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

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Admin

@John Keeney (Ericsson EST) 

Next meetings:

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

00:05

O-RAN-SC

O-RAN-SC PTLs

• 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)

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  • 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 

00:40

Q/A

if any

• @Swaraj: registration of API ok - issue when using the API - related to demo Aug21

  • Will forward logs etc to @John Keeney (Ericsson EST) 

• @Sridhar Rao : Working on ODLUX Config App

  • how to build SDNC its self and SDNC web? → Slack OAM

00:45

Meeting ends