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PNP-6230 [PRH] – If PRH finds an A&AI entry for the PNF, it shall populate the IP address for that entry with the IP address provided in the pnfRegistration VES event sent from the PNF. Fields in AdditionalText.
LOGICAL LINK OBJECT - Create object in A&AI "Logical Link". Use Relation of the A&AI between the PNF instance and the Logical Link. This relation can be used by (BBS) microservice to identify the attachment point and cf. w/ storage in inventory to differentiate the case: registration or re-registration.
Instance: PNF ↔ A&AI: PNF (object) ↔ Relationship (objection) ↔ Logical Link (object)
REREGISTRATION CRITERIA: PRH does search in A&AI for the PNF. The Criteria to differentiate between initial registration & re-registration. q.v. PNF Re-Registration criteria so that policies or other micro-service may also reuse this mechanism. Macro flow building blocks. Migration of sub-W/F.
Note: The PNF is the master of its IP address and would over-write the IP address in the PNF A&AI entry with the one provided in the VES event.
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