Training a software agent to control a communication network
US11177996B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1095
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for training a Software Agent to control a communication network is disclosed. The method comprises initialising a training network slice within the communication network, instantiating within the training network slice a cloned version of at least one Virtualised Network Function (VNF) comprised within a production network slice, mirroring traffic incoming to the VNFs of the production network slice and forwarding the mirrored traffic to the training network slice. The method further comprises causing a training instance of the Software Agent to execute a Reinforcement Learning algorithm on the training network slice, and transferring knowledge acquired by the training instance of the Software Agent to a production instance of the Software Agent.Also disclosed are an apparatus and a computer program configured to carry out methods for training a Software Agent to control a communication network.
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