The
ETSI Experiential Networked Intelligence Industry Specification Group
(ISG ENI) has released five specifications on use case, requirements,
Context Aware Policy Management, terminology and a Proof of Concept
(PoC) Framework. With NFV or network slicing, which are key technologies
for 5G, the network becomes more flexible and powerful but remains
complex. In adding closed-loop Artificial Intelligence mechanisms and
with these first reports and specifications, the ETSI Experiential
Networked Intelligence group aims to help operators facilitate their
network deployment.
The first technical report, ETSI GR ENI 001,
specifies a set of use cases to be applied to the fixed network, the
mobile network, or both, and defines the expected benefits operators can
gain from using an ENI system. These use cases cover infrastructure
management, network operations, service orchestration and management,
and assurance.
The second specification ETSI GS ENI 002
captures the requirements of how intelligence is applied to the network
in different scenarios to improve operators' experience of service
provision and network operation. It also addresses how intelligence
enables dynamic autonomous behaviour and adaptive policy driven
operation in a changing context. These requirements are intended to be
used during the architecture design work.
ETSI GR ENI 003
analyses the work done in various Standards Developing Organizations
and open source consortia on policy management in general, and
context-aware policy management specifically. This information will be
used to develop a specification for a context-aware, policy-based
management model and architecture for enhancing the operator’s
experience using network intelligence. ETSI GR ENI 004 addresses terminology for the main concepts in ENI.
Proof of Concept
ENI has launched a Proof of Concepts activity whose framework is defined in ETSI GS ENI 006.
Proofs of Concept will help provide proof of the technical feasibility
of ENI within the Industry. A PoC review team was created and tasked
with reviewing incoming proposals. Each PoC team proposal shall address
at least one goal relevant to Experiential Networked Intelligence,
related to an ENI Use Case, an ENI Requirement or the suitability of the
ENI System Architecture aspect. The output of each PoC project shall
contribute to the completion of the version 2 specifications within ISG
ENI.
