6G • Core Network
Intent Validation Engine
Formal Logic Invariant Verifier for IBN
A mathematical engine that checks intent requests against network physics, capacity limits, and regulatory constraints before executing them.
Technical Explanation
When an enterprise customer requests an intent (e.g., 'allocate 10 Gbps with 0.1 ms latency between Factory A and Warehouse B'), executing impossible or conflicting requests could crash the network. The Intent Validation Engine translates natural language intents into mathematical first-order logic formulas. It verifies whether sufficient physical spectrum, compute resources, and optical paths exist to honor the intent without starving existing contracted slices.
Key Functions
- Translating natural language intent into rigorous mathematical logic invariants
- Checking physical feasibility against live network topology and resource capacity graphs
- Detecting and resolving policy conflicts between concurrent tenant intent requests
- Preventing accidental human configuration errors or malicious intent injection attacks
- Generating formal mathematical certificates guaranteeing intent fulfillment feasibility
Specifications
IETF RFC 9315 (Intent-Based Networking Concepts), ETSI ZSM 011
Interfaces
Intent-Validator-APISMT-Solver-Bus
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