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STATUS: Under Construction

SDN-C / App-C:

Note:  ONAP has two application level configuration and lifecycle management modules called SDN-C and App-C. Both provide similar services (application level configuration using NetConf, Chef, Ansible, RestConf, etc.) and life cycle management functions (e.g. Stop, resume, health check, etc.).  They share common code from CCSDK repo.  However, there are some differences between these two modules (SDN-C uses CDS only for onboarding and configuration / LCM flow design, whereas App-C uses CDT for the LCM functions for self service to provide artifacts storing in APP-C Database).  SDN-C has been used mainly for Layer1-3 network elements and App-C is being used for Layer4-7 network functions.  This is a very loose distinction and we expect that over time we will get better alignment and have common repository for controller code supporting application level configuration and lifecycle management of all network elements (physical or virtual, layer 1-7).  Because of these overlaps, we have documented SDN-C and App-C together.

1 High Level Component Definition and Architectural Relationships 


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  • Configure Network Functions (VNF/PNF)
  • Provides programmable network application management platform:
    • Behavior patterns programmed via models and policies
    • Standards based models &protocols for multi-vendor implementation
    • Extensible SB adapters such as Netconf, Ansible, Rest API, etc.
    • Operational control, version management, software updates, etc.
  • Local source of truth
    • Manages inventory within its scope
    • Manages and stores state of NFs
    • Supports Configuration Audits

2. SDN-C/APP-C API definitions

Controller provides the following interfaces:

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Interface NameInterface Definition Interface Capabilities
CONE-5Rest APIAn interface for communication with external systems such as IP management
CONE-6Resource Chef APIAn interface for configuration and Lifecycle management of network resources using Chef protocol
CONE-7Resource NetConf APIAn interface for configuration and Lifecycle management of network resources using NetConf protocol
CONE-8Resource Ansible APIAn interface for configuration and Lifecycle management of network resources using Ansible protocol
SDCE-6SDC Interface

An interface to receive resource Templates from SDC design catalog

CDSE-1CDS Interface

An interface to receive resource blueprint from CDS

AAIE-1Inventory Service Interface

 An interface to create, update, query, and delete resource information and relationships

POE-2aPDP Query API

 Policy Decision Point query for IP address


3. Component Description:


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4. known system limitations

  • Lack of clarity & roles in the controller (which controller does what?)
  • Proliferation of controller instances (many similar yet different controller instances)
  • Divergence of controller implementation (lack of common controller framework)
  • Duplicate and uncoordinated interfaces (lack of uniform common services in southbound interfaces)
  • Controller resiliency and horizontal scaling

5. Used Models

Controllers use the following models:

  • TOSCA
  • YANG

6. System Deployment Architecture


Controller consists of the following containers:

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7. New Release Capabilities

  • Upgrade of ODL to Neon SR1
  • Change Management use case support
  • Scaling use case support
  • Closed loop use case support
  • Platform maturity advancement (Scalability, Stability, Security, and Performance) 
  • Network discovery enhancements
  • RunTime Config DB is an independent component that is integrated with the ODL SDN-C controller in R6 (Frankfurt release). The RunTime Config DB capabilities are part of CC-SDK. q.v. CONFIGURATION & PERSISTENCY SERVICE for more information.

8. References

  1.  APP-C overview & User Guide: https://docs.onap.org/en/casablanca/guides/onap-developer/developing/index.html#application-controller
  2. SDN-C overview & User Guide:  https://docs.onap.org/en/casablanca/guides/onap-developer/developing/index.html#software-defined-network-controller

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