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This page shows the current agreement on the design time information model of resources for ONAP R2.

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Class: VNFD

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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
vnfdId Identifier 1
Identifier of this VNFD information element. This attribute shall be globally unique.
NOTE: The VNFD Identifier shall be used as the unique identifier of the VNF Package that contains this VNFD.
Any modification of the content of the VNFD or the VNF Package shall result in a new VNFD Identifier. support: MANDATORY
vnfProvider String 1 Provider of the VNF and of the VNFD. support: MANDATORY
vnfProductName String 1 Name to identify the VNF Product. Invariant for the VNF Product lifetime. support: MANDATORY
vnfSoftwareVersion String 1 Software version of the VNF. This is changed when there is any change to the software that is included in the VNF Package. support: MANDATORY
vnfdVersion String 1 Identifies the version of the VNFD. support: MANDATORY
vnfProductInfoName String 0..1 Human readable name for the VNF Product. Can change during the VNF Product lifetime. support: MANDATORY
vnfProductInfoDescription String 0..1 Human readable description of the VNF Product. Can change during the VNF Product lifetime. support: MANDATORY
vnfmInfo String 0..N Identifies VNFM(s) compatible with the VNF described in this version of the VNFD.
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: use the name of micro-service of the vnfm drive. For vendor specific VNFM, the value composes of "vendorname" and "vnfmdriver", e.g. "mycompanyvnfmdriver"; for generic VNFM, the value is "gvnfmdriver".
localizationLanguage String 0..N
Information about localization languages of the VNF (includes e.g. strings in the VNFD).
NOTE: This allows to provide one or more localization languages to support selecting a specific localization language at VNF instantiation time.

support: MANDATORY
valueRange: refer to ISO936 https://www.iso.org/iso-639-language-codes.html
defaultLocalizationLanguage String 0..1
Default localization language that is instantiated if no information about selected localization language is available.
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: refer to ISO936 https://www.iso.org/iso-639-language-codes.html
condition: Shall be present if "localizationLanguage" is present and shall be absent otherwise.
vdu VDU/VDUDescVdu 1..N Virtualisation Deployment Unit. support: MANDATORY
virtualComputeDesc VirtualComputeDesc 1..N Defines descriptors of virtual compute resources to be used by the VNF. support: MANDATORY
virtualStorageDesc VirtualStorageDesc 0..N Defines descriptors of virtual storage resources to be used by the VNF. support: MANDATORY
intVirtualLinkDesc VirtualLinkDesc/VnfVirtualLinkDesc 0..N Represents the type of network connectivity mandated by the VNF provider between two or more CPs which includes at least one internal CP. support: MANDATORY
vnfReservedCpd VduCpd 0..N Reserved IP Address for VNF which is not bounded to any specific VNFC, but assigned manually from outside and potentially shared as a floating IP among VNFCs. support: MANDATORY
vnfExtCpd VnfExtCpd/VNFExtCPDesc 1..N Describes external interface(s) exposed by this VNF enabling connection with a VL. support: MANDATORY
deploymentFlavour VnfDf/VNFDeploymentFlavor 1..N Describes specific DF(s) of a VNF with specific requirements for capacity and performance. support: MANDATORY
configurableProperties VnfConfigurableProperties 0..1 Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing). support: MANDATORY
modifiableAttributes VnfInfoModifiableAttributes 0..1
Describes the modifiable attributes of the VNF.
Editor's note: need check the usage of this attribute
support: MANDATORY
lifeCycleManagementScript LifeCycleManagementScript/LifeCycleManagementOperationDesc 0..N Includes a list of events and corresponding management scripts performed for the VNF. support: MANDATORY
elementGroup VnfdElementGroup 0..N Describes the associated elements of a VNFD for a certain purpose during VNF lifecycle management. support: MANDATORY
vnfIndicator VnfIndicator 0..N Declares the VNF indicators that are supported by this VNF. support: MANDATORY
logo String 0..1 File path of the vendor specified logo. support: MANDATORY
guide String 0..1 UUID of the vendor guide/documentation which is attached to VNF and can be downloaded from the model. support: MANDATORY

Class:

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Vdu

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
vduId	Identifier	1	Unique identifier of this Vdu in VNFD.	support: MANDATORY
name	String	1	Human readable name of the Vdu.	support: MANDATORY
description	String	1	Human readable description of the Vdu.	support: MANDATORY
vduCpdintCpd	VduCpd/VDUCPDesc	1..N	Describes network connectivity between a VNFC instance (based on this Vdu) and an Virtual Link (VL).	support: MANDATORY
virtualComputeDesc	Identifier (reference to VirtualComputeDesc)	1	Describes CPU, Memory and acceleration requirements of the Virtualisation Container realising this Vdu.	support: MANDATORY
virtualStorageDesc	Identifier (reference to VirtualStorageDesc)	0..N	Describes storage requirements for a VirtualStorage instance attached to the virtualisation container created from virtualComputeDesc defined for this Vdu.	support: MANDATORY
bootOrder	KeyValuePair/NameValuePair	0..N	Boot order of valid boot devices. NOTE: If no boot order is defined the default boot order defined in the VIM or NFVI shall be used.	support: MANDATORY valueRange: "key/name" indicates the the boot index (lowest index defines highest boot priority). "value" references a descriptor from which a valid boot device is created e.g. VirtualStorageDesc from which a VirtualStorage instance is created.
swImageDesc	SwImageDesc	0..1 Editor's note: the scenario of using "0" needs to be clarified.	Describes the software image which is directly loaded on the virtualisation container realising this Vdu. NOTE: More software images can be attached to the virtualisation container using VirtualStorage resources.	support: MANDATORY
nfviConstraint	KeyValuthaePair/NameValuePairKeyValuePair	0..N	Describes constraints on the NFVI for the VNFC instance(s) created from this Vdu. For example, aspects of a secure hosting environment for the VNFC instance that involve additional entities or processes. NOTE: These are constraints other than stipulating that a VNFC instance has access to a certain resource, as a prerequisite to instantiation. The attributes virtualComputeDesc and virtualStorageDesc define the resources required for instantiation of the VNFC instance.	support: MANDATORY valueRange: "key/name" includes "AvailabilityZone", "HostAggregates".
monitoringParameter	MonitoringParameter	0..N	Defines the virtualised resources monitoring parameters on VDU level.	support: MANDATORY
configurableProperties	VnfcConfigurableProperties	1	Describes the configurable properties of all VNFC instances based on this VDU.	support: MANDATORY
injectFiles	String	0..N	Describes the information (e.g. URL) about the scripts, config drive metadata, etc. which can be used during Vdu booting process.	support: MANDATORY

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Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
id	Identifier	1	The identifier of this software image.	support: MANDATORY
name	String	1	The name of this software image.	support: MANDATORY
version	String	1	The version of this software image.	support: MANDATORY
checksum	String	1	The checksum of the software image file.	support: MANDATORY
containerFormat	String	1	The container format describes the container file format in which software image is provided.	support: MANDATORY
diskFormat	String	1	The disk format of a software image is the format of the underlying disk image.	support: MANDATORY
minDisk	Number (recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Size)	1	The minimal disk size requirement for this software image. The value of the "size of storage" attribute of the VirtualStorageDesc referencing this SwImageDesc shall not be smaller than the value of minDisk.	support: MANDATORY
minRam	Number (recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Size)	0..1	The minimal RAM requirement for this software image. The value of the "size" attribute of VirtualMemoryData of the Vdu referencing this SwImageDesc shall not be smaller than the value of minRam.	support: MANDATORY
size	Number (recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Size)	1	The size of this software image.	support: MANDATORY
swImage	Identifier (Reference to a SwImage)	1	This is a reference to the actual software image. The reference can be relative to the root of the VNF Package or can be a URL.	support: MANDATORY
operatingSystem	String	0..1	Identifies the operating system used in the software image. This attribute may also identify if a 32 bit or 64 bit software image is used.	support: MANDATORY
supportedVirtualisationEnvironment	String	0..N	Identifies the virtualisation environments (e.g. hypervisor) compatible with this software image.	support: MANDATORY

Class: VirtualComputeDesc

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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
virtualComputeDescId Identifier 1 Unique identifier of this VirtualComputeDesc in the VNFD. support: MANDATORY
logicalNode (logical_node_id in SOL001) LogicalNodeData/LogicialNodeDesc 1..N The logical Node requirements. support: MANDATORY
requestAdditionalCapabilities RequestedAdditionalCapabilityData 0..N Specifies requirements for additional capabilities. These may be for a range of purposes. One example is acceleration related capabilities. support: MANDATORY
computeRequirements KeyValuePair/NameValuePair 0..N Specifies compute requirements. support: MANDATORY
virtualMemory
VirtualMemoryData/VirtualMemoryDesc
(VirtualMemory)
1 The virtual memory of the virtualised compute. support: MANDATORY
virtualCpu
VirtualCpuData/VirtualCPUDesc
(VirtualCpu)
1 The virtual CPU(s) of the virtualised compute. support: MANDATORY

Class: VirtualCpuData

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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
cpuArchitecture String 0..1 CPU architecture type. Examples are x86, ARM. The cardinality can be 0 during the allocation request, if no particular CPU architecture type is requested. support: MANDATORY
numVirtualCpu Integer 1 Number of virtual CPUs. support: MANDATORY
virtualCpuClock Number(recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Freq) 0..1 Minimum virtual CPU clock rate (e.g. in MHz). The cardinality can be 0 during the allocation request, if no particular value is requested. support: MANDATORY
virtualCpuOversubscriptionPolicy String 0..1 The CPU core oversubscription policy e.g. the relation of virtual CPU cores to physical CPU cores/threads. The cardinality can be 0 during the allocation request, if no particular value is requested. support: MANDATORY
vduCpuRequirements KeyValuePair/NameValuePair 0..N Array of key-value pair requirements on the Compute (CPU) for the VDU. support: MANDATORY
virtualCpuPinning VirtualCpuPinningData 0..1 The virtual CPU pinning configuration for the virtualised compute resource.
support: MANDATORY
editor's note: need to check whether can be optional

Class: VirtualMemoryData

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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
virtualMemSize Number (recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Size) 1 Amount of virtual Memory (e.g. in MB). support: MANDATORY
virtualMemOversubscriptionPolicy String 0..1 The memory core oversubscription policy in terms of virtual memory to physical memory on the platform. The cardinality can be 0 during the allocation request, if no particular value is requested. support: MANDATORY
vduMemRequirements KeyValuePair/NameValuePair 0..N Array of key-value pair requirements on the memory for the VDU. support: MANDATORY
numaEnabled Boolean
0..1
It specifies the memory allocation to be cognisant of the relevant process/core allocation. The cardinality can be 0 during the allocation request, if no particular value is requested.
support: MANDATORY
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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
id
Identifier
1
Unique identifier of this VirtualStorageDesc in the VNFD.
support: MANDATORY
typeOfStorage
String
1
Type of virtualised storage resource
(e.g. volume, object).
support: MANDATORY
sizeOfStorage
Number (recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Size)
1
Size of virtualised storage resource
(e.g. size of volume, in GB).
support: MANDATORY
vduStorageRequirements
KeyValuePair/NameValuePair
0..N
An array of key-value pairs that articulate the storage deployment requirements.
support: MANDATORY
rdmaEnabled
Boolean
0..1
Indicate if the storage support RDMA.
support: MANDATORY
swImageDesc
Identifier (Reference to SwImageDesc)
0..1
Software image to be loaded on the VirtualStorage resource created based on this VirtualStorageDesc.
support: MANDATORY

Class: LogicalNodeData

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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
logicalNodeRequirements
KeyValuePair/NameValuePair
0..N
The logical node-level compute, memory and I/O requirements. An array of key-value pairs that articulate the deployment requirements.
This could include the number of CPU cores on this logical node, a memory configuration specific to a logical node (e.g. such as available in the Linux kernel via the libnuma library) or a requirement related to the association of an I/O device with the logical node.
support: MANDATORY

Class: Cpd

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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
cpdId
Identifier
1
Identifier of this Cpd information element.
support: MANDATORY
cpRole
String
0..1
Identifies the role of the port in the context of the traffic flow patterns in the VNF or parent NS.
For example a VNF with a tree flow pattern within the VNF will have legal cpRoles of ROOT and LEAF.
support: MANDATORY
description
String
0..1
Provides human-readable information on the purpose of the CP (e.g. CP for control plane traffic).
support: MANDATORY
cpProtocol
CpProtocolData
1..N
Identifies the protocol layering information the CP uses for connectivity purposes and associated information. There shall be one cpProtocol for each layer protocol as indicated by the attribute layerProtocol.
Editor's note: the attribute "layerProtocol" still needs further discussion and not included in this table.
support: MANDATORY
trunkMode
Boolean
1
Information about whether the CP instantiated from this CPD is in Trunk mode (802.1Q or other).
support: MANDATORY
allowedAddressData
AddressData
0..N
For specifying floating IP(s) to be shared among Cpds, which are reserved for vnfReservedCpd described in the VNFD.
support: MANDATORY

Class: VduCpd

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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
bitrateRequirement
Number (recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Rate)
0..1
Bitrate requirement on this CP.
support: MANDATORY
vnicName
String
0..1
Describes the name of the vNIC this CP attaches to, e.g. eth0. It will be configured during the Vdu booting process.
support: MANDATORY
vnicOrder
Integer
0..1
Describes the order to create the vNIC within the scope of this Vdu.
support: MANDATORY
vnicType
Enum
0..1
Describes the type of the vNIC this CP attaches to.
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: normal, macvtap, direct, baremetal, direct-physical and virtio-forwarder
virtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements VirtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements 0..N Specifies requirements on a virtual network interface realising the CPs instantiated from this CPD. support: MANDATORY
(inherited attributes)

All attributes inherited from Cpd.

Class: VnfExtCpd

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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
intCpd
Identifier (Reference to VduCpd)
0..1
Reference to the internal VDU CPD which is used to instantiate internal CPs. These internal CPs are, in turn, exposed as external CPs defined by this external CPD.
support: MANDATORY
virtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements VirtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements 0..N
Specifies requirements on a virtual network interface realising the CPs instantiated from this CPD.
NOTE: In case of referencing an intCpd via its identifier, the virtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements attribute of the referenced intCpd applies.
support: MANDATORY
(inherited attributes)

All attributes inherited from Cpd.
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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
name
String
0..1
Provides a human readable name for the requirement.
support: MANDATORY
description
String
0..1
Provides a human readable description of the requirement.
support: MANDATORY
supportMandatory Boolean 1 Indicates whether fulfilling the constraint is mandatory (TRUE) for successful operation or desirable (FALSE). support: MANDATORY
networkInterfaceRequirements KeyValuePair/NameValuePair 0..N The network interface requirements. An element from an array of key-value pairs that articulate the network interface deployment requirements. support: MANDATORY
nicIoRequirements Identifier (reference to logicalNodeData) 0..1
This references (couples) the CPD with any logical node I/O requirements (for network devices) that may have been created. Linking these attributes is necessary so that so that I/O requirements that need to be articulated at the logical node level can be associated with the network interface requirements associated with the CPD.
support: MANDATORY
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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
flavorId
Identifier
1
Identifier of this DF within the VNFD.
support: MANDATORY
description String 1 Human readable description of the DF. support: MANDATORY
vduProfile VduProfile 1..N Describes additional instantiation data for the VDUs used in this flavor. support: MANDATORY
virtualLinkProfile VirtualLinkProfile 0..N
Defines the internal VLD along with additional data which is used in this DF.
NOTE 1: This allows for different VNF internal topologies between DFs.
NOTE 2: virtualLinkProfile needs to be provided for all VLs that the CPs of the VDUs in the VDU profiles connect to.
support: MANDATORY
instantiationLevel InstantiationLevel 1..N
Describes the various levels of resources that can be used to instantiate the VNF using this flavour.
Examples: Small, Medium, Large.
If there is only one "instantiationLevel" entry, it shall be treated as the default instantiation level for this DF.
support: MANDATORY
affinityOrAntiAffinityGroup AffinityOrAntiAffinityGroup 0..N
Specifies affinity or anti-affinity relationship applicable between the virtualisation containers (e.g. virtual machines) to be created using different VDUs or internal VLs to be created using different VnfVirtualLinkDesc(s) in the same affinity or anti-affinity group.
NOTE: In the present specification, including either VDU(s) or VnfVirtualLinkDesc(s) into the same affinity or anti-affinity group is supported. Extension to support including both VDU(s) and VnfVirtualLinkDesc(s) into the same affinity or anti-affinity group is left for future specification.
support:
MANDATORY
scalingAspect ScalingAspect 0..N The scaling aspects supported by this DF of the VNF. scalingAspect shall be present if the VNF supports scaling.
support:
MANDATORY
placementGroup PlacementGroup 0..N Determine where VNFC's (VDU's) are placed with respect to the VNF support: EXPERIMENTAL
baseConfigGroup BaseConfigGroup 0..1
BaseConfigGroup may set Access Control Lists (ACL's) and establish security groups and server groups.
BaseConfigGroup creates/establishs storage for the VM's (OpenStack Cinder).
BaseConfigGroup may establish internal networks such as OAM (VNF Mgmt) or MNS (Maintenance & Surveillance) established.
support: EXPERIMENTAL
deploymentGroup DeploymentGroup 1..N DeploymentGroup provides the minimum viable VDU and associated VNFC configuration for a useable VNF. support: EXPERIMENTAL
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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
vnfVirtualLinkDescId
Identifier (Reference to VnfVirtualLinkDesc)
1
Uniquely identifies a Vnf VLD.
support: MANDATORY
flavourId Identifier (Reference to VirtualLinkDescFlavour) 1 Identifies a flavour within the VnfVirtualLinkDesc. support: MANDATORY
localAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule LocalAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule 0..N
Specifies affinity or anti-affinity rules applicable between the VLs based on this VnfVirtualLinkDesc.
When the cardinality is greater than 1, both affinity rule(s) and anti-affinity rule(s) with different scopes are applicable to the VLs based on this VnfVirtualLinkDesc.
support: MANDATORY
affinityOrAntiAffinityGroupId Identifier 0..N
Identifier(s) of the affinity or anti-affinity group(s) the VnfVirtualLinkDesc belongs to.
NOTE: Each identifier references an affinity or anti-affinity group which expresses affinity or anti-affinity relationship between the VL(s) using this VnfVirtualLinkDesc and the VL(s) using other VnfVirtualLinkDesc(s) in the same group.
support: MANDATORY
maxBitRateRequirements LinkBitrateRequirements 1
Specifies the maximum bitrate requirements for a VL instantiated according to this profile.
NOTE: These attributes are used to control scaling boundaries.
support: MANDATORY
minBitRateRequirements LinkBitrateRequirements 1
Specifies the minimum bitrate requirements for a VL instantiated according to this profile.
support: MANDATORY
initiationParameters KeyValuePair/NameValuePair 0..N Specifies initiation parameters for the virtual link.
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: specified values include: cidr, allocationPools (represented by [starting ip address, ending ip address]), gatewayIp, networkName, segmentationId, physicalNetwork.

networkType Enum 0..1 Type of the network.
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: "VLAN", "VXLAN"
dhcpEnabled Boolean 0..1 Indicating whether DHCP is enabled. Default is "FALSE" if not specified otherwise. support: MANDATORY
vlanTransparent Boolean 0..1 Indicating whether "VLAN Transparent Mode" is supported. Default is "FALSE" if not specified otherwise. support: MANDATORY
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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
vduId
Identifier (Reference to Vdu)
1
Uniquely identifies a VDU.
support: MANDATORY
numberOf Instances Integer 1 Number of instances of VNFC based on this VDU to deploy for an instantiation level or for a scaling delta. support: MANDATORY
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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
latency
Number
1
Maximum latency in ms.
support: MANDATORY
packetDelayVariation Number 1 Maximum jitter in ms. support: MANDATORY
packetLossRatio Number 0..1 Maximum packet loss ratio. Cardinality is 0 if no packetLossRatio requirement exists. support: MANDATORY
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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
type
Enum
1
Specifies whether the rule is an affinity rule or an anti-affinity rule.
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: "Affinity", "Anti-Affinity"
scope Enum 1 Specifies the scope of the rule.
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: "NFVI-PoP", "Zone", "ZoneGroup", "NFVI-node"
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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
groupId
Identifier
1
Identifies an affinity or anti-affinity group to which the affinity or anti-affinity rule applies.
support: MANDATORY
type Enum 1 Specifies whether the rule is an affinity rule or an anti-affinity rule.
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: "Affinity", "Anti-Affinity"
scope Enum 1 Specifies the scope of the rule.
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: "NFVI-PoP", "Zone", "ZoneGroup", "NFVI-node"

Class: AddressData

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
addressType	Identifier	1	Describes the type of the address to be assigned to the CP instantiated from the parent CPD. The content type shall be aligned with the address type supported by the layerProtocol attribute of the parent CPD.	support: MANDATORY
l2AddressData	L2AddressData	0..1	Provides the information on the MAC addresses to be assigned to the CP(s) instantiated from the parent CPD. Shall be present when the addressType is MAC address.	support: MANDATORY
l3AddressData	L3AddressData	0..1	Provides the information on the IP addresses to be assigned to the CP instantiated from the parent CPD. Shall be present when the addressType is IP address.	support: MANDATORY

Class: L2AddressData

Attribute Name

Type

Multiplicity

Description

Applied Stereotypes

macAddressAssignment

Boolean

1

Specify if the MAC address assignment is the responsibility of management and orchestration function or not.

If it is set to True, it is the management and orchestration function responsibility.

If it is set to False, it will be provided by an external entity, e.g. OSS/BSS.

support: MANDATORY

Class: L3AddressData

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
iPAddressAssignment	Boolean	1	Specify if the address assignment is the responsibility of management and orchestration function or not. If it is set to True, it is the management and orchestration function responsibility.	support: MANDATORY
floatingIpActivated	Boolean	1	Specify if the floating IP scheme is activated on the CP or not.	support: MANDATORY
iPAddressType	Enum	0..1	Define address type. NOTE: The address type should be aligned with the address type supported by the layerProtocol attribute of the parent Cpd.	support: MANDATORY valueRange: "IPv4", "IPv6"
numberOfIpAddress	Integer	0..1	Minimum number of IP addresses to be assigned based on this L3AddressData information element.	support: MANDATORY

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Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
associatedLayerProtocol	Enum	1	One of the values of the attribute layerProtocol of the Cpd IE.	support: MANDATORY
addressData	AddressData	0..N	Provides information on the addresses to be assigned to the CP(s) instantiated from the CPD.	support: MANDATORY

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Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
layerProtocol	Enum	1	Identifies the protocol this VL gives access to (Ethernet, MPLS, ODU2, IPV4, IPV6, Pseudo-Wire).	support: MANDATORY
flowPattern	String	0..1	Identifies the flow pattern of the connectivity (Line, Tree, Mesh).	support: MANDATORY

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Attribute Name

Type

Multiplicity

Description

Applied Stereotypes

virtualCpuPinningPolicy

Enum

0..1

The policy can take values of "static" or "dynamic". In case of "static" the virtual CPU cores are requested to be allocated to logical CPU cores according to the rules defined in virtualCpuPinningRules. In case of "dynamic" the allocation of virtual CPU cores to logical CPU cores is decided by the VIM. (e.g.: SMT (Simultaneous Multi-Threading) requirements).

support: MANDATORY

valueRange: "static", "dynamic"

virtualCpuPinningRule

Not specified

Editor's note: need to be specified

0..1

A list of rules that should be considered during the allocation of the virtual CPUs to logical CPUs in case of "static" virtualCpuPinningPolicy.

support: MANDATORY

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Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
requestedAdditionalCapabilityName	String	1	Identifies a requested additional capability for the VDU.	support: MANDATORY valueRange: For acceleration capabilities, reference to ETSI GS NFV-IFA 002.
supportMandatory	Boolean	1	Indicates whether the requested additional capability is mandatory for successful operation.	support: MANDATORY
minRequestedAdditionalCapabilityVersion	String	0..1	Identifies the minimum version of the requested additional capability.	support: MANDATORY
preferredRequestedAdditionalCapabilityVersion	String	0..1	Identifies the preferred version of the requested additional capability.	support: MANDATORY
targetPerformanceParameters	KeyValuePair	1..N	Identifies specific attributes, dependent on the requested additional capability type.	support: MANDATORY

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Attribute Name

Type

Multiplicity

Description

Applied Stereotypes

isAutoscaleEnabled

Boolean

0..1

It permits to enable (TRUE)/disable (FALSE) the auto-scaling functionality.

NOTE: A cardinality of "0" indicates that configuring this present VNF property is not supported.

support: MANDATORY

isAutohealEnabled

Boolean

0..1

It permits to enable (TRUE)/disable (FALSE) the auto-healing functionality.

NOTE: A cardinality of "0" indicates that configuring this present VNF property is not supported.

support: MANDATORY

additionalConfigurableProperty

String

0..N

It provides VNF specific configurable properties that can be modified using the ModifyVnfInfo operation.

support: MANDATORY

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Attribute Name

Type

Multiplicity

Description

Applied Stereotypes

additionalVnfcConfigurableProperty

String

0..N

It provides VNFC configurable properties that can be modified using the ModifyVnfInfo operation.

NOTE: A cardinality of "0" indicates that configuring this present VNF property is not supported.

support: MANDATORY

Class: LifecycleManagementScript

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Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
event
Enum
0..N
Describes VNF lifecycle event(s) or an external stimulus detected on a VNFM reference point.
NOTE: At least one of these two attributes shall be included.
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: for lifecycle events, include: "EVENT_START_INSTANTIATION", "EVENT_END_INSTANTIATION", "EVENT_START_SCALING", "EVENT_END_SCALING", "EVENT_START_SCALING_TO_LEVEL", "EVENT_END_SCALING_TO_LEVEL", "EVENT_START_HEALING", "EVENT_END_HEALING", "EVENT_START_TERMINATION", "EVENT_END_TERMINATION", "EVENT_START_VNF_FLAVOR_CHANGE", "EVENT_END_VNF_FLAVOR_CHANGE", "EVENT_START_VNF_OPERATION_CHANGE", "EVENT_END_VNF_OPERATION_CHANGE", "EVENT_START_VNF_EXT_CONN_CHANGE", "EVENT_END_VNF_EXT_CONN_CHANGE", "EVENT_START_VNFINFO_MODIFICATION", "EVENT_END_VNFINFO_MODIFICATION"; for external stimulus, include: receipt of request message of instantiation, scaling, healing, termination, change of VNF flavour, change of the operation state of the VNF, change of external VNF connectivity, modification of VNF information or the receipt of a notification regarding the change of a VNF indicator value.
lcmTransitionEvent String 0..N
Describes the transition VNF lifecycle event(s) that cannot be mapped to any of the enumerated values defined for the event attribute.
NOTE: At least one of these two attributes shall be included.
support: MANDATORY
script String 1 Information to locate a VNF LCM script (e.g. written in a DSL as specified in requirement VNF_PACK.LCM.001) triggered to react to one of the events listed in the event attribute. support: MANDATORY
scriptDsl String 1 Defines the domain specific language (i.e. the type) of script that is provided. Types of scripts could include bash, python, etc. support: MANDATORY
scriptInput KeyValuePair/NameValuePair 0..N
Array of KVP requirements with the key as the parameter name and the value as the parameter that need to be passed as an input to the script.
NOTE: The scriptInput values are passed to the scripts in addition to the parameters received in the operation invocation request or indicator value change.
support: MANDATORY
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Class: PlacementGroup (Experimental)

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
elementGroupId	Identifier	1	Unique identifier of this group in the VNFD.	support: MANDATORY
placementStrategy	Enum	1	Determine where VNFC's (VDU's) are placed with respect to the VNF.	support: MANDATORY valueRange: "co-location", "isolation", "exclusively" NOTE: Co-location - members of the group share the same physical host or rack. isolation - members of the group do not share the same physical host or rack. Exclusivity - members have sole use of a given physical host or rack (not shared with any vnfcs outside the group).
vnfcMembers	Not specified (should it be Identifier (Reference to Vdu)?)	0..N	References to Vdus that are part of this group.	support: MANDATORY
strategyScope	Enum	1	indicate if the strategy is applied at the host or rack level	support: MANDATORY valueRange: "host", "rack"

Class: BaseConfigGroup (Experimental)

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Class: VNFD

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Vdu

Class: VirtualComputeDesc

Class: VirtualCpuData

Class: VirtualMemoryData

Class: LogicalNodeData

Class: Cpd

Class: VduCpd

Class: VnfExtCpd

Class: AddressData

Class: L2AddressData

Class: L3AddressData

Class: LifecycleManagementScript

Class: PlacementGroup (Experimental)

Class: BaseConfigGroup (Experimental)

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
vnfdId	Identifier	1	Identifier of this VNFD information element. This attribute shall be globally unique. NOTE: The VNFD Identifier shall be used as the unique identifier of the VNF Package that contains this VNFD. Any modification of the content of the VNFD or the VNF Package shall result in a new VNFD Identifier.	support: MANDATORY
vnfProvider	String	1	Provider of the VNF and of the VNFD.	support: MANDATORY
vnfProductName	String	1	Name to identify the VNF Product. Invariant for the VNF Product lifetime.	support: MANDATORY
vnfSoftwareVersion	String	1	Software version of the VNF. This is changed when there is any change to the software that is included in the VNF Package.	support: MANDATORY
vnfdVersion	String	1	Identifies the version of the VNFD.	support: MANDATORY
vnfProductInfoName	String	0..1	Human readable name for the VNF Product. Can change during the VNF Product lifetime.	support: MANDATORY
vnfProductInfoDescription	String	0..1	Human readable description of the VNF Product. Can change during the VNF Product lifetime.	support: MANDATORY
vnfmInfo	String	0..N	Identifies VNFM(s) compatible with the VNF described in this version of the VNFD.	support: MANDATORY valueRange: use the name of micro-service of the vnfm drive. For vendor specific VNFM, the value composes of "vendorname" and "vnfmdriver", e.g. "mycompanyvnfmdriver"; for generic VNFM, the value is "gvnfmdriver".
localizationLanguage	String	0..N	Information about localization languages of the VNF (includes e.g. strings in the VNFD). NOTE: This allows to provide one or more localization languages to support selecting a specific localization language at VNF instantiation time.	support: MANDATORY valueRange: refer to ISO936 https://www.iso.org/iso-639-language-codes.html
defaultLocalizationLanguage	String	0..1	Default localization language that is instantiated if no information about selected localization language is available.	support: MANDATORY valueRange: refer to ISO936 https://www.iso.org/iso-639-language-codes.html condition: Shall be present if "localizationLanguage" is present and shall be absent otherwise.
vdu	VDU/VDUDescVdu	1..N	Virtualisation Deployment Unit.	support: MANDATORY
virtualComputeDesc	VirtualComputeDesc	1..N	Defines descriptors of virtual compute resources to be used by the VNF.	support: MANDATORY
virtualStorageDesc	VirtualStorageDesc	0..N	Defines descriptors of virtual storage resources to be used by the VNF.	support: MANDATORY
intVirtualLinkDesc	VirtualLinkDesc/VnfVirtualLinkDesc	0..N	Represents the type of network connectivity mandated by the VNF provider between two or more CPs which includes at least one internal CP.	support: MANDATORY
vnfReservedCpd	VduCpd	0..N	Reserved IP Address for VNF which is not bounded to any specific VNFC, but assigned manually from outside and potentially shared as a floating IP among VNFCs.	support: MANDATORY
vnfExtCpd	VnfExtCpd/VNFExtCPDesc	1..N	Describes external interface(s) exposed by this VNF enabling connection with a VL.	support: MANDATORY
deploymentFlavour	VnfDf/VNFDeploymentFlavor	1..N	Describes specific DF(s) of a VNF with specific requirements for capacity and performance.	support: MANDATORY
configurableProperties	VnfConfigurableProperties	0..1	Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing).	support: MANDATORY
modifiableAttributes	VnfInfoModifiableAttributes	0..1	Describes the modifiable attributes of the VNF. Editor's note: need check the usage of this attribute	support: MANDATORY
lifeCycleManagementScript	LifeCycleManagementScript/LifeCycleManagementOperationDesc	0..N	Includes a list of events and corresponding management scripts performed for the VNF.	support: MANDATORY
elementGroup	VnfdElementGroup	0..N	Describes the associated elements of a VNFD for a certain purpose during VNF lifecycle management.	support: MANDATORY
vnfIndicator	VnfIndicator	0..N	Declares the VNF indicators that are supported by this VNF.	support: MANDATORY
logo	String	0..1	File path of the vendor specified logo.	support: MANDATORY
guide	String	0..1	UUID of the vendor guide/documentation which is attached to VNF and can be downloaded from the model.	support: MANDATORY

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
virtualComputeDescId	Identifier	1	Unique identifier of this VirtualComputeDesc in the VNFD.	support: MANDATORY
logicalNode (logical_node_id in SOL001)	LogicalNodeData/LogicialNodeDesc	1..N	The logical Node requirements.	support: MANDATORY
requestAdditionalCapabilities	RequestedAdditionalCapabilityData	0..N	Specifies requirements for additional capabilities. These may be for a range of purposes. One example is acceleration related capabilities.	support: MANDATORY
computeRequirements	KeyValuePair/NameValuePair	0..N	Specifies compute requirements.	support: MANDATORY
virtualMemory	VirtualMemoryData/VirtualMemoryDesc (VirtualMemory)	1	The virtual memory of the virtualised compute.	support: MANDATORY
virtualCpu	VirtualCpuData/VirtualCPUDesc (VirtualCpu)	1	The virtual CPU(s) of the virtualised compute.	support: MANDATORY

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
cpuArchitecture	String	0..1	CPU architecture type. Examples are x86, ARM. The cardinality can be 0 during the allocation request, if no particular CPU architecture type is requested.	support: MANDATORY
numVirtualCpu	Integer	1	Number of virtual CPUs.	support: MANDATORY
virtualCpuClock	Number(recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Freq)	0..1	Minimum virtual CPU clock rate (e.g. in MHz). The cardinality can be 0 during the allocation request, if no particular value is requested.	support: MANDATORY
virtualCpuOversubscriptionPolicy	String	0..1	The CPU core oversubscription policy e.g. the relation of virtual CPU cores to physical CPU cores/threads. The cardinality can be 0 during the allocation request, if no particular value is requested.	support: MANDATORY
vduCpuRequirements	KeyValuePair/NameValuePair	0..N	Array of key-value pair requirements on the Compute (CPU) for the VDU.	support: MANDATORY
virtualCpuPinning	VirtualCpuPinningData	0..1	The virtual CPU pinning configuration for the virtualised compute resource.	support: MANDATORY editor's note: need to check whether can be optional

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
virtualMemSize	Number (recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Size)	1	Amount of virtual Memory (e.g. in MB).	support: MANDATORY
virtualMemOversubscriptionPolicy	String	0..1	The memory core oversubscription policy in terms of virtual memory to physical memory on the platform. The cardinality can be 0 during the allocation request, if no particular value is requested.	support: MANDATORY
vduMemRequirements	KeyValuePair/NameValuePair	0..N	Array of key-value pair requirements on the memory for the VDU.	support: MANDATORY
numaEnabled	Boolean	0..1	It specifies the memory allocation to be cognisant of the relevant process/core allocation. The cardinality can be 0 during the allocation request, if no particular value is requested.	support: MANDATORY

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
id	Identifier	1	Unique identifier of this VirtualStorageDesc in the VNFD.	support: MANDATORY
typeOfStorage	String	1	Type of virtualised storage resource (e.g. volume, object).	support: MANDATORY
sizeOfStorage	Number (recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Size)	1	Size of virtualised storage resource (e.g. size of volume, in GB).	support: MANDATORY
vduStorageRequirements	KeyValuePair/NameValuePair	0..N	An array of key-value pairs that articulate the storage deployment requirements.	support: MANDATORY
rdmaEnabled	Boolean	0..1	Indicate if the storage support RDMA.	support: MANDATORY
swImageDesc	Identifier (Reference to SwImageDesc)	0..1	Software image to be loaded on the VirtualStorage resource created based on this VirtualStorageDesc.	support: MANDATORY

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
cpdId	Identifier	1	Identifier of this Cpd information element.	support: MANDATORY
cpRole	String	0..1	Identifies the role of the port in the context of the traffic flow patterns in the VNF or parent NS. For example a VNF with a tree flow pattern within the VNF will have legal cpRoles of ROOT and LEAF.	support: MANDATORY
description	String	0..1	Provides human-readable information on the purpose of the CP (e.g. CP for control plane traffic).	support: MANDATORY
cpProtocol	CpProtocolData	1..N	Identifies the protocol layering information the CP uses for connectivity purposes and associated information. There shall be one cpProtocol for each layer protocol as indicated by the attribute layerProtocol. Editor's note: the attribute "layerProtocol" still needs further discussion and not included in this table.	support: MANDATORY
trunkMode	Boolean	1	Information about whether the CP instantiated from this CPD is in Trunk mode (802.1Q or other).	support: MANDATORY
allowedAddressData	AddressData	0..N	For specifying floating IP(s) to be shared among Cpds, which are reserved for vnfReservedCpd described in the VNFD.	support: MANDATORY

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
bitrateRequirement	Number (recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Rate)	0..1	Bitrate requirement on this CP.	support: MANDATORY
vnicName	String	0..1	Describes the name of the vNIC this CP attaches to, e.g. eth0. It will be configured during the Vdu booting process.	support: MANDATORY
vnicOrder	Integer	0..1	Describes the order to create the vNIC within the scope of this Vdu.	support: MANDATORY
vnicType	Enum	0..1	Describes the type of the vNIC this CP attaches to.	support: MANDATORY valueRange: normal, macvtap, direct, baremetal, direct-physical and virtio-forwarder
virtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements	VirtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements	0..N	Specifies requirements on a virtual network interface realising the CPs instantiated from this CPD.	support: MANDATORY
(inherited attributes)			All attributes inherited from Cpd.

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
flavorId	Identifier	1	Identifier of this DF within the VNFD.	support: MANDATORY
description	String	1	Human readable description of the DF.	support: MANDATORY
vduProfile	VduProfile	1..N	Describes additional instantiation data for the VDUs used in this flavor.	support: MANDATORY
virtualLinkProfile	VirtualLinkProfile	0..N	Defines the internal VLD along with additional data which is used in this DF. NOTE 1: This allows for different VNF internal topologies between DFs. NOTE 2: virtualLinkProfile needs to be provided for all VLs that the CPs of the VDUs in the VDU profiles connect to.	support: MANDATORY
instantiationLevel	InstantiationLevel	1..N	Describes the various levels of resources that can be used to instantiate the VNF using this flavour. Examples: Small, Medium, Large. If there is only one "instantiationLevel" entry, it shall be treated as the default instantiation level for this DF.	support: MANDATORY
affinityOrAntiAffinityGroup	AffinityOrAntiAffinityGroup	0..N	Specifies affinity or anti-affinity relationship applicable between the virtualisation containers (e.g. virtual machines) to be created using different VDUs or internal VLs to be created using different VnfVirtualLinkDesc(s) in the same affinity or anti-affinity group. NOTE: In the present specification, including either VDU(s) or VnfVirtualLinkDesc(s) into the same affinity or anti-affinity group is supported. Extension to support including both VDU(s) and VnfVirtualLinkDesc(s) into the same affinity or anti-affinity group is left for future specification.	support: MANDATORY
scalingAspect	ScalingAspect	0..N	The scaling aspects supported by this DF of the VNF. scalingAspect shall be present if the VNF supports scaling.	support: MANDATORY
placementGroup	PlacementGroup	0..N	Determine where VNFC's (VDU's) are placed with respect to the VNF	support: EXPERIMENTAL
baseConfigGroup	BaseConfigGroup	0..1	BaseConfigGroup may set Access Control Lists (ACL's) and establish security groups and server groups. BaseConfigGroup creates/establishs storage for the VM's (OpenStack Cinder). BaseConfigGroup may establish internal networks such as OAM (VNF Mgmt) or MNS (Maintenance & Surveillance) established.	support: EXPERIMENTAL
deploymentGroup	DeploymentGroup	1..N	DeploymentGroup provides the minimum viable VDU and associated VNFC configuration for a useable VNF.	support: EXPERIMENTAL

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
vnfVirtualLinkDescId	Identifier (Reference to VnfVirtualLinkDesc)	1	Uniquely identifies a Vnf VLD.	support: MANDATORY
flavourId	Identifier (Reference to VirtualLinkDescFlavour)	1	Identifies a flavour within the VnfVirtualLinkDesc.	support: MANDATORY
localAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule	LocalAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule	0..N	Specifies affinity or anti-affinity rules applicable between the VLs based on this VnfVirtualLinkDesc. When the cardinality is greater than 1, both affinity rule(s) and anti-affinity rule(s) with different scopes are applicable to the VLs based on this VnfVirtualLinkDesc.	support: MANDATORY
affinityOrAntiAffinityGroupId	Identifier	0..N	Identifier(s) of the affinity or anti-affinity group(s) the VnfVirtualLinkDesc belongs to. NOTE: Each identifier references an affinity or anti-affinity group which expresses affinity or anti-affinity relationship between the VL(s) using this VnfVirtualLinkDesc and the VL(s) using other VnfVirtualLinkDesc(s) in the same group.	support: MANDATORY
maxBitRateRequirements	LinkBitrateRequirements	1	Specifies the maximum bitrate requirements for a VL instantiated according to this profile. NOTE: These attributes are used to control scaling boundaries.	support: MANDATORY
minBitRateRequirements	LinkBitrateRequirements	1	Specifies the minimum bitrate requirements for a VL instantiated according to this profile.	support: MANDATORY
initiationParameters	KeyValuePair/NameValuePair	0..N	Specifies initiation parameters for the virtual link.	support: MANDATORY valueRange: specified values include: cidr, allocationPools (represented by [starting ip address, ending ip address]), gatewayIp, networkName, segmentationId, physicalNetwork.
networkType	Enum	0..1	Type of the network.	support: MANDATORY valueRange: "VLAN", "VXLAN"
dhcpEnabled	Boolean	0..1	Indicating whether DHCP is enabled. Default is "FALSE" if not specified otherwise.	support: MANDATORY
vlanTransparent	Boolean	0..1	Indicating whether "VLAN Transparent Mode" is supported. Default is "FALSE" if not specified otherwise.	support: MANDATORY

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
vduId	Identifier (Reference to Vdu)	1	Uniquely identifies a VDU.	support: MANDATORY
numberOf Instances	Integer	1	Number of instances of VNFC based on this VDU to deploy for an instantiation level or for a scaling delta.	support: MANDATORY

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
latency	Number	1	Maximum latency in ms.	support: MANDATORY
packetDelayVariation	Number	1	Maximum jitter in ms.	support: MANDATORY
packetLossRatio	Number	0..1	Maximum packet loss ratio. Cardinality is 0 if no packetLossRatio requirement exists.	support: MANDATORY

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
event	Enum	0..N	Describes VNF lifecycle event(s) or an external stimulus detected on a VNFM reference point. NOTE: At least one of these two attributes shall be included.	support: MANDATORY valueRange: for lifecycle events, include: "EVENT_START_INSTANTIATION", "EVENT_END_INSTANTIATION", "EVENT_START_SCALING", "EVENT_END_SCALING", "EVENT_START_SCALING_TO_LEVEL", "EVENT_END_SCALING_TO_LEVEL", "EVENT_START_HEALING", "EVENT_END_HEALING", "EVENT_START_TERMINATION", "EVENT_END_TERMINATION", "EVENT_START_VNF_FLAVOR_CHANGE", "EVENT_END_VNF_FLAVOR_CHANGE", "EVENT_START_VNF_OPERATION_CHANGE", "EVENT_END_VNF_OPERATION_CHANGE", "EVENT_START_VNF_EXT_CONN_CHANGE", "EVENT_END_VNF_EXT_CONN_CHANGE", "EVENT_START_VNFINFO_MODIFICATION", "EVENT_END_VNFINFO_MODIFICATION"; for external stimulus, include: receipt of request message of instantiation, scaling, healing, termination, change of VNF flavour, change of the operation state of the VNF, change of external VNF connectivity, modification of VNF information or the receipt of a notification regarding the change of a VNF indicator value.
lcmTransitionEvent	String	0..N	Describes the transition VNF lifecycle event(s) that cannot be mapped to any of the enumerated values defined for the event attribute. NOTE: At least one of these two attributes shall be included.	support: MANDATORY
script	String	1	Information to locate a VNF LCM script (e.g. written in a DSL as specified in requirement VNF_PACK.LCM.001) triggered to react to one of the events listed in the event attribute.	support: MANDATORY
scriptDsl	String	1	Defines the domain specific language (i.e. the type) of script that is provided. Types of scripts could include bash, python, etc.	support: MANDATORY
scriptInput	KeyValuePair/NameValuePair	0..N	Array of KVP requirements with the key as the parameter name and the value as the parameter that need to be passed as an input to the script. NOTE: The scriptInput values are passed to the scripts in addition to the parameters received in the operation invocation request or indicator value change.	support: MANDATORY