2 OCNWDAF Features

This chapter lists the added or updated features in Release 23.2.0. For more information about the features, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function User Guide.

Release 23.2.0

Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function (NWDAF) 23.2.0 has been updated with the following enhancements:

  • Network Performance Analytics: The OCNWDAF provides Network Performance analytics to the consumers. It includes information about resource consumption by the gNodeB (gNB), a key component in the 5G Radio Access Network (RAN), as well as key mobility performance indicators in the Area of Interest (AoI). The Network Performance analytics provides information such as gNB status, gNB resource usage, communication, and mobility performance in the Area of Interest (AoI). For more information, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function User Guide.

  • Support for Common Services Gateways (Ingress and Egress): The common Ingress and Egress Gateways are now integrated with OCNWDAF. The Ingress Gateway is an entry point for accessing OCNWDAF supported service operations and provides the functionality of an OAuth validator. The Egress Gateway routes OCNWDAF initiated egress messages to other NFs. For more information about Ingress and Egress Gateway Traffic Distribution, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Cloud Native Environment User Guide.
  • Service Mesh Integration: OCNWDAF's integration with the service mesh provides inter-NF communication and allows API gateway to cowork with service mesh. The service mesh integration supports the services by deploying a special sidecar proxy in the environment to intercept all the network communication between microservices.

  • Geofencing: OCNWDAF provides UE geofencing analytics. Geofences are virtual fences or perimeters around physical locations; they can trigger events when a UE enters or exits the geofence region. OCNWDAF generates analytics based on the UE movement within (or relative to) the defined geofences. For more information, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function User Guide.

  • Deployment Data Collector Tool: OCNWDAF enables the users to collect the logs using the Deployment Data Collector tool. These logs are further used for debugging issues. For more information, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function Troubleshooting Guide.
  • OCNWDAF Dashboard Enhancement: The OCNWDAF GUI has been enhanced with rich visual features for the Slice Load Analytics, NF Load Analytics and Geofence Analytics. For more information, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function User Guide.
  • OCNWDAF Installation Procedure Improvements: The OCNWDAF installation procedure is improvised to simplify the entire installation procedure. For more information on the updated installation procedure, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Installation and Fault Recovery Guide.
  • OCNWDAF Dashboard Enhancement: The OCNWDAF GUI is enhanced with rich visual features for the Slice Load, NF Load, and Geofence Analytics. For more information, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function User Guide.