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2021-12-21

Recording: link to zoom recording

1. We will have the E-release demo in one hour from now: 2021-12-21 Release E
2. next meeting: Jan-4-2022 focus will be the ric xapp project. After this the next one is on Jan-18 which will again handle xapp and ric platform combined.
   
   1. Any input for F release, pls. send to Thoralf (back in office on Jan-10)
3. Every time: Check rule RC-4 (link) that all L or XL commits of the last two weeks have also new unit tests. This is our policy. link-to-reviews (gerrit filter instructions // gerrit t-shirt-sizing).
   1. https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/c/ric-plt/ricdms/+/6964 ok, not relevant as only API definition
   2. https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/c/ric-plt/sdlgo/+/7151 ok
   3. https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/c/ric-plt/sdlgo/+/7152 ok
   4. https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/c/ric-plt/sdl/+/6712 ok, as a test tool.
   5. https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/c/ric-plt/sdlgo/+/7398 ok
   6. https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/c/ric-plt/sdlgo/+/7428 ok
   7. https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/c/ric-plt/submgr/+/7290 ok
4. every second time: Review code coverage stats and blocker code smells
   1. We take a look at the two links in the beginning of this page: Code coverage reports..
   2. Anybody volunteering to work with LF on making the code coverage CI to work again (there's still the old JVM version)
   3. We did not do this this time
   Anybody willing to work on them?
5. Every time: Check if there are new bug reports in JIRA: link
   1. RIC-864 xapp-frame-cpp CI does not use Dockerfile and therefore uses Ubuntu18.04 (not 20.04) in build

   2. RIC-862 xapp-frame-py caching of error code data not happening (was: Python RMR Memory Leak) → Alexandre

   3. RIC-861 re-enable RMR libary's module tests

   4. RIC-857 sporadically RMR takes multiple minutes before being "ready"
   5. RIC-835 → 2021-12-07 news from Viktor
   6. RIC-837 RMR is not forwarding messages from E2T to E2M
   7. RIC-840 Unable to deploy E2Term on Dawn release
   8. RIC-852 Intermittent Issue with E2T: While setting up E2 setup request and response.
      1. 2021-12-21: Trying to get bandwidth for this during F release.
   9. fixed: RIC-828, RIC-836, RIC-858, RIC-859, RIC-863, RIC-865
   10. anybody would like to get more familiar with RMR?
6. Action items
   1. SCCL update - Matti will check with Tracy
      
      1. still discussion within O-RAN-SC still ongoing
      2. publication of O-RAN specs of July train should happen any time now.
      3. O-RAN specs of July train have been released. Need to check if any parts have been put under SCCL
   2. E2 simulator seeing E2 setups not passing through: Wiki page updated but no word from Nokia - trying 100 subscriptions - testing still in progress, will check with Amit if bug has been filed (nokia waiting for test case being run in newer cloud environment). Amit raised RIC-852 for this.
      1. 2021-12-21 no news from Nokia side. → see RIC-852 above
7. E release
   
   1. E release images test-deployed. E2 Setup works, xApp deployment. All manual checks.
   2. TOC approved E release on Dec-15. Release images are here: Near-RT RIC (E release)
   3. 2021-12-21 Thoralf double-checked that branch "e-release" has been created in all components and also updated release checklist (all OK now): Release criteria checklist - Release E. All criteria "ok"
8. Preliminary planning for the F release
   1. Not completed in E release (spill over into F): RIC-849, and all from this list.
   2. Candidate list for F release (priority column as per Thoralf's best understanding) https://jira.o-ran-sc.org/issues/?jql=(fixVersion%20in%20(ZZZ_future)%20or%20fixVersion%20in%20(F)%20)AND%20project%20%3D%20%22Near%20Realtime%20RAN%20Intelligent%20Controller%22%20%20ORDER%20BY%20component%20ASC
   3. we will discuss this again in the next meeting.
   4. Thoralf to send a reminder.
9. Nitin: submgr subscription REST interface: https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/gitweb?p=ric-plt/xapp-frame.git;a=tree;f=api
10. RICAPP agenda: RICAPP Meetings.

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