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Autonomous Networks: Using AI to Advance Operations in SP and Enterprise Domains
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Autonomous Networks: Using AI to Advance Operations in SP and Enterprise Domains

by Stefan-Alexandru Manza, Josh Halley
July 2026
Intermediate
331 pages
18h 9m
English
Cisco Press
Content preview from Autonomous Networks: Using AI to Advance Operations in SP and Enterprise Domains

Chapter 1. Network Autonomy

In this chapter, you will learn the following:

The state of network automation today

Industry frameworks and trends

Challenges in achieving autonomy

People and processes

System integrations

Introduction

The configuration, monitoring, and management of Internet Protocol (IP) networks has taken many forms over the years, shifting from manual command-line interface (CLI)–based configurations (involving extensive fine-tuning, testing, and arbitration between key stakeholders) to architectures and structures that have transitioned to automation-based deployments. In both service provider (SP) and enterprise (ENT) domains, although scale may vary significantly, tasks involved in network implementation and management ...

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ISBN: 9780135473351