数字孪生在自治网络中的作用.pptxVIP

inautonomousnetworks

theroleof

digitaltwins

Autonomousnetworkoperations

February2025|

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03thebigpicture

07section1:whatisanetworkdigitaltwin?

13section2:theroleofdigitaltwinsinautonomousnetworks

19section3:digitaltwinsinpractice

27section4:challengesandconsiderationswhenadoptingdigitaltwins

30additionalfeature:ZTEDigitalTwinSolutionsandApplicationsforAutonomousNetworks

34additionalfeature:CelfocusNetworkDigitalTwinasaCatalystforAutonomousNetworks

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Digitaltwinsareavirtualrepresentationofaphysicalentity,anoperationalprocessorsetofdata.Their

purposeistosimulatethebehaviorofthisentityby

capturingreal-timeperformancedata,predicting

problems,andhelpingtoidentifyremediesand

optimizationactions.Assuch,theycanprovidea

foundationforoperationsmanagement,performance/costanalysis,faultpredictionandchangeplanning/riskassessment(seegraphic).

CSPnetworkscanbeparticularlychallenging:planningfortechnologychangeinnetworksandimplementationofnewservicesisnotoriouslydifficult.Networkasset

andresourcevisibilityisoftenonlypartial,giventhe

increasingcomplexityofnetworks.This,combinedwithexpandingservicediversity,makesnetworkassuranceincreasinglydemanding.Whenitcomestoautonomousnetwork(AN)implementation,forexample,thislackofvisibilitycancreateuncertaintyabouttheimpactofusecasesonnetworktimeframes,processesandresourcesrequired.

Digitaltwins–virtualsimulationsofreal-worldscenarios–havebecomecriticaltoolstotestthe

nextgenerationoftelecomsandenterprisetechnologies.Whilecommunicationsserviceproviders(CSPs)haveaccesstoawealthofdata,analyticsandbusinessintelligence,decision-makersoftenstilldonothavetimely,accurate,context-awareinsightsfortheirstrat