What can knowledge injection bring to intent-based networking?

Previously limited to software-defined networking, with the new opportunities brought by recent developments in AI, the concept of intent-based network management has moved up the telecommunications layers to be applied up to the business layer. Various standards address the topic specifying models, ontologies, general principles of intent-based management. Yet to achieve its goal of simplicity, easiness of access to the networking technologies, intent-based network management may need to change the paradigm of independent protocol layers and ensure that each layer benefits from knowledge injection about its potential requesters. This can be particularly illustrated in the case of vertical domains applications. To be able to scale the intent-based network management needs the ability to define the type of domain specific knowledge it needs and how to automate its learning. In this way the network will also provide an extra layer of expertise allowing the verticals business to better reach their goals.