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  • Create an application_configuration.json file with the configuration below.  This will configure the A1 Policy Management Service to use the simulators for the A1 interface
  • Note: Any defined ric names must match the given docker container names in near-RT RIC simulator startup, see Run A1 Simulator Docker Containers

The A1 Policy Management Service can be configured to support A1 connection via an SDNC A1-Controller for some or all rics/simulators. It is optional to access the near-RT-RIC through an SDNC A1-Controller.
This is enabled in the configuration file using the optional "controller" parameter for each ric entry. If all configured rics bypass the A1-Controller (do not have "controller" values) then the "controller" object at the top of the configuration can be omitted. If all configured rics bypass the SDNC A1-Controller there is no need to start an SDNC A1-Controller.

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docker run --rm -v <absolute-path-to-file>/application_configuration.json:/opt/app/policy-agent/data/application_configuration.json -p 8081:8081 -p 8433:8433 --network=nonrtric-docker-net --name=policy-agent-container nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10002/o-ran-sc/nonrtric-plt-a1policymanagementservice:2.8.01

Wait 1 minute to allow the container to start and to read the configuration. Then run the command below another terminal. The output should match the configuration in the file - all three rics (ric1, ric2 and ric3) should be included in the output. Note that each ric has the state "UNAVAILABLE" until the simulators are started.

Note: If the policy management service is started with config for the SDNC A1 Controller (the second config option), do the steps described in section Run the SDNC A1 Controller Docker Container below before proceeding.

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Expected output (not that all simulators - ric1,ric2 and ric3 will indicate "state":"UNAVAILABLE" until the simulators has been started in Run A1 Simulator Docker Containers):

{"rics":[{"ric_id":"ric1","managed_element_ids":["kista_1","kista_2"],"policytype_ids":[],"state":"UNAVAILABLE"},{"ric_id":"ric3","managed_element_ids":["kista_5","kista_6"],"policytype_ids":[],"state":"UNAVAILABLE"},{"ric_id":"ric2","managed_element_ids":["kista_3","kista_4"],"policytype_ids":[],"state":"UNAVAILABLE"}]}

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Expected output (not that all simulators - ric1,ric2 and ric3 will indicate "state":"UNAVAILABLE" until the simulators has been started in Run A1 Simulator Docker Containers):

{"rics":[{"ricId":"ric1","managedElementIds":["kista_1","kista_2"],"policyTypeIds":[],"state":"UNAVAILABLE"},{"ricId":"ric3","managedElementIds":["kista_5","kista_6"],"policyTypeIds":[],"state":"UNAVAILABLE"},{"ricId":"ric2","managedElementIds":["kista_3","kista_4"],"policyTypeIds":[],"state":"UNAVAILABLE"}]}

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This step is only applicable if the configuration for the Policy Management Service include the SDNC A1 Controller (second config option), see Run the A1 Policy Management Service Docker Container.

Create the docker compose file - be sure to update image for the a1controller to the one listed for SDNC A1 Controller in the table on the top of this page.
docker-compose.yaml 

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Start a simulator for each ric defined in in the application_configuration.json created above in section Run the A1 Policy Management Service Docker Container. Each simulator will use one of the currently available A1 interface versions. Each simulator uses different local ports.

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