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This section describes Business Drivers needs.
Executive Summary - 5G RAN physical/logical topology information (SDN-R) Core & RAN elements. 5G Configuration, provisioning of a 5G Network. SDN-R should contain the 5G Network Topology. CM Audit. CM Mediation. CM run-time storage / data persistency (MariaDB). Configuration Management is a major LCM/OAM function with many operations. This use case will be a multi-release effort.
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This use case introduces 5G Network Topology Management. The Topology is the representation of the NEs (xNFs) within a network. The efficient representation, management, and manipulation of elements within a network allow for operators to efficiently operate and visualize their networks.
- Topology Management - the configuration and view of a RAN network topology.
- Standardizing - Harmonizing management between vendors, and alignment to standards bodies such as 3GPP for CM topics.
- Golden Standard - Managing CM with Golden "Templates" and baselined parameters.
Business Impact - The ability to configure a RAN network (CU/DU) PNF and VNF with ONAP is a critical business function because configuration management is a core LCM/OAM operation.
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