+The Non-RT RIC consists of three parts, described in the sections below:
+ * The Policy Agent
+ * The SDNC A1 Controller
+ * The rAPP Catalogue
+
+
+Policy Agent
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+
+The Policy Agent provides common functionality useful for R-Apps, for instance:
+ * A repository of available Near-RT RICs, their policy types and policy instances.
+ * An A1 connection to the Near-RT RICs.