X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.onap.org/r/gitweb?p=policy%2Fengine.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fplatform%2Farchitecture.rst;h=2eb3e88f08a2851c1929a7ba1cfc56af6726834e;hp=19f774c655b43db6024537cb5fb8658cd10f4f83;hb=7a34e0dbfbeb3a0387e53c6b95869376a0fa000a;hpb=0da43614201d33e1161e47f0de7308d1ec0e4bcd diff --git a/docs/platform/architecture.rst b/docs/platform/architecture.rst index 19f774c65..2eb3e88f0 100644 --- a/docs/platform/architecture.rst +++ b/docs/platform/architecture.rst @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ .. This work is licensed under a .. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. .. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 +.. _architecture: Architecture @@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ Architecture :depth: 3 POLICY is a subsystem of ONAP that maintains, distributes, and operates on the -set of rules that underlie ONAP’s control, orchestration, and management +set of rules that underlie ONAP's control, orchestration, and management functions. POLICY provides a logically centralized environment for the creation and @@ -136,14 +137,14 @@ selected conditions in effect at that time. Some examples of types of policies are: -* VNF placement — rules governing where VNFs should be placed, including +* VNF placement - rules governing where VNFs should be placed, including affinity rules -* Data and feed management — what data to collect and when, retention periods, +* Data and feed management - what data to collect and when, retention periods, and when to send alarms about issues -* Access control — who (or what) can have access to which data -* Trigger conditions and actions — what conditions are actionable, and what to +* Access control - who (or what) can have access to which data +* Trigger conditions and actions - what conditions are actionable, and what to do under those conditions -* Interactions — how interactions between change management and +* Interactions - how interactions between change management and fault/performance management are handled (for example, should closed loops be disabled during maintenance?) @@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ correct component in a control loop such as the MSO, a Controller, or DCAE. Policy engines such as XACML and Drools also enforce policies and can trigger other components as a result (for example, causing a controller to take specific actions specified by the policy). Additionally, some policies -(“Guard Policies”) may enforce checks against decided actions. +("Guard Policies") may enforce checks against decided actions. Policy Unification and Organization