2024-09-17 Meeting notes (ONAP/O-RAN-SC/SMO - Meeting) - Agenda

John Keeney (Ericsson EST) 

Please follow the calendar

• https://lists.o-ran-sc.org/g/main/calendar

• https://lists.onap.org/g/onap-meetings/calendar

• 2024-09-24 John Keeney (Ericsson EST)
• 2024-10-01 Martin Skorupski
• 2024-10-08 John Keeney (Ericsson EST)
• 2024-10-15 Martin Skorupski

• O-RAN-SC ToC
  • https://lf-o-ran-sc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TOC/overview#ORANSCTechnicalOversightCommittee(TOC) 
    • Insights? 
    • Demos for O-RAN F2F: https://lf-o-ran-sc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/RSAC/pages/16973867/Release+K#Release%22K%22-Content

• OSFG
  • Alignment of OSFG messages across different events until the end of the year

• Non-RT-RIC: John Keeney (Ericsson EST)

• • K-Release planning
    • use case driven implementation
    • demonstrator  in Montreal (O-RAN f2f Oct 17?)
    • A1 controller from ONAP
      • Finally got some fixes merged, so will be doing some service releases in ONAP & OSC.
    • focus more on integration → to help Bimo
    • bootstrapping service manager in smo-install
    • doc for R1 based policy management
  •  A1-Controller
    • Finally got several changes merged, and now need to do service releases in ONAP and OSC.
  • Getting started on sample rApps ... starting now
    • First ones will include AIML use cases. See below.
    • Working with AIML team to get platform integrated for QOE E2E demo. See below.
  • Working with LF to enable Maven 3.8+ in OSC Jenkins
  • by Subhash (AIMLFW)
    • add AI to the NonRtRic/NearRtRic integration
    • needs to be architect-ed
    • init on a wiki 
      • SMO deployment vs RAN deployment

• SIM: Alex Stancu
  •  K-Release
    • new py implementation of O1 and OFHM for sims
    • use sims for integration
    • demo for O-RAN f2f: https://lf-o-ran-sc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SIM/pages/13435008/Hierarchical+OAM+functions+Use+Case
      • connectivity between sim-O-RU and sim O-DU based on OFHM - Callhome for SSH, TLS → based on proper config of ietf-netconf-server
      • in parallel O-RU connection to SMO/OAM - known fingerprints

• OAM: Martin Skorupski
  • K-Release
    • YANG analysis: https://lf-o-ran-sc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OAM/pages/37912577/O-RAN+YANG+published+in+2024-06
      • will be translated into CRs to WG5 and WG10 
    • What do you want?
      • WG11 Security updates
      • WG10 OAM updates
        • Topology? RAN, Transport, Cloud, ....
          • 3GPP → ?
          • ietf-network-topology → yang
          • O-RAN? → yang!!?!
          • onf:tapi→ yang
          • TMForum → OpenApiSpec
        • How to link/relationship between model/nodes?
          • externalizing the relationships!!! 
    • What should be demoed in October O-RAN f2f?
      
      • hybrid vs hierarchical all at the same time via on O-DU....
        • definition of init O-RU configuration for SIM
      • stndDefined newAlarms and clearedAlarms should be consumed by SDN-R from kafka - input from O-DU team
    • Documentation for cert management related OAM functions 
    • Updates of the topology by adding uuids and type to each topology node
      • Will meet with John Keeney (Ericsson EST)  about maybe integrating some additional topology information in TEIV & integrating with existing models
        
        • Aim for Friday morning?

• AI/ML: @Subash Singh
  
  • Minutes & Meeting: Meeting notes

  • Calendar: https://lists.o-ran-sc.org/g/main/calendar

  • highlight for J → upgrade of the platform
  • K-Release
    • spec alignment with O-RAN next train
    • integration of AI/ML framework with with SME (main topic)
      • discussion with NonRtRic team
    • feature preparation
    • model retraining aligned with NonRtRic - design preparations
    • sprint 01 started !!!
    • bugfixes 
    • new repo for model management → approved by ToC - work starts 

• SMO: Seshu Kumar Mudiganti 
  • Minutes & Meeting: Meeting notes 
    • K Release planning
    • integration point OAI, Nephio, O-RAN-SC
    • Working on videos for F2F
  • Topology & Inventory John Keeney (Ericsson EST):
    
    • • Will meet with Martin Skorupski  about maybe integrating some additional topology information in TEIV & integrating with existing models
        
        • Aim for Friday morning?
      • Added some more info on deploying your own models:
        • Release J - How to Run TEIV with Your Models
        • (Useful for discussion with Martin Skorupski - above)
      • Added support & documentation for how to add classifiers/decorators to Topology entries.
        • https://docs.o-ran-sc.org/projects/o-ran-sc-smo-teiv/en/latest/classifiers-and-decorators.html 
      • Working on a sample rApp to demonstrate TEIV
      • Will be adding new models ASAP - with clear O-RAN aligned RAN model (e.g. remove 4G & integrated gNB)
      • references:
        • doc: https://docs.o-ran-sc.org/projects/o-ran-sc-smo-teiv/en/latest/data-models-guide.html
        • code: https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/gitweb?p=smo/teiv.git;a=tree;f=teiv/src/main/resources/models

• O-DU: @Vidhu
  • No update this week
    
    
• INT:  (bimo fransiscus asisi )
  • Please see INT meetings (https://wiki.o-ran-sc.org/display/IAT/Current+Meetings)

• RSAC:
  • Minutes: RSAC Meetings 

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