Systems and methods for auto-assuring reachability in a software defined network

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first, second, and third characterizing information that is indicative of respective first, second, and third characteristics of first, second, and third end-users; obtaining first and second expectation information, the first expectation information being indicative of first network node endpoints that are expected to be reachable by first end-user equipment associated with the first end-user, and the second expectation information being indicative of second network node endpoints that are expected to be reachable by second end-user equipment associated with the second end-user; automatically determining, based upon the characterizing information, with which of the first characteristic or the second characteristic the third characteristic more closely matches; in a first case that the first characteristic more closely matches the third characteristic, automatically assigning the first network node endpoints as expected to be reachable by third end-user equipment; in a second case that the second characteristic more closely matches the third characteristic, automatically assigning the second network node endpoints as expected to be reachable by the third end-user equipment; and automatically verifying whether the network node endpoints that have been assigned as expected to be reachable by the third end-user equipment can be reached by the third end-user equipment. Other embodiments are disclosed.