Near-RT RIC Initiated E2 Reset

Abstract

There is a need for a non-RT RIC to cause E2 sessions to be reset at a node. Accordingly, a system is described comprising a non-Real Time (RT) Radio Area Network (RAN) Intelligent controller (RIC), wherein the non-RT RIC further comprises an operations administration maintenance (OAM) server; a near-Real Time (RT) Radio Area Network (RAN) Intelligent controller (RIC) in communication with the non-RT RIC; and an E2 node in communication with the near-RT RIC providing connectivity to one or more User Equipments (UEs). The OAM server may be configured to periodically perform assessment of the E2 node. The near-RT RIC may be configured with an application programming interface (API) to enable the non-RT RIC, based on an assessment by the OAM server, to perform an E2 reset of E2 sessions at the E2 node.

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