AI-enabled, self-adaptive software-defined networking for the Small Office and Home Office (SOHO)

适用于小型办公室和家庭办公室 (SOHO) 的人工智能自适应软件定义网络

• 批准号: 566676-2021
• 负责人: Sabetzadeh, Mehrdad
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Ottawa
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=719027
• 关键词: AI; enabled; self; adaptive; software

The small office and home office (SOHO) market plays a critical role in the current and future Canadian economy. SOHO heavily relies on software-defined networking to provide centralized network control alongside facilities for efficient network configuration and monitoring. With the unprecedented reliance of businesses and the society at large on the Internet, reliable connectivity in SOHO has become a must.This project will develop an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled approach for the automatic derivation and operationalization of adaptation rules in SOHO networks. Our research is the first attempt at scientifically applying AI - more specifically machine learning and evolutionary algorithms - for making SOHO networks self-adaptive. The project will be a bilateral partnership between the University of Ottawa and RabbitRun Technologies: an Ontario-based SME, manufacturing innovative SOHO networking products.The main outcome of the project will be a scientifically designed and evaluated solution that brings self-adaptivity to SOHO networks through the application of advanced AI techniques. The solution is in response to observed industrial needs, thus bearing the potential for direct impact on the already large and thriving SOHO market. To demonstrate its practical usefulness and alignment with market needs, the developed solution will be benchmarked on real-world industrial scenarios.

小型办公室和家庭办公室（SOHO）市场在当前和未来的加拿大经济中起着至关重要的作用。 SOHO在很大程度上依赖软件定义的网络来提供集中的网络控制以及设施以进行有效的网络配置和监视。随着互联网上企业和整个社会的前所未有的依赖，SOHO的可靠连接已成为必须的。此项目将开发一种人工智能（AI）启用的方法，用于自动派生和SOHO网络适应规则的操作。我们的研究是首次尝试科学地应用AI（更具体地说的机器学习和进化算法）来使SOHO网络自适应。该项目将是渥太华大学与兔技术之间的双边伙伴关系：一项基于安大略省的SME，制造创新的SOHO网络产品。该项目的主要结果将是科学设计和评估的解决方案，通过应用高级AI技术来为Soho网络带来自适应。该解决方案是针对观察到的工业需求的响应，从而有可能直接影响已经大而蓬勃发展的SOHO市场。为了证明其实际实用性和与市场需求的一致性，开发的解决方案将在现实世界中的工业场景中进行基准测试。