Release Notes
Release 7.4
E88211-01
December 2017
This document provides release notes for Oracle Communications IP Service Activator release 7.4 and includes the following:
The new features in this release of IP Service Activator are:
YANG Device Configuration Model On-Boarding for Service Configuration Control
Configuration Management Integrated into IP Service Activator
IP Service Activator includes a comprehensive L2 MPLS VPN cartridge for Cisco devices running on iOS. IP Service Activator now supports Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) (LDP and BGP-based) and point-to-point Virtual Leased Line (VLL) on Cisco devices running iOS.
IP Service Activator includes a YANG import tool that enables you to import configuration policies that use a device-specific YANG model. The IP Service Activator YANG import tool parses the YANG model and requires no coding in IP Service Activator.
IP Service Activator includes a VNF interfacing capability that enables you to manage Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) lifecycles.
IP Service Activator provides a RESTful API for registering a newly instantiated VNF and unregistering a terminated VNF. This API is called by Oracle Communications NFV Orchestration for registering and unregistering VNFs with IP Service Activator.
Configuration Management is now integrated into IP Service Activator. All the key functionalities of Configuration Management are now part of IP Service Activator, which provides unified operations and views. This integration enables service providers to control and protect their core and edge IP/Ethernet network configurations through IP Service Activator.
IP Service Activator provides a RESTful API that enables you to provision customer-defined services. This RESTful API combines a REST architecture with JMS notifications to integrate IP Service Activator with Oracle Communications Order and Service Management (OSM) (or any third-party software solution) and to enable OSM to manage service activation transactions. See IP Activator API Developer's Guide for more information.
IP Service Activator 7.4 requires omniORB 4.2.1 on Solaris, Linux, and Windows platforms to provide CORBA ORB services.
IP Service Activator 7.4 supports the following Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Database software versions:
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.3.0)
Oracle Database Enterprise Edition 12c Release 2 (12.2)
IP Service Activator 7.4 include all fixes up to and including release 7.3.4.5.0 and 7.3.0.1.6.
IP Service Activator 7.4 no longer supports the Brocade IronWare cartridges and InfoVista Integration module; however, you may notice a few references to Brocade and InfoVista in the IP Service Activator Help. You can ignore these references.
IP Service Activator 7.4 discontinues support for the following cartridges and modules:
Brocade IronWare L3 VPN cartridge
Brocade IronWare QoS cartridge
Brocade IronWare VLAN cartridge
Brocade IronWare VLL cartridge
Brocade IronWare VPLS cartridge
InfoVista Integration module
Micromuse Netcool Omnibus module
The IP Service Activator Brocade IronWare Cartridge Guide has been removed from the IP Service Activator documentation set.
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Oracle Communications IP Service Activator Release Notes, Release 7.4
E88211-01
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