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This page shows the current agreement on the design time information model of resources for ONAP R3.

NOTE: Differences with ETSI IFA011 v2.4.3 1 are marked in orange.

Change History

Date	Change Description
2018.5.2	Copy from R2 clean version
2018.5.2	Recategorize some of the "class" into "datatype"

2018.6.4

Verified against IFA011 v2.4.3
Added "Attribute Type " column to indicate whether the class attribute is an "attribute" or member end of an "association"
Changed attribute Applied Stereotypes to OpenModelAttribute
Added class definitions and applied stereotypes

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Class: Vnfd

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Applied Stereotypes:
OpenModelClass
support: MANDATORY
Preliminary
vnfdId
Attribute Name Type Multiplicity Description Applied Stereotypes
Attribute Type
isInvariant: true
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.
OpenModelAttribute
support:

MANDATORY
attribute
isInvariant: false
vnfProvider String 1 Provider of the VNF and of the VNFD.
OpenModelAttribute
support:

MANDATORY
attribute
vnfProductName String 1 Name to identify the VNF Product. Invariant for the VNF Product lifetime.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: true
support:

MANDATORY
attribute
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.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
attribute
vnfdVersion String 1 Identifies the version of the VNFD.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
attribute
vnfProductInfoName String 0..1 Human readable name for the VNF Product. Can change during the VNF Product lifetime.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
attribute
vnfProductInfoDescription String 0..1 Human readable description of the VNF Product. Can change during the VNF Product lifetime.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
attribute
vnfmInfo String 0..N Identifies VNFM(s) compatible with the VNF described in this version of the VNFD.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
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".
attribute
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.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false

support:

MANDATORY
valueRange: refer to ISO936 https://www.iso.org/iso-639-language-codes.html
attribute
defaultLocalizationLanguage String 0..1
Default localization language that is instantiated if no information about selected localization language is available.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:
CONDITIONAL-
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.
attribute
vdu Vdu 1..N Virtualisation Deployment Unit.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY
association
support: MANDATORY
virtualComputeDesc VirtualComputeDesc 1..N Defines descriptors of virtual compute resources to be used by the VNF.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
association
virtualStorageDesc VirtualStorageDesc 0..N Defines descriptors of virtual storage resources
to be used by the VNF.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY
association
IN IFA 011 but not in clean
swImageDesc
SwImageDesc0..NDefines descriptors of software images
to be used by the VNF.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
association
intVirtualLinkDesc 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.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
association
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.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
association
vnfExtCpd VnfExtCpd 1..N Describes external interface(s) exposed by this VNF enabling connection with a VL.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
associationassociation
deploymentFlavour VnfDf 1..N Describes specific DF(s) of a VNF with specific requirements for capacity and performance.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY
support: MANDATORY
configurableProperties VnfConfigurableProperties 0..1 Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing).
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
attribute
modifiableAttributes VnfInfoModifiableAttributes 0..1
Describes the modifiable attributes of the VNF.
Editor's note: need check the usage of this attribute
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
attribute
lifeCycleManagementScript LifeCycleManagementScript 0..N Includes a list of events and corresponding management scripts performed for the VNF.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
attribute
elementGroup VnfdElementGroup 0..N Describes the associated elements of a VNFD for a certain purpose during VNF lifecycle management.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
association
vnfIndicator VnfIndicator 0..N Declares the VNF indicators that are supported by this VNF.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
assocation
logo String 0..1 File path of the vendor specified logo.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant: false
support:

MANDATORY
attribute
guide String 0..1 UUID of the vendor guide/documentation which is attached to VNF and can be downloaded from the model.
OpenModelAttribute
isInvariant
support:
false
MANDATORY
support

Class:

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Vdu

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attribute

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IN IFA 011 but not in clean

autoScale

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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Class: Vdu

The Virtualisation Deployment Unit (VDU) is a construct supporting the description of the deployment and operational behaviour of a VNFC.

A VNFC instance created based on the VDU maps to a single virtualisation container (e.g.; a VM).

Applied Stereotypes:

OpenModelClass

support: MANDATORY

Preliminary

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Unique identifier of this Vdu in VNFD.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: true
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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Identifier (reference to VirtualComputeDesc)

Info model has type: VirtualComputeDesc which makes more sense because this is an association member end.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

PassedByReference

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Identifier (reference to VirtualStorageDesc)

Info model has type: VirtualStorageDesc which makes more sense because this is an association member end.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

PassedByReference

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Boot order of valid boot devices. (lowest index defines highest boot priority).

NOTE: If no boot order is defined the default boot order defined in the VIM or NFVI shall be used.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: "key/name" indicates the the boot index "value" references a descriptor from which a valid boot device is created e.g. VirtualStorageDesc from which a VirtualStorage instance is created.

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SwImageDesc (in model)

IFA 011 has Identifier

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0..1

Editor's note: the scenario of using "0" needs to be clarified.

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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.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

PassedByReference

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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.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: "key/name" includes "AvailabilityZone", "HostAggregates".

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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Class: SwImageDesc

This information element describes the software image for a particular VDU or a virtual storage resource.

Applied Stereotypes:

OpenModelClass

support: MANDATORY

Preliminary

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: true
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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swImage

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Identifier (Reference to a SwImage)

Model has type SwImage which makes more sense because this is a member end of an association

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

PassedByReference

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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.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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attribute

Class: VirtualComputeDesc

The VirtualComputeDesc class supports the specification of requirements related to virtual compute resources.

Applied Stereotypes:

OpenModelClass

support: MANDATORY

Preliminary

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: true
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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VirtualMemoryData

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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VirtualCpuData

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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Datatype: VirtualCpuData

The VirtualCpuData information element supports the specification of requirements related to virtual CPU(s) of a virtual compute resource.

Applied Stereotypes:

Preliminary

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

editor's note: need to check whether can be optional

Datatype: VirtualMemoryData

The VirtualMemoryData information element supports the specification of requirements related to virtual memory of a virtual compute resource.

Applied Stereotypes:

Preliminary

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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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.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

Class: VirtualStorageDesc

The VirtualStorageDesc class supports the specifications of requirements related to virtual storage resources.

Applied Stereotypes:

OpenModelClass

support: MANDATORY

Preliminary

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id

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Identifier

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1

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Unique identifier of this VirtualStorageDesc in the VNFD.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: true
support: MANDATORY

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typeOfStorage

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String

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1

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Type of virtualised storage resource
(e.g. volume, object).

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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sizeOfStorage

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Number (recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Size)

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1

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Size of virtualised storage resource
(e.g. size of volume, in GB).

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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vduStorageRequirements

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KeyValuePair

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0..N

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An array of key-value pairs that articulate the storage deployment requirements.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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rdmaEnabled

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Boolean

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0..1

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Indicate if the storage support RDMA.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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swImageDesc

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Identifier (Reference to SwImageDesc)

In info model type is SwImageDesc which makes sense as this is an association member end

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0..1

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Software image to be loaded on the VirtualStorage resource created based on this VirtualStorageDesc.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

PassedByReference

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Datatype: LogicalNodeData

This information element describes compute, memory and I/O requirements that are to be associated with the logical node of infrastructure. The logical node requirements are a sub-component of the VDU level requirements. As an example for illustration purposes, a logical node correlates to the concept of a NUMA cell in libvirt terminology.

Applied Stereotypes:

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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
intCpd	VduCpd	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	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	KeyValuePair	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

Class: SwImageDesc

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

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes
virtualComputeDescId	Identifier	1	Unique identifier of this VirtualComputeDesc in the VNFD.	support: MANDATORY
logicalNode	LogicalNodeData	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	0..N	Specifies compute requirements.	support: MANDATORY
virtualMemory	VirtualMemoryData	1	The virtual memory of the virtualised compute.	support: MANDATORY
virtualCpu	VirtualCpuData	1	The virtual CPU(s) of the virtualised compute.	support: MANDATORY

Datatype: VirtualCpuData

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.

Attribute Name

Type

Multiplicity

Description

Applied Stereotypes

logicalNodeRequirementscpuArchitecture

KeyValuePairString

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 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.

OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

Class: Cpd

The Cpd class specifies the characteristics of connection points attached to NFs and NSs. This is an abstract class used as parent for the various Cpd classes.

Note 1: the description of this class are different in ETSI GS NFV IFA 011 and ETSI GS NFV IFA 014. The present definition uses the definition in ETSI GS NFV IFA 014 as it is the more general.

Applied Stereotypes:

OpenModelClass

support: MANDATORY

Preliminary

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cpdId

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Identifier

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Identifier of this Cpd information element.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: true
support: MANDATORY

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In IFA 011 and model but not in clean:

layerProtocol

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Enum

Model has type LayerProtocol

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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cpRole

In model this is called cpdRole to distinguish it from a cpRole

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String

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0..1

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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.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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description

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String

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0..1

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Provides human-readable information on the purpose of the CP (e.g. CP for control plane traffic).

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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cpProtocol

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CpProtocolData

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1..N

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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. The info model has layerProtocol and has moved cpProtocol to sub-classes.

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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trunkMode

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Boolean

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1

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Information about whether the CP instantiated from this CPD is in Trunk mode (802.1Q or other).

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OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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allowedAddressData

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AddressData

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0..N

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For specifying floating IP(s) to be shared among Cpds, which are reserved for vnfReservedCpd described in the VNFD.

OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

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Class: VduCpd

Describes network connectivity between a VNFC instance (based on this VDU) and an internal Virtual Link.

Parent class: Cpd

Applied Stereotypes:

OpenModelClass

support: MANDATORY

Preliminary

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	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

Datatype: VirtualMemoryData

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	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

Class: VirtualStorageDesc

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	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

Datatype: LogicalNodeData

Attribute Name	Type	Multiplicity	Description	Applied Stereotypes

Attribute Type

bitrateRequirement

Number (recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Rate)

logicalNodeRequirements

KeyValuePair

0..

1

Bitrate requirement on this CP.

OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

attribute

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.

OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

attribute

vnicOrder (see newly added attribute below "order" to see if it could replace this)

Integer

0..1

Describes the order to create the vNIC within the scope of this Vdu.

OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

attribute

vnicType

Enum

0..1

Describes the type of the vNIC this CP attaches to.

OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY
valueRange: normal, macvtap, direct, baremetal, direct-physical and virtio-forwarder

Note: This is an Enum and would not have a valueRange specified

attributevirtualNetworkInterfaceRequirementsVirtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements0..NSpecifies requirements on a virtual network interface realising the CPs instantiated from this CPD.

OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

association

IFA 011 and model both contain

intVirtualLinkDesc

VnfVirtualLinkDesc (model)

Identifier (IFA 011)

0..1Reference of the internal VLD which this internal CPD connects to.

OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

PassedByReferenceassociation

IFA 011 and model both contain

order

Integer0..1

The order of the NIC to be assigned on the compute instance (e.g. 2 for eth2).

Note: when binding more than one port to a single compute (aka multi vNICs) and ordering is desired, it is mandatory that all ports will be set with an order

value. The order values shall represent a positive, arithmetic progression that starts with 0 (i.e. 0, 1, 2,..., n).

If the property is not present, it shall be left to the VIM to assign a value when creating the instance.

OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: MANDATORY

attributeNote that model contains cpProtocol at this sub-class level rather than in cpd(inherited attributes)All attributes inherited from Cpd.

Class: VnfExtCpd

A VnfExtCpd is a type of Cpd and describes an external interface, a.k.a external CP, exposed by this VNF enabling connection with a VL.

When the VnfExtCpd is mapped to a VduCpd, the values for the attributes type, subType and description shall be identical for both elements.

Applied Stereotypes:

OpenModelClass

support: MANDATORY

Preliminary

Attribute NameTypeMultiplicityDescriptionApplied StereotypesAttribute Type

intCpd

Identifier (Reference to VduCpd)

Model has type VduCpd which makes more sense as this is a member end of an association

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.

OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: CONDITIONAL-MANDATORY
condition: Either intVirtualLinkDesc or intCpd shall be present.

PassedByReferenceassociation

Both IFA 011 and model have

intVirtualLinkDesc

Identifier (IFA 011)

Model has type VnfVirtualLinkDesc

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

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

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

Virtual Link Descriptor (VLD) to which CPs instantiated from this external CP Descriptor (CPD) connect.

Attribute Name

Type

Multiplicity

Description

Applied Stereotypes

intCpd

Identifier (Reference to VduCpd)

0..1

Reference to the internal

OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false
support: CONDITIONAL-MANDATORY
condition: Either intVirtualLinkDesc or intCpd shall be present.

PassedByReference

association

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.

OpenModelAttribute

isInvariant: false

support:

MANDATORY

association

Note: info model defines cpProtocol at this sub-class level and not in cpd.

(inherited attributes)

All attributes inherited from Cpd.

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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
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

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"

...

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"

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

...

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

Datatype: LifecycleManagementScript

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	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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vnfProductName	String	1	Name to identify the VNF Product. Invariant for the VNF Product lifetime.


vnfProductInfoName	String	0..1	Human readable name for the VNF Product. Can change during the VNF Product lifetime.


vnfmInfo	String	0..N	Identifies VNFM(s) compatible with the VNF described in this version of the VNFD.


defaultLocalizationLanguage	String	0..1	Default localization language that is instantiated if no information about selected localization language is available.


intVirtualLinkDesc	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.


deploymentFlavour	VnfDf	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).


lifeCycleManagementScript	LifeCycleManagementScript	0..N	Includes a list of events and corresponding management scripts performed for the VNF.


elementGroup	VnfdElementGroup	0..N	Describes the associated elements of a VNFD for a certain purpose during VNF lifecycle management.


vnfIndicator	VnfIndicator	0..N	Declares the VNF indicators that are supported by this VNF.

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Class:

Vdu

Class: Vdu

Class: SwImageDesc

Class: VirtualComputeDesc

Datatype: VirtualCpuData

Datatype: VirtualMemoryData

Class: VirtualStorageDesc

Datatype: LogicalNodeData

Class: SwImageDesc

Class: VirtualComputeDesc

Datatype: VirtualCpuData

Class: Cpd

Class: VduCpd

Datatype: VirtualMemoryData

Class: VirtualStorageDesc

Datatype: LogicalNodeData

Class: VnfExtCpd

Class: Cpd

Class: VduCpd

Class: VnfExtCpd

Datatype: LifecycleManagementScript