International Research Journal of Education and Technology

Modern enterprise networks operate within highly dynamic environments characterized by virtualization, cloud-native architectures, distributed applications, and Software Defined Networking (SDN). As infrastructures expand, manual configuration of routers, switches, firewalls, and access devices through command-line interfaces becomes increasingly inefficient and error-prone. Configuration inconsistencies, human errors, policy conflicts, and compliance violations can severely affect network availability, confidentiality, and integrity. Traditional network management approaches primarily operate in reactive modes, identifying misconfigurations only after deployment, which increases operational risk and administrative overhead.

This paper presents an Intent-Based Networking Controller designed to automate policy deployment and compliance verification within enterprise networks. The proposed framework enables administrators to define high-level business intent rather than low-level configuration commands. The system translates structured intent into device-specific configurations, performs conflict detection prior to deployment, executes secure automation procedures, and validates compliance post-deployment. The architecture integrates intent parsing, policy mapping, command generation, automated configuration execution, and centralized logging within a modular backend environment.

The system provides real-time monitoring, structured event logging, and audit-ready compliance reporting. Experimental validation demonstrates reduced configuration latency, improved policy consistency, minimized manual errors, and enhanced traceability. The modular architecture ensures scalability and extensibility for future enhancements. The proposed framework contributes to the advancement of intelligent, autonomous, and policy-driven enterprise networking systems.

Keywords:  Intent-Based Networking, Network Automation, Policy Deployment, Compliance Verification, Conflict Detection, Software Defined Networking, Enterprise Network Management, Secure Configuration Automation, Network Governance, Hybrid Policy Framework.