This page describes how to get the Istanbul release version of A1-Policy functions up and running.

The A1 Policy Management Service and the (optional) A1-enabled Controller (SDNC with A1-Adapter) will run in a local demonstrative deployment with four near-RT-RIC A1 simulator instances (docker containers). These simulators will be configured to emulate devices implementing either the "OSC_2.1.0" version or "STD_2.0.0" version of the O-RAN A1 interface. (For more information on the OSC A1 Simulator functions see OSC NONRTRIC Wiki page (Release D))

All components run as docker containers and communicate via a private docker network. Details of the architecture can be found from Istanbul Release page.

Project Requirements

• Java 11 (make sure that JAVA_HOME environment variable points to correct Java version)

• Maven 3.6 (make sure you have configured maven to use the ONAP maven repositories)
  

• Docker and docker-compose (latest)

Create Configuration for A1 Policy Management Service

Configure the A1 Policy Management Service

To support local test with four separate near-RT-RIC simulator instances:  

• Copy the default configuration file oran/a1-policy-management/config/application_configuration.json (Istanbul) to the current directory, then replace/amend the configuration with the sample demo configuration below.
  (Note the configuration below is just a sample, and should be updated to match particular deployments.  The deployment below assumes 4 near-RT-RICs exist - addressable at the urls given. See the step "Run OSC Near-RT-RIC/A1 Simulator Docker Containers" below)

• The controller hostname, port, username and password values to access the A1 controller must match the values configured for the SDNC-A1-Controller. (See the step "Run A1 Controller" further below). The port for http is 8181.
  (Note the configuration below is just a sample, and should be updated to match particular deployments.  The deployment below assumes an A1 Controller function (SDNC) exists - addressable at the url given, using the authentication credentials given.)

• Any defined ric host names (in the name and baseUrl for each ric) must match the given docker container names in near-RT-RIC simulator startup - port is always the simulator's internal port 8085 for http or 8185 for https.

• The A1 Policy Management service can entirely by-pass the A1-Controller if required - it is optional to access the near-RT-RIC through an A1-Controller.
  In the configuration the "controller" property is optional in the "ric" objects, and the "controller" object at the top can be omitted if no controller is used.
  If all configured rics bypass the A1-Controller there is no need to start an A1-Controller. There is no functional gain in accessing the near-RT-RIC through an A1 controller.

Sample application configuration

{
  "description": "Application configuration",
  "config": {    
    "controller": [
      {
        "name": "controller1",
        "baseUrl": "http://sdnc_controller:8181",
        "userName": "admin",
        "password": "Kp8bJ4SXszM0WXlhak3eHlcse2gAw84vaoGGmJvUy2U"
      }
    ],
    "ric": [
      {
        "name": "ric1",
        "baseUrl": "http://ric1:8085/", 
        "managedElementIds": [
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "ric2",
        "baseUrl": "http://ric2:8085/",       
        "managedElementIds": [
          "kista_3",
          "kista_4"
        ]
      },
       {
        "name": "ric3",
        "baseUrl": "http://ric3:8085/",
        "controller": "controller1", 
        "managedElementIds": [
          "kista_5",
          "kista_6"
        ]
      },
       {
        "name": "ric4",
        "baseUrl": "http://ric4:8085/",
        "controller": "controller1", 
        "managedElementIds": [
          "kista_7",
          "kista_8",
          "kista_9",
          "kista_10",
          "kista_11"
         ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

JSON Schema for the application configuration

The configuration must comply to the following JSON schema. There are several tools on internet where it is possible to validate JSON against a schema. 

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "config": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "//description": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "controller": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": [
            {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "name": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "baseUrl": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "userName": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "password": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "name",
                "baseUrl",
                "userName",
                "password"
              ],
              "additionalProperties": false
            }
          ]
        },
        "ric": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": [
            {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "name": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "baseUrl": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "controller": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "managedElementIds": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": [
                    {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  ]
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "name",
                "baseUrl",
                "managedElementIds"
              ],
              "additionalProperties": false
            }
          ]
        },
        "streams_publishes": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "dmaap_publisher": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "type": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "dmaap_info": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "topic_url": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "topic_url"
                  ]
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "type",
                "dmaap_info"
              ]
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "dmaap_publisher"
          ]
        },
        "streams_subscribes": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "dmaap_subscriber": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "type": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "dmaap_info": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "topic_url": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "topic_url"
                  ]
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "type",
                "dmaap_info"
              ]
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "dmaap_subscriber"
          ]
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "ric"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "config"
  ]
}

For more information on configuring the A1-Policy Management Service please see Istanbul - Component configuration

Running the functions

Run A1-enabled Controller

To use the A1 Controller function (SDNC with A1-Adapter) you need to run the SDNC docker image. This image has few other docker image dependencies but not all are important for A1 Policy functions. To bring up the SDNC container for A1 Policy testing a number of the unneeded services can be removed from the docker compose file. (It is often difficult to get a full SDNC deployment up & running; removing unneeded components makes this easier)

Download and edit the docker compose file, oam/installation/src/main/yaml/docker-compose.yaml (Istanbul) and keep only sdnc, maria db and ansible images. The rest of the images are not necessary for A1 Policy testing.
(However if you want to change the SLI DG graphs or run your own SLI DG graphs, then keep the dgbuilder image. If you wish to use the DMaaP interface then keep & configure the dmaaplistener image.)

There is also a file name sdnc_basic.yaml that can be used instead, it only includes maria db and sdnc so it does not need to be modified. In case this file is used, instead of using command docker-compose up, use docker-compose -f sdnc-basic.yml up.

The docker-compose file above requires several environment variables to be set according to your environment.
Sample settings for these environment variables can be found here (Istanbul), but first check if these values are suitable for your environment.

export MTU=1500
docker network create nonrtric-docker-net
cd oam/installation/src/main/yaml
docker-compose up

   (In a new shell) 
docker network connect nonrtric-docker-net sdnc_controller 

The SDNC image will take a while to install all the features into Karaf Server. You can check the logs of the server at /opt/opendaylight/data/log/karaf.log

Other logs that can be check is /opt/opendaylight/data/log/A1-Adapter.log to see entries coming from DG.

The A1 Policy in ODL GUI can be accessed by this URL (it may take several minutes before the URL works)

(Note these instructions create an A1 Controller deployment scenario aligned towards the sample A1 Policy configuration given above)

If the steps above are unsuccessful more help can be found from the CCSDK/SDNC Developer teams: CCSDK Project & SDNC Project

Run OSC Near-RT-RIC/A1 Simulator Docker Containers

• Start docker containers for each near-RT-RIC defined in oran/a1-policy-management/config/application_configuration.json in the step for "Configuration Policy Management Service" (in this example for ric1 and ric2) and providing A1 interface version OSC_2.1.0 with the following commands (use separate shells):

       (Each in a new shell) 
  docker run -p 8085:8085 -p 8185:8185 -e A1_VERSION=OSC_2.1.0 -e ALLOW_HTTP=true --network=nonrtric-docker-net --name=ric1 nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10002/o-ran-sc/a1-simulator:2.1.0
  docker run -p 8086:8085 -p 8186:8185 -e A1_VERSION=OSC_2.1.0 -e ALLOW_HTTP=true --network=nonrtric-docker-net --name=ric2 nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10002/o-ran-sc/a1-simulator:2.1.0
  docker run -p 8087:8085 -p 8187:8185 -e A1_VERSION=STD_2.0.0 -e ALLOW_HTTP=true --network=nonrtric-docker-net --name=ric3 nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10002/o-ran-sc/a1-simulator:2.1.0
  docker run -p 8088:8085 -p 8188:8185 -e A1_VERSION=STD_2.0.0 -e ALLOW_HTTP=true --network=nonrtric-docker-net --name=ric4 nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10002/o-ran-sc/a1-simulator:2.1.0

  (Note these commands create a deployment scenario aligned towards the sample A1 Policy configuration given above)
  (Note these commands can be run in the background - all in one shell - by using docker run -d -p ..... )
  
  

• Create a policy type json to load into the A1 simulators (running version OSC.2.1.0)

  pt1.json

  {
    "name": "pt1",
    "description": "pt1 policy type",
    "policy_type_id": 1,
    "create_schema": {
      "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
      "title": "OSC_Type1_1.0.0",
      "description": "Type 1 policy type",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "scope": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "ueId": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "qosId": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "ueId",
            "qosId"
          ]
        },
        "qosObjectives": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "priorityLevel": {
              "type": "number"
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "priorityLevel"
          ]
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "scope", "qosObjectives"
      ]
    }
  }

• Put the example policy type into the started A1 simulator instances by running these curl commands (in this example to ric1 exposed to port 8085 and ric2 exposed to port 8086):

  curl -X PUT -v "http://localhost:8085/a1-p/policytypes/1" -H "accept: application/json" \
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data-binary @pt1.json
  curl -X PUT -v "http://localhost:8086/a1-p/policytypes/1" -H "accept: application/json" \
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data-binary @pt1.json

• Create a policy type json to load into the A1 simulators (running version STD.2.0.0)

  std_qos2_0.0.1.json

  {
      "policySchema": {
        "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
        "title": "STD_QOS2_0.1.0",
        "description": "STD QOS2 policy type",
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "scope": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "ueId": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "qosId": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "required": [
              "ueId",
              "qosId"
            ]
          },
          "qosObjectives": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "priorityLevel": {
                "type": "number"
              }
            },
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "required": [
              "priorityLevel"
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      "statusSchema": {
        "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
        "title": "STD_QOS_0.2.0",
        "description": "STD QOS policy type status",
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "enforceStatus": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "enforceReason": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "enforceStatus"
          ]
        }
      }
    }

• Put the example policy type into the started A1 simulator instances by running these curl commands (in this example to ric3 exposed to port 8087 and ric4 exposed to port 8088):

  curl -X PUT -v "http://localhost:8087/policytype?id=STD_QOS2_0.1.0" -H "accept: application/json" \
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data-binary @std_qos2_0.0.1.json
  curl -X PUT -v "http://localhost:8088/policytype?id=STD_QOS2_0.1.0" -H "accept: application/json" \
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data-binary @std_qos2_0.0.1.json

For more details about running the OSC A1 Simulator see the related OSC NONRTRIC Wiki page (Release D)  

Run ONAP A1 Policy Management Service Docker Container

• Run docker container using this command once the A1-enabled Controller and simulators have been fully started and optionally set the logging level to trace (the curl command will not work until the container is fully up and running).
  The configuration, application_configuration.json, of the controller and near-RT-RICs must be mounted as a volume to the container, so absolute path and name of the file must be substitute in the following command:

  docker run -p 8081:8081 --network=nonrtric-docker-net --name=policy-agent-container --volume <Absolute path to application_configuration.json created above>:/opt/app/policy-agent/data/application_configuration.json nexus3.onap.org:10002/onap/ccsdk-oran-a1policymanagementservice:1.2.1

  curl -X POST  http://localhost:8081/actuator/loggers/org.onap.ccsdk.oran.a1policymanagementservice -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d {\"configuredLevel\":\"trace\"}

• Once the Policy Management Service is up and running, it establishes connections to all configured near-RT-RICs (ric1 and ric2) via the A1 Controller.

• If the policy-agent-container is configured to log at trace level, the following logs entries should appear indicating that connection to the configured RICs has been established successfully via A1 Controller.

docker logs policy-agent-container | grep "checked" 
	2021-03-16 14:15:03.805 DEBUG 1 --- [or-http-epoll-5] o.o.c.o.a.tasks.RicSupervision           : Ric: ric1 checked OK
	2021-03-16 14:15:03.816 DEBUG 1 --- [or-http-epoll-6] o.o.c.o.a.tasks.RicSupervision           : Ric: ric3 checked OK
	2021-03-16 14:15:03.835 DEBUG 1 --- [or-http-epoll-1] o.o.c.o.a.tasks.RicSupervision           : Ric: ric2 checked OK
	2021-03-16 14:15:03.851 DEBUG 1 --- [or-http-epoll-2] o.o.c.o.a.tasks.RicSupervision           : Ric: ric4 checked OK

A1 Policy Management Service Swagger API

For troubleshooting/verification purposes you can view/access the A1 Policy Management Service (policy-agent) swagger API from url: http://localhost:8081/swagger-ui.html  (Note: the hostname may be different depending on your environment)

Run OSC Non-RT RIC Control Panel Docker Container

Control panel use two docker images, one is the Control Panel API Gateway and the NonRTRIC Control Panel.

In order to start the Control Panel API gateway, an application file is needed to specify the routes and paths accepted by the gateway and where those request are going to be redirect, so the following example can be used:

server:
  port: 9090
spring:
  cloud:
    gateway:
      httpclient:
        ssl:
          useInsecureTrustManager: true
        wiretap: true
      httpserver:
        wiretap: true
      routes:
      - id: A1-Policy
        uri: http://policy-agent-container:8081
        predicates:
        - Path=/a1-policy/**
management:
  endpoint:
    gateway:
      enabled: true
  endpoints:
    web:
      exposure:
        include: "gateway,loggers,logfile,health,info,metrics,threaddump,heapdump"
logging:
  level:
    ROOT: ERROR
    org.springframework: ERROR
    org.springframework.cloud.gateway: INFO
    reactor.netty: INFO
  file:
    name: /var/log/nonrtric-gateway/application.log

The configuration, application_nonrtricgateway.yaml must be mounted as a volume to the container.

Run docker container using this command:

It is important to provide absolute path of the application_nonrtricgateway.yaml file!

docker run -p 9090:9090 --network=nonrtric-docker-net --name=nonrtric-gateway --volume <Absolute path to application_nonrtricgateway.yaml created above>:/opt/app/nonrtric-gateway/config/application.yaml:ro nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10002/o-ran-sc/nonrtric-gateway:1.0.0

In order to run docker container for control panel use the following command: 

docker run -p 8080:8080 --network=nonrtric-docker-net nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10002/o-ran-sc/nonrtric-controlpanel:2.2.0

Open NONRTRIC / A1 Policy Control Panel UI

The Control Panel UI can be accessed by pointing the web-browser to this URL: 

http://localhost:8080/  (Note: the hostname may be different depending on your environment)

The A1 Policy type pre-configured in the simulator should be visible (read-only) in the Control Panel display. Instances of the policy type can now be created, updated and deleted.
(Note: A1 policy types can only be created or deleted directly in the near-RT-RIC (or simulators), which will then be synchronized in the A1 Policy Management Service, and can seen in the Control Panel display when refreshed. )