1 Introduction

The purpose of this document is to highlight the changes made in OCNWDAF from Release 23.3.x to Release 23.4.x. These changes may have impact on the customer network operations and must be considered while planning the deployment.

Note:

The performance and capacity of the OCNWDAF system may vary based on the call model, Feature/Interface configuration, and underlying CNE and hardware environment.

1.1 Compatibility Matrix

This section lists the versions of added or updated components in Release 23.4.x. To know the list of all the supported versions, see Oracle Communications Network Analytics Suite Release Notes.

Release 23.4.0

The following table lists the versions of added or updated components in Release 23.4.0:

Table 1-1 Compatibility Matrix

Component Compatibility Version
CNE
  • 23.2.x
  • 23.1.x
  • 22.4.x
cnDBTier
  • 23.4.x
  • 23.3.x
  • 23.2.x
  • 23.1.x
OSO NA
CDCS NA
CNC Console
  • 23.3.x
  • 23.2.x
  • 23.1.x
ATS 23.4.0

1.2 Common Services Load Lineup

This section lists the versions of added or updated common services in Release 23.4.x. To know the list of all the supported versions, see Oracle Communications Network Analytics Suite Release Notes.

Release 23.4.0

The following table lists the versions of added or updated common services in Release 23.4.x:

Table 1-2 Common Services Load Lineup

Service Name Version
nrf client app info 22.4.0
nrf client configuration server 22.4.0
nrf client perf info 22.4.0
nwdaf-egress-gateway 23.1.3
nwdaf-ingress-gateway 23.1.3
nrf client 22.4.0
Helm Test 22.2.0
ATS Framework 23.4.0

1.3 Software Requirements

This section lists the added or updated software required to install Release 23.4.x. For more information about software requirements, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function Installation and Fault Recovery Guide.

Release 23.4.0

The following table lists the versions of added or updated software required to install Release 23.4.0:

Table 1-3 Software Requirements

Software Version
Kubernetes
  • 1.26.x
  • 1.25.x
  • 1.24.x
  • 1.23.x
Helm
  • 3.8.0
  • 3.6.3
Podman
  • 3.3.1
  • 3.2.3
  • 2.2.1

Table 1-4 Additional Software

Software Version Used For
MetalLb 0.12.1 External IP
Prometheus 2.39.1 Metrics
tracer 1.21.0 Tracing

1.4 Orchestration

This section provides information about orchestration changes in Release 23.4.x.

Release 23.4.0

The following table provides information about orchestration changes in this release.

Table 1-5 Orchestration

Orchestration Changes Status Notes
Support for in-service upgrade and roll back No OCNWDAF does not support upgrade or rollback.
Changes in the values.yaml file Yes For information on Helm parameters, see Helm section.
Changes in the resource information for values.yaml file Yes For information about changes in the resource requirements, see Resource Requirements section.
Changes in the CSAR package No For more information on the CSAR package, contact My Oracle Support.
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 Performing Helm Test section in Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function Installation and Fault Recovery Guide.

1.5 Resource Requirements

This section lists the added or updated resource requirements in Release 23.4.x. For more information about resource requirements, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function Installation and Fault Recovery Guide.

Note:

Changes in the resource requirements are highlighted in bold.

Release 23.4.0

The following table lists the added or updated resource requirements in this release:

Table 1-6 NWDAF Services Resource Requirements

Service Name Pod replica # CPU/Pod Memory/Pod (in G) Ephemeral Storage
Min Max Min Max Min Max Min (Mi) Max (G)
ocn-nwdaf-data-collection-controller 1 2 2 2 1 1 78.1 1
nwdaf-mysql-innodb-cluster 3 3 2 2 1 1 78.1 1
nwdaf-mysql-operator 1 2 2 2 1 1 78.1 1
nwdaf-mysql-innodb-cluster-router 1 2 2 2 1 1 78.1 1
Total 7 9 8 8 4 4 312.4 4