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Next Generation Protocols Network Management system. Our aim is to introduce a
The TCP/IP protocol suite can no longer provide the scale, metric for the optimisation and adjustment of the operator
security, mobility and ease of deployment required for the experience over time by taking advantage of machine
connected society of the 21st century. Developments in the learning and reasoning.
technology of local access networks (such as LTE™-A, G.Fast,
DOCSIS 3.1 and 5G) will not deliver their full potential unless, We will employ the ‘monitor-analyse-plan-execute’ control
in parallel, communications and networking protocols evolve model which enables the system to adjust the offered
to support these new capabilities. services based on changes in user needs, environmental
conditions and business goals. The policy modelling will
Our ISG on Next Generation Protocols (ISG NGP) is addressing encompass open intelligent functionality for network
the future requirements for Internet Protocols, undertaking configuration and management. We will provide inputs and
an analysis of relevant technologies, architectures and objectives to support the industry’s progress in intelligent
protocols under research, together with an assessment policy-based management.
of their maturity and practicality for implementation circa
2020. Our findings will be provided to other Internet and The introduction of technologies such as SDN, NFV and
telecommunications Standards Developing Organisations network slicing means that networks are becoming more
(SDOs) as input to stimulate standardisation work. flexible and powerful. These technologies transfer much of
the complexity in a network from hardware to software, from
In 2017 we plan to publish three GSs which will provide: the network itself to its management and operation. ENI will
a reference model for describing protocols and protocol make the deployment of SDN and NFV more intelligent and
architectures; generic principles for next generation protocol efficient and will assist the management and orchestration of
design; and Self-Organising Control and Management the network.
Planes. We also expect to complete GRs on next generation
architectures toward 5G and beyond, including identity We expect to complete the first phase of our work in 2017.
oriented networks and intelligence-defined networks. It will include a description of use cases and requirements,
and a definition of features, capabilities and policies, which
Experiential Networked Intelligence we will publish in a series of informative best practice
The use of Artificial Intelligence techniques in the network documents (GRs). We will also carry out a gap analysis of
work on context-aware and policy-based standards, working
management system could help solve some of the problems with other SDOs to reuse existing standardised solutions for
of future network deployment and operation. We have legacy and evolving network functions wherever possible, to
therefore set up a new ISG on Experiential Networked avoid the duplication of effort. This informative phase will be
Intelligence (ISG ENI) to develop standards for a Cognitive
followed in 2018 by the development of GSs.

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