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Self-Driving Networks
SpeakerMing Zhang Alibaba Group
Self-Driving Networks Speaker Ming Zhang Alibaba Group Alibaba - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Self-Driving Networks Speaker Ming Zhang Alibaba Group Alibaba - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Self-Driving Networks Speaker Ming Zhang Alibaba Group Alibaba serves users around the globe Network availability is vital to Alibabas business Global network presence High bandwidth low latency Networks ripple effect
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Global network presence High bandwidth low latency Network’s “ripple effect”
Network availability is vital to Alibaba’s business
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Challenge 1: Rapid growth in network scale
# of network ports # of network changes
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Challenge 2: Risks in legacy/new network architecture
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Automation Decision-making
Human decision-making Rule or optimization-based decision-making
Sensing
Manual data analysis Rule-based data aggregation and analysis
Prediction
Learning
Conventional vs. self-driving networks
Manual execution Automatic execution based on predefined logic Reactive actions Proactive planning Manually defined rules Rule-based machine learning
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Number of incidents and recovery time over the last few years