CPC H04L 41/145 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0873 (2013.01); H04L 41/40 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
storing, by a first network device of a Service Design and Creation (SDC) function, an Unified Network Slice Assurance Template (UNSAT) with multiple Service Assurance Policies (SAPs) for a network slice configuration, wherein the UNSAT includes:
a functional block identifying a first SAP associated with a functional category of a network function, and
a resource block identifying a second SAP associated with a resource category of network infrastructure;
performing, by the first network device and based on the multiple SAPs, design time conflict identification that detects when possible actions from the multiple SAPs that are associated with a same network function conflict with each other; and
providing, by the first network device, a notification when the design time conflict identification identifies a conflict.
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