# Contract-based Agentic Intent Framework for Network Slicing in O-RAN

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.01663 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2603.01663/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 2 Mar 2026.

## Built on by (most cited first, 3 of 3)

- [Z2-ACT: End-to-End Verifiable Agentic Intent Control for Open 6G RAN](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2608.21049/) (2026)
- [Can AI Agents Deliver Verifiable Network-Wide Outcomes Across Authority Boundaries?](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.10181/) (2026)
- [SoK: Semantic Decision Engines in Network Control Loops](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.06425/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Intent-based networking aims to simplify network operation by translating operator intents into a collection of policies, configurations, and control actions. However, this translation process relies on heuristics and loose coupling. It often results in unpredictable behavior and ambiguous safety standards. This paper presents a Contract-based Agentic Intent Framework (CAIF) for the radio access network (RAN). The proposed framework employs a closed-loop agentic pipeline that systematically audits user objectives against formal RAN constraints prior to actuation. The proposed CAIF decouples probabilistic intent extraction from strictly governed policy execution to enable the enforcement of deterministic safety guarantees. We use network slicing as a representative use case to demonstrate the design flow and validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach on an O-RAN testbed. Experimental results show that the closed-loop agentic pipeline of the proposed CAIF can effectively eliminate harmful intent executions observed in direct-actuation baseline approaches.