What Does Intent-Based Networking (IBN) Mean?
Intent-based networking (IBN) is a form of network administration that automates aspects of the management of the network. Though similar in some ways to software-defined networking, which abstracts some of the tasks in a given network’s administration, intent-based networking adds its own abstraction and automation of what used to be a strictly manual process.
Techopedia Explains Intent-Based Networking (IBN)
In intent-based networking, a user interface directs the administration of the network with higher-level indicators that function to “show” the technology the system administrator’s “intent,” which the technology then implements with some degree of automation. Intent-based networking removes some of the labor burden of traditional, manual, iterative management of individual switches, routers and other components. Through machine learning and artificial intelligence systems, intent-based networking tools can deliver functionality without express human step-by-step programming.
