2 OCNWDAF Features

This chapter lists the added or updated features in Release 23.4.x. For more information about the features, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function User Guide.

Release 23.4.0

Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function (OCNWDAF) 23.4.0 is updated with the following enhancements:

  • Quality of Service (QoS) Sustainability Analytics: Consumers can derive QoS (Quality of Service) Sustainability Analytics from the OCNWDAF. This analytics information includes QoS change statistics in a target area (for a specified period). OCNWDAF provides both statistical and predictive analytics. The OCNWDAF GUI is enhanced to provide graphic visualization of QoS analytics, and QoS APIs are introduced for this feature. For more information, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function User Guide.
  • Data Director (OCNADD) Integration: The OCNWDAF supports the Data Director (OCNADD) as a data source. OCNADD receives messages from Oracle NFs (such as SCP, SEPP, and NRF), captures the call flow messages exchanged between the control plane NFs, filters data from the call flows, and sends it to the CAP4C. The Kafka Mirror Maker replication utility replicates Kafka topics between the OCNADD and the OCNWDAF to implement this feature. The Data Collection Service is also enhanced to support the Data Director as a data source.
    Data mine "Cell Location" from Data Director Message Feed: When the OCNADD is configured as a data source for OCNWDAF, the Cell Location information is mined from the Data Director Message Feed. This information is used for generating analytics for the following Analytics IDs:
    • Slice Load Level Analytics
    • UE Mobility Analytics
    • UE Abnormal Behavior Analytics

    For more information, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function Installation and Fault Recovery Guide.

  • OCNWDAF Dashboard Enhancements: The OCNWDAF GUI is enhanced with rich visual features for ML Model Selection, Slice Load Monitoring, NF Load Monitoring, Geofence Monitoring, UE Mobility Monitoring, Network Performance, User Data Congestion Analytics and QoS Sustainability Analytics. A new GUI page is introduced to view UE Mobility Analytics, and a new tab is presented on the Monitoring page to view QoS Analytics. For more information, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function User Guide.
  • Analytics Database Integration: This feature is an architectural enhancement for OCNWDAF. The new database is based on MySQL cluster and stores relational and time-series data. For more information, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function Installation and Fault Recovery Guide.
  • Georedundancy and Data Replication: In a georedundant deployment, High Availability (HA) can be achieved by data replication across all sites. Data topics across all sites are replicated by the “Mirror Maker 2 (MM2)”, the replication tool for Kafka topics. OCNWDAF supports Mirror Maker Configuration for Data Replication. For more information on configuring Mirror Maker and its parameters, see Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function Installation and Fault Recovery Guide.
  • Performance Metrics for QoS Sustainability Analytics: OCNWDAF provides performance metrics for the QoS Sustainability analytics ID.