The Application Controller (APPC, sometimes referred to as APP-C) manages and controls the life cycle of virtual applications, such as virtual network functions (VNFs), and their components. APPC receives commands from external OpenECOMP components, such as MSO, DCAE, or the Portal.
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An LCM command is sent as a request to the APP-C APPC using an HTTP POST request, or in a message on OpenECOMP's bus (DMaaP). For each request, the APP-C APPC returns one or more responses:
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