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+Release Notes
+=============
+
+
+This document provides the release notes for the Bronze Release of the Bouncer xAPP.
+
+.. contents::
+ :depth: 3
+ :local:
+
+
+Version history
+---------------
+
++--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
+| **Date** | **Ver.** | **Organization** | **Comment** |
+| | | | |
++--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
+| 2020-11-18 | 1.0.0 | HCL Technologies | First draft |
+| | | | |
++--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
+
+
+
+Summary
+-------
+
+The Bronze release of the Bouncer xAPP demonstrates E2 interface interactions, persistent storage read-write, RMR and E2 Subscription handling.
+Bouncer xAPP uses its Bouncer E2SM (can be found at /src/xapp-asn/e2sm/) for ASN PDUs.
+
+
+Release Data
+------------
+
++--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+| **Project** | RAN Intelligent Controller |
+| | |
++--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+| **Repo/commit-ID** | ric-app/benchmarking |
+| | |
++--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+| **Release designation** | Cherry |
+| | |
++--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+| **Release date** | 2020-11-18 |
+| | |
++--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+| **Purpose of the delivery** | open-source Bouncer xAPP |
+| | |
+| | |
++--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+
+Components
+----------
+
+- *src/* contains the main source code. Under that directory :
+
+ + *xapp.hpp, xapp.cc* is generic class which implements all the xAPP functionalities for xapp developer to pick and choose.
+ + *xapp-utils/* contains generic classes for - persistent data management, configuration management, RMR send/receive etc.
+ + *xapp-asn/* contains generic classes for generating/processing ASN1 E2AP and E2SM messages.
+ + *xapp-mgmt/* contains code specific xapp management of subscriptions and received messages.
+
+
+
+
+Limitations
+-----------
+- The Bouncer xAPP target RIC Benchmarking usecase to determine the latency/thoughput in the RAN-RIC interaction.
+
+- The subscription process assumes, on sending subscription request results in valid subscription response and receiving the message indication.
+
+- The Bouncer xAPP address RIC Benchmarking usecase doesn't address A1 policy and SDL persistent data storage in particular.
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