Merge pull request #271305 from robswain/sim-limits

update SIM provisioning limits

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/private-5g-core/azure-stack-edge-virtual-machine-sizing.md

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ The following table lists the maximum supported limits for a range of parameters
 | PDU sessions           | Enterprise radios typically support up to 1000 simultaneous PDU sessions per radio |
 | Bandwidth              | Over 25 Gbps per ASE |
 | RAN nodes (eNB/gNB)    | 200 per packet core |
-| UEs                    | 10,000 per deployment (all sites) |
-| SIMs                   | 1000 per ASE |
-| SIM provisioning       | 1000 per API call |
+| Active UEs             | 10,000 per deployment (all sites) |
+| SIMs                   | 20,000 per ASE |
+| SIM provisioning       | 10,000 per JSON file via Azure portal, 4MB per REST API call |
 
 Your chosen service package may define lower limits, with overage charges for exceeding them - see [Azure Private 5G Core pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/private-5g-core/) for details. If you require higher throughput for your use case, please contact us to discuss your needs.
 

articles/private-5g-core/provision-sims-arm-template.md

@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ Use the information you collected in [Collect the required information for your
 
 If you don't want to assign a SIM policy or static IP address now, you can delete the `simPolicy` and/or `staticIpConfiguration` parameters.
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> Bulk SIM provisioning is limited to 1000 SIMs. If you want to provision more that 1000 SIMs, you must create multiple SIM arrays with no more than 1000 SIMs in any one array and repeat the provisioning process for each SIM array.
+> [!NOTE]
+> The maximum size of the API request body is 4MB. We recommend entering a maximum of 1000 SIMs per JSON array to remain below this limit. If you want to provision more than 1000 SIMs, create multiple arrays and repeat the provisioning process for each. Alternatively, you can use the [Azure portal](provision-sims-azure-portal.md) to provision up to 10,000 SIMs per JSON file.
 
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articles/private-5g-core/provision-sims-azure-portal.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ zone_pivot_groups: ap5gc-portal-powershell
 
   - Manually entering each provisioning value into fields in the Azure portal. This option is best if you're provisioning a few SIMs.
 
-  - Importing one or more JSON files containing values for up to 1000 SIM resources each. This option is best if you're provisioning a large number of SIMs. You'll need a good JSON editor if you want to use this option.
+  - Importing one or more JSON files containing values for up to 10,000 SIM resources each. This option is best if you're provisioning a large number of SIMs. You'll need a good JSON editor if you want to use this option.
 
   - Importing an encrypted JSON file containing values for one or more SIM resources provided by select partner vendors. This option is required for any vendor-provided SIMs. You'll need a good JSON editor if you want to edit any fields within the encrypted JSON file when using this option.
 
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ Only carry out this step if you decided in [Prerequisites](#prerequisites) to us
 
 Prepare the files using the information you collected for your SIMs in [Collect the required information for your SIMs](#collect-the-required-information-for-your-sims). The examples below show the required format.
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> Bulk SIM provisioning is limited to 1000 SIMs. If you want to provision more that 1000 SIMs, you must create multiple JSON files with no more than 1000 SIMs in any one file and repeat the provisioning process for each JSON file.
+> [!NOTE]
+> Bulk SIM provisioning is limited to 10,000 SIMs per file.
 
 ### Plaintext SIMs
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Complete this step if you want to enter provisioning values for your SIMs using
 
     :::image type="content" source="media/provision-sims-azure-portal/sims-list.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Azure portal. It shows a list of currently provisioned SIMs for a private mobile network." lightbox="media/provision-sims-azure-portal/sims-list.png":::
 
-1. If you are provisioning more than 1000 SIMs, repeat this process for each JSON file.
+1. If you are provisioning more than 10,000 SIMs, repeat this process for each JSON file.
 
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