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Release-Notes
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This document provides the release notes for the release of the A1 Simulator (previously called Near-RT RIC A1 Interface).

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Version history A1 Simulator (previously called Near-RT RIC A1 Interface)
=========================================================================

+------------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| **Date**   | **Ver.** | **Author**       | **Comment**    |
|            |          |                  |                |
+------------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| 2020-06-12 | 2.0.0    | Henrik Andersson | Bronze Release |
|            |          |                  |                |
+------------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| 2020-12-03 | 2.1.0    | Henrik Andersson | Cherry Release |
|            |          |                  |                |
+------------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| 2021-12-15 | 2.2.0    | Henrik Andersson | E Release      |
|            |          |                  |                |
+------------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| 2022-06-29 | 2.3.0    | Henrik Andersson | F Release      |
|            |          |                  |                |
+------------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| 2022-08-24 | 2.3.1    | Halil Cakal      | F Maintenance  |
|            |          |                  | Release        |
+------------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| 2022-12-15 | 2.4.0    | Henrik Andersson | G Release      |
|            |          |                  |                |
+------------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| 2023-06-16 | 2.5.0    | John Keeney      | H Release      |
|            |          |                  |                |
+------------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| 2023-12-14 | 2.6.0    | John Keeney      | I Release      |
|            |          |                  |                |
+------------+----------+------------------+----------------+
| 2023-12-15 | 2.6.1    | John Keeney      | I Release      |
|            |          |                  |                |
+------------+----------+------------------+----------------+

Release Data
============

Bronze
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+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Project**                 | Non-RT RIC                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Repo/commit-ID**          | a1-interface/64fb09fb50689f15c41ba61881d8119ea4d3c8b4 |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release designation**     | Bronze                                                |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release date**            | 2020-06-12                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Purpose of the delivery** | Dockerized Near-RT RIC A1 simulator that supports     |
|                             | multiple versions of the A1 interface.                |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

Cherry
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+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Project**                 | Non-RT RIC                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Repo/commit-ID**          | a1-interface/b77c6d13837acd857514cd3640dd0ca729fde1e1 |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release designation**     | Cherry                                                |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release date**            | 2020-12-03                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Purpose of the delivery** | Add support for ORAN Spec A1-P v2 and introduce       |
|                             | Enrichment simulator.                                 |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

E Release
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+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Project**                 | Non-RT RIC                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Repo/commit-ID**          | a1-interface/8b22a54a3ec8fd54e88b47c8a91c656ab844a4b3 |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release designation**     | E                                                     |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release date**            | 2021-12-15                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Purpose of the delivery** | Minor updates                                         |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

F Release
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+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Project**                 | Non-RT RIC                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Repo/commit-ID**          | a1-interface/595506e290356d26b8eebfab32ef8d3f625cbb0a |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release designation**     | F                                                     |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release date**            | 2022-06-29                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Purpose of the delivery** | Added Callout hooks towards external server for       |
|                             | create and delete operations                          |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

F Maintenance Release
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+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Project**                 | Non-RT RIC                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Repo/commit-ID**          | a1-interface/514637b303ec7dc6390007be1a046189f7a9d169 |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release designation**     | F Maintenance                                         |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release date**            | 2022-08-24                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Purpose of the delivery** |  Added supplemental simulator behavior                |
|                             |  interface - kafka for south bound modules            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

G Release
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| **Project**                 | Non-RT RIC                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Repo/commit-ID**          | a1-interface/7d52964eaddd7052a4a111d4cda468fbb4dad7c5 |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release designation**     | G                                                     |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release date**            | 2022-12-15                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Purpose of the delivery** |  Minor improvements                                   |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

H Release
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+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Project**                 | Non-RT RIC                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Repo/commit-ID**          | a1-interface/5b2b9ef9df2eda1418e389f29e876bb1fe4a910f |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release designation**     | H                                                     |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release date**            | 2023-06-16                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Purpose of the delivery** |  a1-simulator:2.5.0                                   |
|                             |     Reduced Image size                                |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

I Release
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+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Project**                 | Non-RT RIC                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Repo/commit-ID**          | a1-interface/d9b25321d9bce8a3db88102c127e2aa4436d81c8 |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release designation**     | I                                                     |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release date**            | 2023-12-14                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Purpose of the delivery** |  a1-simulator:2.6.0                                   |
|                             |     Minor improvements & better A1 compliance         |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Project**                 | Non-RT RIC                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Repo/commit-ID**          | a1-interface/ae53095259c359f532dc9d2e0056402277379e0c |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release designation**     | I                                                     |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Release date**            | 2023-12-15                                            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Purpose of the delivery** |  a1-simulator:2.6.1                                   |
|                             |     Fixed minor issue with some Unit tests            |
|                             |                                                       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+