Self-adjusting control loop

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11271793-B2
Application number	US-202016935748-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2020
Priority date	Jul 5, 2018
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes monitoring, by a control loop including a processor and a memory, a first environment. The control loop includes one or more predetermined control loop parameters. The method also includes receiving, by the control loop and in response to monitoring the first environment, first data from the first environment and receiving, by the control loop, information from an adaptation control loop. The method also includes determining, by the control loop, to automatically adjust at least one of the one or more predetermined control loop parameters based at least in part on the information received from the adaptation control loop and automatically adjusting, by the control loop, the one or more predetermined control loop parameters. The method further includes determining, by the control loop, to initiate an action based on the first data collected from the first environment and the one or more adjusted control loop parameters.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
monitoring, by a control loop comprising a processor and a memory, a first environment, wherein the control loop comprises one or more predetermined control loop parameters;
receiving, by the control loop and in response to the monitoring of the first environment, first data from the first environment;
receiving, by the control loop, information from an adaptation control loop, wherein the information is associated with:
one or more predetermined adaptation policies of the adaptation control loop; and
second data received by the adaption control loop from a second environment; and

determining, by the control loop, to automatically adjust the one or more predetermined control loop parameters based at least in part on the information received from the adaptation control loop.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more predetermined control loop parameters comprise at least one of:
a policy;
a data collection code portion; and
a threshold value.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining to automatically adjust the one or more predetermined control loop parameters comprises at least one of:
determining to add at least one new parameter to the one or more predetermined control loop parameters;
determining to delete at least one of the one or more predetermined control loop parameters; and
determining to replace at least one of the one or more predetermined control loop parameters with one or more alternate parameters.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first environment is a virtual network function (VNF);
the first data received from the first environment comprises at least one of:
event data of the VNF; and
performance data of the VNF;

the second environment is a virtual cloud service for an entity; and
the second data comprises at least one of:
an internal operating condition of the entity;
personal information of the entity;
operating costs of the entity; and
security information of the entity.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information is further associated with at least one of:
a microservice;
a neural network;
artificial intelligence; and
machine learning.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control loop comprises the adaptation control loop.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control loop is a slave to the adaptation control loop.

8. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is executable to:
monitor, by a control loop comprising a processor and a memory, a first environment, wherein the control loop comprises one or more predetermined control loop parameters;
receive, by the control loop and in response to monitoring the first environment, first data from the first environment;
receive, by the control loop, information from an adaptation control loop, wherein the information is associated with:
one or more predetermined adaptation policies of the adaptation control loop; and
second data received by the adaption control loop from a second environment; and

determine, by the control loop, to automatically adjust the one or more predetermined control loop parameters based at least in part on the information received from the adaptation control loop.

9. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 8 , wherein the one or more predetermined control loop parameters comprise at least one of:
a policy;
a data collection code portion; and
a threshold value.

10. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 8 , wherein determining to automatically adjust the one or more predetermined control loop parameters comprises at least one of:
determining to add at least one new parameter to the one or more predetermined control loop parameters;
determining to delete at least one of the one or more predetermined control loop parameters; and
determining to replace at least one of the one or more predetermined control loop parameters with one or more alternate parameters.

11. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 8 , wherein:
the first environment is a virtual network function (VNF);
the first data received from the first environment comprises at least one of:
event data of the VNF; and
performance data of the VNF;

the second environment is a virtual cloud service for an entity; and
the second data comprises at least one of:
an internal operating condition of the entity;
personal information of the entity;
operating costs of the entity; and
security information of the entity.

12. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 8 , wherein the information is further associated with at least one of:
a microservice;
a neural network;
artificial intelligence; and
machine learning.

13. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 8 , wherein the control loop comprises the adaptation control loop.

14. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 8 , wherein the control loop is a slave to the adaptation control loop.

15. A system comprising one or more processors and a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors to:
monitor, by a control loop, a first environment, wherein the control loop comprises one or more predetermined control loop parameters;
receive, by the control loop and in response to monitoring the first environment, first data from the first environment;
receive, by the control loop, information from an adaptation control loop, wherein the information is associated with:
one or more predetermined adaptation policies of the adaptation control loop; and
second data received by the adaption control loop from a second environment; and

determine, by the control loop, to automatically adjust the one or more predetermined control loop parameters based at least in part on the information received from the adaptation control loop.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more predetermined control loop parameters comprise at least one of:
a policy;
a data collection code portion; and
a threshold value.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein determining to automatically adjust the one or more predetermined control loop parameters comprises at least one of:
determining to add at least one new parameter to the one or more predetermined control loop parameters;
determining to delete at least one of the one or more predetermined control loop parameters; and
determining to replace at least one of the one or more predetermined control loop parameters with one or more alternate parameters.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein:
the first environment is a virtual network function (VNF);
the first data received from the first environment comprises at least one of:
event data of the VNF; and
performance data of the VNF;

the second environment is a virtual cloud service for an entity; and
the second data comprises at least one of:
an internal operating condition of the entity;
personal information of the entity;
operating costs of the entity; and
security information of the entity.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the control loop comprises the adaptation control loop.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the control loop is a slave to the adaptation control loop.

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Aaron Jeffrey
• Fan James

Classifications

• H04L43/20

  the monitoring system or the monitored elements being virtualised, abstracted or software-defined entities, e.g. SDN or NFV · CPC title

• H04L41/0897

  by horizontal or vertical scaling of resources, or by migrating entities, e.g. virtual resources or entities · CPC title

• H04L41/0894

  Policy-based network configuration management · CPC title

• H04L41/40

  using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities · CPC title

• H04L41/046 Primary

  comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor · CPC title