Re: [Idnet] IETF99 for applying AI/ML into network management: Follow-up

Jérôme François <jerome.francois@inria.fr> Tue, 25 July 2017 14:28 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Idnet] IETF99 for applying AI/ML into network management: Follow-up
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Hi

>> I'm sorry, I mean that, by definition, a "closed control loop" intends to maintain a
>> particular variable within some defined values by reading it and enforcing the
>> necessary actions to affect it. Any external data cannot be considered as such
>> variable so they cannot be part of the closed control loop. However, it can be
>> used to help controlling other variables, but it must be clearly defined how the
>> external data is integrated and derived into the changes to the other variable.
>>
> Indeed. So that there should be a little complement in the loops. [see the attachment]
>
> For compatible, there may be an interface or device to "receive" the external data? 
>
> Regards, 
>
> Yansen
>
>
>
I'm not sure wheter the external data loop should be linked to the brain
or data analysis or both.

jerome