Primary Goals for Non-RealTime RAN Intelligent Controller (Non-RT-RIC)- The primary goal of Non-RT RIC is to support intelligent RAN optimization by providing policy-based guidance, ML model management and enrichment information to the near-RT RIC function so that the RAN can optimize, e.g., RRM under certain conditions.
- It can also perform intelligent radio resource management function in non-real-time interval (i.e., greater than 1 second).
- Non-RT RIC can use data analytics and AI/ML training/inference to determine the RAN optimization actions for which it can leverage SMO services such as data collection and provisioning services of the O-RAN nodes.
- Non-RT-RIC will define and coordinate rApps (Non-RT-RIC applications) to perform Non-RT-RIC tasks.
- Non-RT-RIC will host the A1 interface (between NONRTRIC & near-RT RICs )
- Non-RT-RIC will also host the new R1 interface (between rApps and SMO/NONRTRIC services)
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Overall objective for the F G ReleaseIn the F G Release we focus mainly on prototyping building blocks to support Non-RT-RIC Apps ("rApps") and R1 interface concepts from O-RAN. For the R1 interface we will focus on enabling Service Management & Exposure (R1-SME), and demonstrating Data Management & Exposure (R1-DME).
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F G Release Feature Scope- NONRTRIC Functions:
- OSC Information Coordinator (controller – Data Management & Exposure & A1 Enrichment Information (A1-EI) Job management)
- OSC Non-RT-RIC Control Panel (GUI – for A1-P & A1-EI Job management)
- OSC A1 Simulator (a stateful test stub to simulate near-RT-RIC end of A1 interface – A1-P & A1-EI)
- Initial OSC APP catalog (for registering/querying APPs)
- K8S Helm Chart LCM Manager - for APP µServices etc. (ONAP & OSC)
- Exposure Gateway Functions
- Coordinated service exposure for R1 interface
- DMaaP/Kafka → Information Producer Mediator
- Integrated A1 Adapter from ONAP (A1 Policy (A1-P) controller – mediation)
- Integrated A1 Policy Management Service from ONAP (A1 Policy (A1-P) controller)
- Manager for rApps / Automation Composition Manager (ONAP & OSC)
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