Istanbul Release Key Updates

Deadline for contribution by RC0

Key Highlights (1 Pager): ONAP Istanbul Oct-2021 Updates_V5

This page provides a summary of project-by-project release updates. The table shows the list of approved projects.

Project	Key Updates	Benefits
A&AI
AAF
APPC	Not part of the release	Not part of the release
CLAMP	This project is now merged with Policy - See REQ-684 - Merge CLAMP functionality into Policy Framework project IN PROGRESS	Not part of the release (Merged into Policy)
CCSDK
CPS
DCAE
DMaaP
Documentation
External API Framework	Not part of the release	Not part of the release
Holmes	HOLMES-463 - Getting issue details... STATUS HOLMES-462 - Getting issue details... STATUS HOLMES-454 - Getting issue details... STATUS HOLMES-307 - Getting issue details... STATUS	Some bugs are fixed so Holmes gets more stable. security enhancements
Integration	New tests: basic_cnf CPS healthcheck Stability basic_vm and basic_onboard tests Gating on Python tests	Stability of the test environment More cases automatically tested
Logging	Not part of the release	Not part of the release
MSB
Modeling	Update PyYAML & httplib2 version Bug fix	security enhancements
MultiCloud	Functional Updates Various k8s resource management improvements in k8splugin (REQ-627, ) Helm 3.5 package spec support Support for Helm pre/post- create and delete Hooks Improved Config API Status API returns the real status of deployed helm package Better aligned with Helm processing spec Important bug fixes	Further changes in k8splugin related to Helm spec support allow for the better and more reliable deployment of complex CNFs defined as a helm package.
Music	Not part of the release	Not part of the release
CLI
OOM	Functional updates: REQ-718: IPv4 / IPv6 dual stack support in ONAP (Istanbul) Added support for Kubernetes 1.20+ DualStack networking properties in ONAP K8S Service spec properties. Upgraded EJBCA CMP v2 server to version 7.x	If a cluster is running DualStack, service will be exposed in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks. Works for K8S 1.20+ EJBCA server is upgraded to newest major version providing longer support
OOF
UUI
Policy	Merge CLAMP functionality into Policy Framework project	Reduce the ONAP footprint (code and deployment)
Portal	Not part of the release	Not part of the release
SDN-C
SDC
SO	CNF Orchestration flows in SO have been enhanced. Internal architecture improvements started in H release have been extended. Defect fixes and enhancements in E2E slicing, CCVPN usecase realization. CSIT has been improved.	Improved S3P and maintainability of SO with divide and conquer strategy. Validate the new changes at the earlier stage.
VF-C	Packages upgrades in direct dependencies Remove Python 2.7 from docker image of huawei vnfm driver Optimize the docker image of VFC db Bug fix	Stability and security improvement
VID	Not part of the release	Not part of the release
VNFSDK
VNFRQTS
VVP
Benchmark
Infrastructure Improvements

This table shows use case blueprints:

Use Case Blueprint	Key Updates	Benefits
5G
E2E Network Slicing
PNF software upgrade without schema update
PNF software version onboarding
CCVPN	CCVPN Enhancements (REQ-719) to support Intent Based Networking (IBN), as well as support for Cloud Leased Line services.	CCVPN, in conjunction with the IBN use-case, offers the Intent based Cloud Leased Line service
BBS
O-RAN Harmonization
Tactical Use Case Blueprint
PNF support
Change Management
Control Loop
K8s cloud region
Scaling
CNFO	CNF Orchestration Enhancements (REQ-627) Synchronization of k8s resource objects between k8scluster and AAI as a part of CNF instantiation process Dedicated CNF Healthcheck Workflow in SO Control of the order of the CNF and helm package deployment in SO macro request Various k8s resource management improvements in k8splugin Helm 3.5 package spec support Support for Helm pre/post- create and delete Hooks Improved Config API Status API returns the real status of deployed helm package Better aligned with Helm processing spec Important bug fixes	With changes introduced in REQ-627 we will have finally information about created CNF resources in k8s cluster. This information can be utilized later on i.e. in closed-loop context. CNF Healthcheck Workflow in SO will let to monitor the status of CNF deployed into k8s cluster and whether it is healthy or not. Further changes in k8splugin related to Helm spec support allow for the better and more reliable deployment of complex CNFs defined as a helm package.

Here is a list of a few subcommittees (use-case, architecture, security), Anuket Assurance, and other activities.

Subcommittee	Key Updates	Benefits
Arch Subcommittee
Security Subcommittee	Elimination of over 600 known CVEs through open source package upgrades Elimination of nearly 100 security weaknesses in the ONAP code Enhancements to CMPv2 certificate management IPv4/6 support
Modeling Subcommittee
Standards Harmonization
Other Activities
Anuket Assurance
Controller Design Studio (71833544DS)

Finally, here is a list of S3P activities (security, documentation covered above)

S3P Activity	Key Updates	Benefits
Stability
Scalability
Performance
Manageability
Resilience
Usability
Code Footprint Reduction