5 Benefits of Intent-Based Networking - SDxCentral

One of the most attractive benefits to intent-based networking (IBN) is its ability to relieve the IT department of updating all networking devices to complete an over-arching business objective. IBN is defined as a self-driving network that automatically applies business intent to various network devices across a network without having to rely on command-line interface (CLI). Instead, the network administrator writes intent in plain language or via a graphical interface. In simple terms, IBN is about telling the software what the business intent is with the software automatically applying the intent across the network. IBN is achievable through orchestration and machine learning (ML).