METHOD AND APPARATUS INCLUDING RECURSIVE CLOSED LOOP GOAL TRANSLATION AND CONFIGURATION

A method and apparatus are provided, in which an execution of at least one managed entity operating within a network is con-trolled by a management entity. The management entity includes a controller adapted for establishing (1302) a control loop having a defined target performance value relative to the at least one managed entity, the control loop having one or more criteria associated with assessing the current performance of the at least one managed entity relative to the defined target performance value, where at least one of the one or more associated criteria can not be directly determined by the management entity. The controller is further adapted for identifying (1304) a translation for each of the at least one of the one or more associated criteria that can not be directly determined using one or more different criteria that can be directly determined by the management entity.