Intent-Based Networking - Concepts and Definitions
RFC 9315

Received changes through RFC Editor sync (created alias RFC 9315, changed abstract to 'Intent and Intent-Based Networking are taking the industry by storm. At the same time, terms related to Intent-Based Networking are often used loosely and inconsistently, in many cases overlapping and confused with other concepts such as "policy." This document clarifies the concept of "intent" and provides an overview of the functionality that is associated with it. The goal is to contribute towards a common and shared understanding of terms, concepts, and functionality that can be used as the foundation to guide further definition of associated research and engineering problems and their solutions.

This document is a product of the IRTF Network Management Research Group (NMRG). It reflects the consensus of the research group, having received many detailed and positive reviews by research group participants. It is published for informational purposes.', changed pages to 23, changed standardization level to Informational, changed state to RFC, added RFC published event at 2022-10-11, changed IRTF state to Published RFC)