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    CovMo as Geolocation xAPP - Interface with other xAPPs

    RIC Message Router (RMR) Other

    RMR
    xAPPs Me
    • Thin library for message exchange. ssa
    ge
    Pas
    • Transport system is transparent to sin
    g
    CovMo xAPP
    the xAPPs.

    RIC Libraries (e.g., RMR & SDL Libraries)


    Data Topology
     CovMo can use RMR to expose
    SDL Processing Construction
    UE-level and event-level
    geolocations to other xAPPs
    Positioning Optimization

    Shared Data Layer (SDL)


    • A lightweight, high-speed mechanism Application
    Database
    for accessing shared data. xAPP xAPP Server

     CovMo can use SDL API to export Graphical User


    SDL API SDL API Authentication
    geolocated KPIs (i.e., batch export) interface
     CovMo can use SDL API to import data
    Shared
    to be integrated with geolocation (i.e., Data Data Data
    DPI data). Layer

    Confidential 1
    CovMo xAPP Interfaces with RAN - Interface with RAN – E2
    Interface
    O-RAN E2 interface is used to collect fine-grained near Real-time data from RAN (E2 Nodes) to control and
    optimize the network.
    CovMo xAPP
    Data Topology

    RIC Libraries (e.g., RMR Library)


    Report RMR Library Processing Construction
    E2 functions that CovMo can use (ASN.1)
    E2 Termination
    eNodeB
    • Event triggered - Tell the RAN what we (VNF) Positioning Optimization
    need it to do when specific events occur

    • RAN Messages Transport - Carries the Report RMR Library


    Application
    requested RAN messages to the RIC (ASN.1)
    E2 Termination
    Database
    Server
    gNodeB
    (VNF) Graphical User Authentication
    interface

    Confidential 2
    Interface with RAN – Relevant E2 Messages

    gNB RIC
    E2 Subscription
    RIC Subscription Request
    • CovMo xAPP can subscribe to connected E2 nodes through
    E2AP functional messages.
    RIC Subscription Response

    • CovMo xAPP and E2 nodes use Function ID in the


    subscription procedure to identify function within Target
    (i.e. X2, S1, RRC, etc.)
    gNB RIC
    • CovMo xAPP can tear down its subscription to an E2 node
    RIC Subscription Delete Request
    using E2AP subscription delete messages.
    RIC Subscription Delete Response

    Confidential 3
    E2 Interface – Subscription to RAN & Report Receiption

    gNB RIC CovMo

    1
    2 SUBSCRIPTION API (TargetID, FunctionID,
    E2: SUBSCRIPTION Request (Function Id, SubID, SubID, Event Container)
    SUBSCRIPTION container)
    3
    Install Subscription
    4
    E2: Subscription Response (EventID) 5
    6 SUBSCRIPTION Ack API (EventID)
    Trigger Detection 7
    E2: Subscription Response (EventID)
    8
    Indication API (EventID, Indication SN,
    INDICATION container) 9
    Process Indication
    10
    Put API (RIC data)
    11
    Database Update (add)

    Confidential 4
    E2 Interface – RAN Message Passing

    E2AP Setup, Reset, Removal,


    Resource Status Reporting,
    RAN&RIC configuration

    gNB Function RIC Agent E2 Termination CovMo xAPP

    RAN RAN
    Messages
    Messages E2 Event Container
    (ASN.1)
    (ASN.1)
    Encode/Decode Encode/Decode
    E2AP Report
    gNB RIC

    RAN Message ASN.1 Encode/


    Decode is handled in RAN and
    xAPP and not part of E2
    Termination

    Confidential 5

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