1 Introduction
The purpose of this document is to highlight the changes made in NEF from release 24.1.x to release 24.2.x. These changes may have an impact on the customer network operations and must be considered by the customer while planning the deployment.
1.1 Compatibility Matrix
This section lists the versions of added or updated components in release 24.2.x. To know the list of all the supported versions, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Release Notes.
Release 24.2.2
There is no change in the compatible matrix for this release.
Release 24.2.1
There is no change in the compatible matrix for this release.
Release 24.2.0
The following table lists the versions of added or updated components in this release:
Table 1-1 Compatibility Matrix
| Component | Compatible Versions |
|---|---|
| ATS | 24.2.x |
| cnDBTier | 24.2.x, 24.1.x, 23.4.x |
| CNE | 24.2.x, 24.1.x, 23.4.x |
| OCI Adaptor | 24.2.x |
1.2 Common Services Load Lineup
This section lists the versions of added or updated common services in release 24.2.x. To know the list of all the supported versions, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Release Notes.
Release 24.2.2
There is no change in the common services load lineup in this release.
Release 24.2.1
Table 1-2 Common Services Load Lineup
| Common Service | Version |
|---|---|
| App-Info | 24.2.15 |
| ATS Framework | 24.2.2 |
| Common-Config-Hook | 24.2.15 |
| Config-Server | 24.2.15 |
| Configuration Update Service | 24.2.15 |
| Configuration INIT Service | 24.2.15 |
| Debug-tool | 24.2.6 |
| Egress Gateway | 24.2.15 |
| Helm Test | 24.2.5 |
| Ingress Gateway | 24.2.15 |
| NRF-Client | 24.2.8 |
| Perf-Info | 24.2.15 |
Release 24.2.0
The following table lists the versions of added or updated common services in this release:
Table 1-3 Common Services Load Lineup
| Common Service | Version |
|---|---|
| App-Info | 24.2.1 |
| ATS Framework | 24.2.0 |
| Common-Config-Hook | 24.2.4 |
| Config-Server | 24.2.1 |
| Configuration Update Service | 24.2.4 |
| Configuration INIT Service | 24.2.4 |
| Debug-tool | 24.2.1 |
| Egress Gateway | 24.2.4 |
| Helm Test | 24.2.1 |
| Ingress Gateway | 24.2.4 |
| NRF-Client | 24.2.1 |
| Perf-Info | 24.2.1 |
1.3 Software Requirements
This section lists the added or updated software required to install NEF release 24.2.x. For more information about software requirements, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Network Exposure Function Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.
Release 24.2.2
There is no change in the software requirements for this release.
Release 24.2.1
There is no change in the software requirements for this release.
Release 24.2.0
The following table lists the versions of added or updated software required to install this release:
Table 1-4 Software Requirements
| Software | Versions |
|---|---|
| Helm | 3.13.2 |
| Kubernetes | 1.29.x, 1.28.x, 1.27.x |
Table 1-5 Additional Software
| Software | Version | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Calico | 3.26.4 | Logging |
| cert-manager | 1.12.4 | Logging |
| containerd | 1.7.13 | Logging |
| Grafana | 9.5.3 | Metrics |
| Istio | 1.18.2 | Logging |
| Jaeger | 1.52.0 | Logging |
| Kyverno | 1.9.0 | Logging |
| MetalLb | 0.14.4 | Logging |
| Prometheus | 2.51.1 | Metrics |
| Prometheus Operator | 0.72.0 | Metrics |
1.4 Orchestration
This section provides information about orchestration changes in release 24.2.x.
Release 24.2.2
There is no change to the orchestration in this release.
Release 24.2.1
There is no change to the orchestration in this release.
Release 24.2.0
Table 1-6 Orchestration
| Orchestration Changes | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Support for in-service upgrade and roll back | Yes | For information about upgrade and roll back, see Supported Upgrade and Rollback Paths. |
Changes in the custom-values.yaml file
|
Yes | NEF architecture supports the following custom values files:
custom-values.yaml file, see Helm.
|
Changes in the resource information for
ocnef-custom-values.yaml and
occapif-custom-values.yaml files
|
Yes | For information about changes in the resource requirements, see Resource Requirements. |
| Changes in the CSAR package | No | No CSAR package changes. |
| Changes in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policy | No | No new RBAC policies are added. |
| Changes in Life Cycle Management (LCM) Operations | No | No new LCM operations are added. |
| Helm Test Support | No | For information about Helm test, see the "Performing Helm Test" section in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Network Exposure Function Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide. |
1.5 Resource Requirements
Note:
Changes in the resource requirements are highlighted in bold.Release 24.2.2
There is no resource requirements added in this release.
Release 24.2.1
There is no resource requirements added in this release.
Release 24.2.0
The following table lists the added or updated resource requirements in this release:
Table 1-7 Resource Requirements for NEF Services
| Microservice Name | CPU Request and limit per POD (A) | Memory Request and limit per POD (B) | Scaling Criteria CPU Usage % | Default POD Count (C) | Maximum POD count with scaling (D) | Minimum CPU Total for Default PODs (A*C) | Minimum Memory Total for Default PODs (B*C) | Maximum CPU Total for all PODs (with full scaling and surge) (A*D) | Maximum Memory Total for all PODs (with full scaling and surge) (B*D) | CPU Request and limit for Debug Container (Optional) | Memory Request and limit for Debug Container (Optional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APD Manager | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8Gi | 8 | 8Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| API Router | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8Gi | 8 | 8Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| External Egress Gateway | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8Gi | 20 | 20Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| External Ingress Gateway | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8Gi | 20 | 520Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| 5GC Egress Gateway | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8Gi | 20 | 20Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| 5GC Ingress Gateway | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8Gi | 20 | 20Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| Common Config Hook | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| ME Service | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8Gi | 48 | 48Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| QoS Service | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8Gi | 48 | 48Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| 5GC Agent | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8Gi | 48 | 48Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| CCF Client | 2 | 2Gi | 70 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4Gi | 6 | 6Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| Expiry Auditor | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8Gi | 12 | 12Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| Perf-Info | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| App-Info | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| Config-Server | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| NRF Client | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| Traffic Influence | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8Gi | 48 | 48Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| Diameter Gateway | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8Gi | 8 | 8Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| Device Trigger | 1 | 1Gi | 70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 1Gi | 1 | 1Gi |
| Pool Manager | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4Gi | 4 | 4Gi | 1 | 1Gi |
| MSISDNless MO SMS | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4Gi | 4 | 4Gi | 4 | 4Gi |
| Console Data Service | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4Gi | 4 | 4Gi | 4 | 4Gi |
Note:
The debug container resources are optional. If you are using the debug container, then the CPU Request and Limit for Debug Container and Memory Request and Limit for Debug Container values must be included to the minimum and maximum resources for NEF services.Table 1-8 Resource Requirements for CAPIF Services
| Microservice Name | CPU Request and limit per POD (A) | Memory Request and limit per POD (B) | Scaling Criteria CPU Usage % | Default POD Count (C) | Maximum POD count with scaling (D) | Minimum CPU Total for Default PODs (A*C) | Minimum Memory Total for Default PODs (B*C) | Maximum CPU Total for all PODs (with full scaling and surge) (A*D) | Maximum Memory Total for all PODs (with full scaling and surge) (B*D) | CPU Request and limit for Debug Container (Optional) | Memory Request and limit for Debug Container (Optional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| API Manager | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8Gi | 12 | 12Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| AF Manager | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8Gi | 12 | 12Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| Event Manager | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8Gi | 8 | 8Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| External Ingress Gateway | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8Gi | 20 | 20Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| External Egress Gateway | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8Gi | 10 | 20Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| Network Ingress Gateway | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8Gi | 20 | 20Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| Network Egress Gateway | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8Gi | 20 | 20Gi | 1 | 2Gi |
| Console Data Service | 4 | 4Gi | 70 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4Gi | 4 | 4Gi | 4 | 4Gi |
Note:
The debug container resources are optional. If you are using the debug container, then the CPU Request and Limit for Debug Container and Memory Request and Limit for Debug Container values must be included to the minimum and maximum resources for CAPIF services.