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This model is based on the ETSI model defined in IFA014/IFA015 v2.4.34

Table of Contents

Class Diagram

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Classes

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NSD - Network Service Descriptor

The NSD class is a deployment template whose instances are used by the NFVO for the lifecycle management of NSs.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OnapModelLifecycle
    • state: INPUT
  • OpenModelClass
    • support: MANDATORY

...

  • Preliminary

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

nsdIdentifier

Identifier

1

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant:
false
  • true
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Experimental

Identifier of this NSD class. It globally uniquely identifies an instance

of the NSD

 

 

designer

String

1

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Experimental

Identifies the designer

of the

NSD.

 

 

version

Version

1

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Experimental

Identifies the version of the NSD.

 

 

nsdName

String

1

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Experimental

Provides the human readable name of the NSD.

 

 

nsdInvariantId

Identifier

1

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Experimental

Identifies an

NSD

in a version independent manner. This attribute is invariant across versions of NSD.

 

 

monitoredInfo

MonitoredData

0..*

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Experimental

Identifies either a virtualised resource-related performance metric or a VNF Indicator.

 

 



autoScalingRule

Rule

0..*

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY
Experimental

Specifies a rule to trigger a scaling action on a NS instantiated according to the NSD. NOTE 1:  The rule is based on a combination of assertions on the values of virtualised resource-related performance metrics and VNF Indicators identified by the monitoredInfo attribute. NOTE 2:  There may be multiple data sources (each identified as monitoredInfo) per rule



monitoredInfo

MonitoredData

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support: 
 
  • MANDATORY

Identifies either a virtualised resource-related performance metric or a VNF Indicator.



lifeCycleManagementScript

NsLifeCycleManagementScript

0..*

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY
Experimental

Provides a life cycle management script written in a Domain Specific Language (DSL).

 

 



security

SecurityParameters

1

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY
Experimental

Provides a signature to prevent tampering.

 

 



_nsdf

NsDf

1..*

OnapModelLifecycle

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Identifies a DF within the scope of an NSD.

 

 



_sapd

Sapd

0..*

OnapModelLifecycle

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Provides the descriptor of a SAP of the NS.

 

 



_vnffgd

Vnffgd

0..*

OnapModelLifecycle

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Provides the descriptors of the applicable forwarding graphs. Cardinality of 0 means that the NS is a NF set with unspecified connectivity.

 

 



_

nsVirtualLinkdesc

virtualLinkdesc

NsVirtualLinkDesc

0..*

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Provides the constituent VLDs. Cardinality of 0 means that the NS is a NF set with unspecified connectivity.

 

 



_

vnfd

vnfdId

Vnfd

0..*

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

PassedByReference

References the VNFD of a constituent VNF.

 

 



_

pnfd

pnfdId

Pnfd

0..*

OnapModelLifecycle

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

PassedByReference

References the PNFD of a constituent PNF.

 

 



_nestedNsdId

NetworkServiceDescriptor

0..*

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

References the NSD of a constituent nested NS.

 

 

NsDF (Network Service Deployment Flavor)

The NsDf class specifies the properties of a variant of an NS. NOTE: Every VNF, VL and nested NS whose descriptor is referenced by the NS DF shall be involved in an NS instantiation level of the parent NS. If no instances of a given VNF/nested NS have to be deployed at NS instantiation time, the numberOfInstances attribute in the corresponding VnfToLevelMapping/NsToLevelMapping datatype shall be set to 0.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OnapModelLifecycle
    • state: INPUT
  • OpenModelClass
    • support: MANDATORY

...

Attribute Name

...

Type

...

Mult.

...

Stereotypes

...

Description

...

flavourKey

...

String

...

1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Experimental

...

Assurance parameter against which this flavour is being described. The key can be a combination of multiple assurance parameters with a logical relationship between them. The parameters should be present as a monitoredInfo attribute in the NSD.

 

 

...

_virtualLinkprofile

...

VirtualLinkProfile

...

0..*

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

 

 



NsVirtualLinkDesc

...

NSVirtualLinkDesc - Network Service Virtual Link Descriptor

The NsVirtualLinkDesc class provides general information enabling the instantiation of virtual links.

Parent class: VirtualLinkDesc

Applied stereotypes:

...

  • state: INPUT
  • OpenModelClass
    • support: MANDATORY

...

  • Preliminary

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

vitualLinkDescProvider

String

0..1

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Defines the organization generating the VLD.

 

 



virtuaLinkDescVersion

Version

1

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Specifies the version of the VLD.

 

 



virtualLinkDf

VirtualLinkDf

1..*

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Specifies properties for instantiating a VL according to a specific flavour.

 

 



security

SecurityParameters

0..1

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Provides a signature to prevent tampering.

 

 



virtualLinkDescId

Identifier

1

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Uniquely identifies a VLD in the parent descriptor. For VnfVirtualLinkDesc, the parent descriptor is the VNFD. For NsVirtualLinkDesc, the parent descriptor is the NSD. Note: the description of this class are different in ETSI GS NFV IFA 011 and ETSI GS NFV IFA 014. The present definition merges the 2 definitions.

 

 



connectivityType

 ConnectivityType

ConnectivityType

1

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Specifies the protocol exposed by a VL and the flow pattern supported by the VL.

 

 



testAccess

String

0..*

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Specifies test access facilities expected on the VL (e.g. none, passive monitoring, or active (intrusive) loopbacks at endpoints.

 

 



description

String

0..1

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

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

 

 




Sapd - Service Access Point Descriptor

The SAPD class specifies the information used to instantiate the service access points of an NS. A Sapd inherits from the Cpd class. All attributes of the Cpd are also attributes of the Sapd.

Parent class: Cpd 

Applied stereotypes:

Virtual Link Profile

The VirtualLinkProfile class specifies a profile for instantiating VLs of a particular NS DF according to a specific VLD and VL DF.

 

Applied stereotypes:

  • OnapModelLifecycle
    • state: INPUT
  • OpenModelClass
    • support: MANDATORY

...

Attribute Name

...

Type

...

Mult.

...

Stereotypes

...

Description

...

sapAddressAssignment

...

Boolean

...

1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

Specify whether the SAP address assignment is under the responsibility of management and orchestration functions or not.  If it is set to True, management and orchestration functions are responsible for assigning addresses to the access points instantiated from this SAPD.

 

 

...

associatedCpdId

...

Cpd

...

0..1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

References the descriptor of VNF or PNF external connection points the SAPs instantiated from this SAPD are mapped to.

 

 

...

cpdId

...

Identifier

...

1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

Identifier of this Cpd information element.

 

 

...

cpRole

...

String

...

0..1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

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.

 

 

...

description

...

String

...

0..1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

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

 

 

...

cpProtocol

...

CpProtocolData

...

1..*

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

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.

 

 

...

trunkMode

...

Boolean

...

1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

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

 

 

...

allowedAddressData

...

AddressData

...

0..*

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

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

 

 

  • OnapModelLifecyclestate: INPUTExperimental

NsDf - Network Service Deployment Flavor

The NsDf class specifies the properties of a variant of an NS. NOTE: Every VNF, VL and nested NS whose descriptor is referenced by the NS DF shall be involved in an NS instantiation level of the parent NS. If no instances of a given VNF/nested NS have to be deployed at NS instantiation time, the numberOfInstances attribute in the corresponding VnfToLevelMapping/NsToLevelMapping datatype shall be set to 0.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support: MANDATORY

 

...

Attribute Name

...

Type

...

Mult.

...

Stereotypes

...

Description

...

virtualLinkProfileId

...

Identifier

...

1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

Uniquely identifies this VirtualLinkProfile class.

 

 

...

flavourId

...

VirtualLinkDf

...

1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

Identifies a flavour within the VLD.

 

 

...

maxBitrateRequirements

...

LinkBitrateRequirements

...

1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

Specifies the maximum bitrate requirements for a VL instantiated according to this profile.  NOTE:  These attributes are used to control scaling boundaries.

 

 

...

minBitrateRequirements

...

LinkBitrateRequirements

...

1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

Specifies the minimum bitrate requirements for a VL instantiated according to this profile. NOTE:  These attributes are used to control scaling boundaries.

 

 

...

_nsVirtualLinkDesc

...

NsVirtualLinkDesc

...

1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

Uniquely references a VLD.

 

 

  • Experimental

Vnffgd - VNF Forwarding Graph Descriptor

The Vnffgd class specifies a topology of connectivity of a NS and optionally forwarding rules applicable to the traffic conveyed over this topology.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OnapModelLifecycle
    • state: INPUT
  • OpenModelClass
    • support: MANDATORY

 

...

Attribute Name

...

Type

...

Mult.

...

Stereotypes

...

Description

...

vnffgdId

...

 

...

1

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

Identifier of this Vnffgd class. It uniquely identifies a VNFFGD.

 

 

...

vnfdId

...

Vnfd

...

1..*

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

References the VNFD of a constituent VNF. NOTE 1:  The list of constituent VNFs, PNFs, and nested NS SAPs of a VNFFG can be identical to the list of constituent VNFs, PNFs and nested NSs of the parent NSD, or can be a subset of it. NOTE 2: The presence of a VNFD or PNFD identifier in a VNFFGD does not imply that all connection points instantiated from all embedded CPDs are connected to the VNFFG instantiated using the VNFFGD.

 

 

...

cpdPoolId

...

CpdPool

...

1..*

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

A reference to a pool of descriptors of connection points attached to one of the constituent VNFs and PNFs and/or one of the SAPs of the parent NS or of a nested NS.

 

 

...

nfpd

...

Nfpd

...

0..*

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

The network forwarding path associated to the VNFFG.

 

 

...

_nsVirtualLinkDesc

...

NsVirtualLinkDesc

...

0..*

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

References the VLD of a constituent VL. NOTE: The presence of a VLD identifier in a VNFFGD does not imply that all connection points of the VLs instantiated using this VL are connected to the VNFFG instantiated using the VNFFGD.

 

 

...

_pnfd

...

Pnfd

...

0..*

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

References the PNFD of a constituent PNF. NOTE 1 :  The list of constituent VNFs, PNFs, and nested NS SAPs of a VNFFG can be identical to the list of constituent VNFs, PNFs and nested NSs of the parent NSD, or can be a subset of it. NOTE 2: The presence of a VNFD or PNFD identifier in a VNFFGD does not imply that all connection points instantiated from all embedded CPDs are connected to the VNFFG instantiated using the VNFFGD.

 

 

Data Types

...

    • Experimental

Pnfd - PNF Descriptor

The Pnfd class is a deployment template enabling on-boarding PNFs and referencing them from an NSD. It focuses on connectivity aspects only.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support: MANDATORY
  • Experimental

Vnfd - VNF Descriptor

See VNFD Model

VnfExtCpd - VNF External CP Descriptor

See VNFD Model

Datatypes

MonitoredData

The MonitoredData datatype identifies information to be monitored during the lifetime of a network service instance.

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

vnfIndicatorInfo

VnfIndicatorData

0..1

RW

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Uniquely identifies the VNF Indicator class. One and only one of the attributes shall be included (i.e. there is a XOR relationship between the attributes).

 

 



monitoringParameter

 


0..1

RW

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Specifies the virtualised resource related performance metric to be monitored on an NS level or VNF level. One and only one of the attributes shall be included (i.e. there is a XOR relationship between the attributes).

 

 

...



NsLifeCycleManagementScript

The LifeCycleManagementScript information element specifies a script for the NS.

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

event

String

1..*

RW

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Describes NS lifecycle event(s) or an external stimulus detected on an NFVO reference point.  NOTE 1: A minimum set of NS lifecycle events triggered internally by the NFVO includes: start instantiation, end instantiation, start scaling, end scaling, start healing, end healing, start termination, end termination, start update, end update. NOTE 2: A minimum set of external stimulus includes: the receipt of request message of instantiation, scaling, healing, termination, update of NS.

 

 



script

invalid

String

1

RW

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Includes an NS LCM script (e.g., written in a DSL) triggered to react to one of the events listed in the event attribute.

 

 

...



VirtualLinkDf

The VirtualLinkDf datatype specifies properties for instantiating a VL according to a specific flavour. 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

flavourId

 


1

RW

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Identifies this VirtualLinkDF datatype within a VLD.



qos

NsQoS

0..1

RW

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Specifies quality of service parameters applicable to a VL.



serviceAvaibilityLevel

ServiceAvailabilityLevel

0..1

RW

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support: 

qos

NsQoS

0..1

RW

OnapModelLifecycle
  • MANDATORY

 Specifies one of the three levels defined in ETSI GS NFV-REL 001: • Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3



ConnectivityType

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

layerProtocol

LayerProtocol

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Identifies the protocol this VL gives access to (Ethernet, MPLS, ODU2, IPV4, IPV6, Pseudo-Wire).



flowPattern

String

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Identifies the flow pattern of the connectivity (Line, Tree, Mesh).



SecurityParameters

The SecurityParameters contains the signature of a NSD, VLD, PNFD or VNFFGD instance together with information required to validate the signature.

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

signature

String

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Provides the signature of the signed part of the descriptor.



algorithm

String

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Identifies the algorithm used to compute the signature.



certificate


0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY
 Specifies

 Provides a certificate or a reference to a certificate to validate the signature. NOTE: Cardinality of 0 corresponds to the case where the certificate is provided by means outside the NSD



NsQos

The NsQoS datatype specifies quality of service parameters applicable to a NS VL.

 Parent Datatype: QoS

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

priority

Integer

0..1

RW

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Specifies the priority level in case of congestion on the underlying physical links.



latency

Number

1

RW

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support: 

serviceAvaibilityLevel

 

  • MANDATORY

 Maximum latency in ms.



packetDelayVariation

Number

1

RW

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Maximum jitter in ms.



packetLossRatio

Number

0..1

RW

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY
 Specifies

 Maximum packet loss ratio. Cardinality is 0 if no packetLossRatio requirement exists.




Enumerations

ServiceAvailabilityLevel

Specifies one of the three levels defined in ETSI GS NFV-REL 001: • Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3

...

 

...

Contains Enumeration Literals:

  •  LEVEL_1:
  •  LEVEL_2:
  •  LEVEL_3:

Primitives

Number

This primitive type is a superset of the standard UML numbering primitives, e.g. Integer and Real.

Version

This primitive type defines the version of an element.