US 12,170,595 B1
Systems and methods for service assurance conflict discoverability and resolution
Deepak Majjiga, Irving, TX (US); and Kristen Sydney Young, Mine Hill, NJ (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/333,773.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/14 (2022.01); H04L 41/0873 (2022.01); H04L 41/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/145 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0873 (2013.01); H04L 41/40 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.