Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Networks

Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Networks introduces the autonomous network by juxtaposing two unique technologies and communities: Networking and AI. The book reviews the technologies behind AI and software-defined network/network function virtualization, highlighting the exciting opportunities to integrate those two worlds. Outlining the new frontiers for autonomous networks, this book highlights their impact and benefits to consumers and enterprise customers. It also explores the potential of the autonomous network for transforming network operation, cyber security, enterprise services, 5G and IoT, infrastructure monitoring and traffic optimization, and finally, customer experience and care. With contributions from leading experts, this book will provide an invaluable resource for network engineers, software engineers, artificial intelligence, and machine learning researchers. 1. The Role of Artificial Intelligence for Network Automation & Security Mazin Gilbert 2. Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence Michael Lanzetta 3. The Shift to a Software Defined Network Paul Bartoli, Brian Freeman 4. Blockchain and Cryptography for Secure Information Sharing Matt Dugan, Wiley Wilkins 5. Building the Autonomous Networks of the Future Stephen Terrill, Mattias Lidström 6. Role of Open Source, Standards and Public Clouds in Autonomous Networks David Ward, Chris Metz 7. Machine-learning, Containers, Cloud-natives and Micro-services Eyal Felstaine, Ofer Hermoni 8. Artificial Intelligence Software and Hardware Platforms Rajesh Gadiyar, Tong Zhang, Ananth Sankaranarayanan 9. Artificial Intelligence for Network Operation Jennifer Yates , Zihui Ge 10. Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security Anestis Karasaridis, Brian Rexroad, Pat Velardo 11. Artificial Intelligence for Enterprise Networks Sandeep Gupta, Kathleen Meier-Hellstern and Michael Satterlee 12. Artificial Intelligence for 5G+, Edge Compute and IoT Rittwik Jana, Mark Austin, Wenjie Zhao 13. Artificial Intelligence for Infrastructure Monitoring and Traffic Optimization Laurie Bigler, Vijay Gopalakrishnan 14. Artificial Intelligence for Customer Experience and Care Jason Hunt, Sunil Dube 15. New Artificial Intelligence Frontiers for Autonomous Networks Anit Lohtia, Chris Rice Dr. Mazin Gilbert is the Vice President of Advanced Technology at AT&T Labs. He leads AT&T’s research and advanced technology of its software-defined network. In this role, Mazin oversees advancements in networking a