Prerequisites

Before deploying SMF on the SMI layer:

  • Ensure that all the virtual network functions (VNFs) are deployed.

  • Run the SMI synchronization operation for the SMF Ops Center and Cloud Native Common Execution Environment (CN-CEE).

  • Ensure that the node labels are configured as per the recommended pod deployment layout.

  • Configure the external VIPs as per the NF requirement

  • Enable Istio for pod-to-pod traffic load balancing