Introduction

The Application LCM use case is being defined to demonstrate how to package an application for standardized onboarding and the initial states expected to be required to move through the SMO states from Onboarding to Ready for Deployment. 

Background and Goal of the Use Case

As the O-RAN Alliance defines the standardized way to onboard applications for the Non-RT RIC (rAPP) and Near-RT RIC (xAPP), with or without Machine Learning the OAM Architecture is defining the process in which the SMO governs the applications and progresses them to a point ready for deployment. The SMO Network Function Orchestrator (NFO) will be simulated to draw out requirements for an SMO implementation. The tools and microservices developed as part of this Use Case should be able to be integrated to any SMO environment.  Stereotypes are used to indicate which project and capability is being developed or used to provide the described role of the actor in the use case. The following actors are used to demonstrate the flow:

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