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- The ONAP Service Designer define TOSCA templates for the reusable tasks, examples could be:
- Create a suitably isolated transport network for connecting the RBSes to each core network, possibly using VLAN/VXLAN within the RBS and VPN from the RBS and onwards
(old text: VLAN to be used for control and user data within an NSI) - Per CN node type: Create yet another node connected to the proper transport network
- Per RAN resource to be shared (e.g. the EUtranCell): Reconfigure to use yet another PLMN and a specific VLAN for that PLMN
Question: How do we address the EUtranCell – do we need to model that entity and include all provided cells in e.g. the AAI? - Create a CN NSSI using provided VLAN tags and PLMNI-ID value with a specified “capacity” (the “capacity” value to be used to select number of CN nodes to spin up).
This also includes filtering or aggregation rules for DCAE to produce NSSI related FM/PM/Event data. - Create a RAN NSSI template using provided VLAN tags and PLMN-ID covering a specified set of cells. This also includes filtering or aggregation rules for DCAE to produce NSSI related FM/PM/Event data.
- Create a Service NSI used to instantiate, modify, and remove “Service 2”. This also includes filtering or aggregation rules for DCAE to produce NSI related FM/PM/Event data, aggregating that data into KPI values for SLA evaluation.
- Create a suitably isolated transport network for connecting the RBSes to each core network, possibly using VLAN/VXLAN within the RBS and VPN from the RBS and onwards
- The Service/Network Operator adds (or removes) a NSI in the production environment:
- The Service/Network Operator uses the ONAP Portal to add (or activate) a NSI
- The ONAP Service Designer (or the Service/Network operator using the portal) publish the availability of a NSI for usage over the ONAP NBI.<Does the Service Designer create NSI = Network Slice Instance?>
Question: What functionality do we have in e.g. AAI to control visibility of service templates, e.g. our NSI description for access over NBI?
Question: What functionality do we have in SO to execute service instantiation requests originating from NBI?
Question: How does an external application figure out what service templates are available and what data are needed when using them? (assuming we should not ship the entire service template over NBI…) - An NSI related request is received over ONAP NBI (e.g. from an ordering system or operator GUI), the SO applies the parameters to the NSI template and executes the request.
Question: Any improvments needed in the interaction between the external part and the SO for starting such requests, monitor the progress of the request and reciving the result?
- The Service/Network Operator verifies reception of NSI related KPI data using the ONAP Portal.
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