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+<!--
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Open Networking Foundation
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-ONF-Member-Only-1.0
+-->
+
+This folder contains test configurations that are loaded into the application
+via a `ConfigMap` when deploying via this Helm chart. The root test configurations
+are copied here because Helm does not allow files outside the chart to be accessed
+via templates. Changes to the root test configurations should be reflected here.
diff --git a/sdcore-adapter/files/configs/empty_config.json b/sdcore-adapter/files/configs/empty_config.json
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+{
+}
diff --git a/sdcore-adapter/files/configs/typical_aether_config.json b/sdcore-adapter/files/configs/typical_aether_config.json
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+{
+  "access-profile": {
+    "access-profile": [
+      {
+        "id": "typical-access-profile",
+        "type": "internet-only",
+        "filter": "allow app name",
+        "description": "a typical access profile"
+      }
+    ]
+  },  
+  "apn-profile": {
+    "apn-profile": [
+      {
+        "id": "typical-apn-profile",
+        "apn-name": "internet",
+        "dns-primary": "8.8.8.4",
+        "dns-secondary": "8.8.8.8",
+        "mtu": 1460,
+        "gx-enabled": true,
+        "description": "a typical apn profile"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "qos-profile": {
+    "qos-profile": [
+      {
+        "id": "typical-qos-profile",
+        "apn-ambr": {
+          "uplink": 4096,
+          "downlink": 4096
+        },
+        "description": "a typical qos profile"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "up-profile": {
+    "up-profile": [
+      {
+        "id": "typical-up-profile",
+        "user-plane": "spgwu1.headless",
+        "access-control": "all",
+        "description": "a typical up profile"
+      }
+    ]
+  },    
+  "subscriber": {
+    "ue": [
+      {
+        "ueid": "e150109999111",
+        "serving-plmn": {
+          "mcc": 208,
+          "mnc": 11,
+          "tac": 1
+        },
+        "enabled": true,
+        "requested-apn": "mme-selected-apn",
+        "profiles": {
+          "apn-profile": "typical-apn-profile",
+          "qos-profile": "typical-qos-profile",
+          "up-profile": "typical-up-profile",
+          "access-profile": [
+            {
+              "access-profile": "typical-access-profile",
+              "allowed": true
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}