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Objective

Typically network-functions supporting NetConf Callhome do not support at the same time the VES event 'pnfRegistration'. In order inform the µServices within the SMO, a functionality as OAM-Controller level should be implemented. This function should send a VES pnfRegistration event to the VES-Collector when a new mount-point is created which is listed in the allowed devices.

As the OAM controller is listening to VES.pnfRegistration to establish NetConf sessions for "O-RAN O1 nodes" the VES:pnfRegistration invoked by the OAM-Controller must be ignored.


Sequence Diagram



Implementation

It is assumed that the existing "MountPoint-Registrar" functionality could be enhanced.

Please note that the ODL version Aluminum does not support NetConf Callhome for TLS. It should be checked, if the OpenDaylitght version Silicon (R0 March 2021) could be used instead.

Mapping to VES pnfRegistration fields

The following mapping table bases on the capabilities of OpenDaylight version Aluminum and maps them to the VES 7.2 fields for domain 'pnfRegistration'.



(under discussion)

VES:commonEventHeader

implementation of OpenDaylight Aluminium (link)

domain

Static text "pnfRegistration"

eventId

The value Value of 'nt:network-topology/nt:topology/nt:node/nt:node-id'.

eventName

The value Value of 'nt:network-topology/nt:topology/nt:node/nt:node-id'.

eventType

Static text: "NetConf Callhome Registration"

internalHeaderFields

not mapped

lastEpochMicrosec

Time of OAM-Controller

nfcNamingCode

always ""

nfNamingCode

always ""

nfVendorName

Static text "O-RAN Alliance"

alternative: The value of ietf-hardware (RFC8348) /hardware/component[1]/mfg-name. The synchronization with the inventory of the device would delay the PNF registration event. 

priority

Static text "Normal"

reportingEntityId

 

priority

Static text "Normal"

reportingEntityId

The OAM-Controller identifier with in the SMO - e.g. the fully qualified domain name or IP-Address.
If a VES:pnfRegistration event is fetched from the Message-Router, then this VES:pnfRegistration event must not processed and must be ignored, avoiding double registration by NetConf Callhome and VES:pnfRegistration

reportingEntityName

as configured by helm charts for the OpenDaylight cluster name

sequence

As per NetConf notification increasing sequence number as unsigned integer 32 bits. The value is reused in the eventId field.

sourceId

Value of 'nt:network-topology/nt:topology/nt:node/nt:node-id'.

sourceName

Value of 'nt:network-topology/nt:topology/nt:node/nt:node-id'.

startEpochMicrosec

Current OAM-Controller Node timestamp in unix time format - as microseconds elapsed since 1 Jan 1970 not including leap seconds.
Q: is it possbile to read a timestemp from the NetConf Callhome message?

timeZoneOffset

Static text: "+00:00" - Please note, the time format in all related OAM controller times is in UTC time format - a mapping to other time formats happens in presentation layer only (e.g. on user settings, bowser settings, ...)

version

Static text: "4.1"

vesEventListenerVersion

Static text "7.1.1"

VES:pnfRegistrationFields


additionalFields

not mapped

lastServiceDate

not mapped

macAddress


manufactureDate


modelNumber


oamV4IpAddress


oamV6IpAddress


pnfRegistrationFieldsVersion

Static text: "2.0"

serialNumber


softwareVersion


unitFamily


unitType


vendorName

The value of ietf-hardware (RFC8348) /hardware/component[1]/mfg-name.