach for continuous integration/continuous deployment of network resources. The Bots can be used to automate auditing and provisioning modifications of the network. Humans simply can’t do these tasks fast enough to apply DevOps principals to the network.
• AppFormix HealthBot -  is like a Fitbit for the network. It uses machine learning to track the fitness and health of the network by leveraging AppFormix to collect real-time network data that can be used to discover new insights. The HealthBot translates the data into actionable information that can be used to troubleshoot and maintain the network.