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-A1 policy procedure
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-As for A-release, the methods are as follows:
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-| A1 policy procedure | Single policy method | Multiple policies method |
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-| Create policy | PUT | |
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-| Query policy | GET | GET (sequence of \*) |
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-| Update policy | PUT | |
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-| Delete policy | DELETE | |
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-| Notify policy | POST | POST |
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-Policy Agent Overview
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-The Policy Agent maintains a transient repository of the following items to support R-Apps:
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- * All Near-RT RICs in the network. This information is configured using the ONAP CDS database (which is using the Cloudify Consul database).
- * All Policy types for all Near-RT RICs
- * All configured Policy instances in the network
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-It provides an NBI for the R-Apps (and for the Control Panel) for policy management. This is a REST API.
-As an option, policy management can also be done via asynchronous messages through ONAP/Dmaap.
-The NBI provides support for an R-APP to locate the correct Near-RT RIC based on identifiers as defined in O1.
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-The agent monitors all Near-RT RICs and recovers from data inconsistencies, which may happen when (for instance) an Near-RT RIC restarts.
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-The R-Apps can be monitored so that their Policies can be automatically removed when an R-App is stopped/removed.
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-On its southbound side the agent can connect to a number of different A1 providers:
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- * Directly to the Non-RT RIC:
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- - OSC API, which is influenced by the A1 standard
- - The Non-RT RIC simulator, which supports the A1 standard with a number of not yet CRs included.
- * To an ONAP style controller.
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-Amber release Policy Agent architecture
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-.. image:: ./images/NonRtRicComponents.png
- :scale: 50 %
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-Non-RT RIC components:
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- #. Policy Agent
- #. SDNC A1 Controller
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