This page describes the design time information model of resources for ONAP R2+.
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VNF Model (VnfCatalogItem/VNFD)
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NOTE 1: In ETSI IFA011v231, the attributes deploymentFlavour (Vnfdf class in ONAP R1IM), modifiableAttributes (modifiableAttributes in ONA R1 IM), lifeCycleManagementScript (lifeCycleManagementScript class in ONAP R1 IM) are defined in ETSI IFA011v231, but they are not present here.
NOTE 2: The optionality, producer and consumer column are to be confirmed.
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VDU Model (VnfcCatalogItem/VDU)
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NOTE: The optionality, producer and consumer column are to be confirmed.This page shows the current agreement on the design time information model of resources for ONAP R2.
NOTE: Differences with ETSI IFA011 v2.3.2 (draft) are marked in orange.
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Class: Vnfd
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | 1..N | Describes external interface(s) exposed by this VNF enabling connection with a VL. | support: MANDATORY |
| 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). | 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 | 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: Vdu
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| virtualComputeDescId | Identifier | 1 | Unique identifier of this VirtualComputeDesc in the VNFD. | support: MANDATORY |
| logicalNode (logical_node_id in SOL001) | 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 (VirtualMemory) | 1 | The virtual memory of the virtualised compute. | support: MANDATORY |
| virtualCpu | VirtualCpuData (VirtualCpu) | 1 | The virtual CPU(s) of the virtualised compute. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: VirtualCpuData
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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| 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 | 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
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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| 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 |
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id | Identifier | 1 | Unique identifier of this VirtualStorageDesc in the VNFD. | support: MANDATORY |
typeOfStorage | String | 1 | Type of virtualised storage resource | support: MANDATORY |
sizeOfStorage | Number (recommended DM type: Scalar-Unit-Size) | 1 | Size of virtualised storage resource | 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 |
Class: LogicalNodeData
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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logicalNodeRequirements | KeyValuePair | 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
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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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 |
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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
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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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. |
Class: VduProfile
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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vduId | Identifier (Reference to Vdu) | 1 | Uniquely identifies a VDU. | support: MANDATORY |
minNumberOfInstances | Integer | 1 | Minimum number of instances of the VNFC based on this VDU that is permitted to exist for this flavour. | support: MANDATORY |
maxNumberOfInstances | Integer | 1 | Maximum number of instances of the VNFC based on this VDU that is permitted to exist for this flavour. | support: MANDATORY |
localAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule | LocalAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule | 0..N | Specifies affinity or anti-affinity rules applicable between the virtualisation containers (e.g. virtual machines) to be created based on this VDU. When the cardinality is greater than 1, both affinity rule(s) and anti-affinity rule(s) with different scopes (e.g. "Affinity with the scope resource zone and anti-affinity with the scope NFVI node") are applicable to the virtualisation containers (e.g. virtual machines) to be created based on this VDU. | support: MANDATORY |
| affinityOrAntiAffinityGroupId | Identifier | 0..N | Identifier(s) of the affinity or anti-affinity group(s) the VDU belongs to. NOTE: Each identifier references an affinity or anti-affinity group which expresses affinity or anti-affinity relationships between the virtualisation container(s) (e.g. virtual machine(s)) to be created using this VDU and the virtualisation container(s) (e.g. virtual machine(s)) to be created using other VDU(s) in the same group. | support: MANDATORY |
| watchdog | String | 0..1 | Watchdog action to be triggered by the VIM for the VNF in case the heart beat fails, e.g. reset or hard shutdown, etc. | support: MANDATORY |
| vmBootUpTimeOut | Integer | 0..1 | Timeout value for the VNFM to wait before the successful booting up of the VDU. | support: OPTIONAL |
Class: VirtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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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 | 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 |
Class: VnfVirtualLinkDesc
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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virtualLinkDescId | Identifier | 1 | Unique identifier of this internal VLD in VNFD. | support: MANDATORY |
| virtualLinkDescFlavour | VirtualLinkDescFlavour | 1..N | Describes a specific flavour of the VL with specific bitrate requirements. | support: MANDATORY |
| connectivityType | ConnectivityType | 1 | support: MANDATORY | |
| testAccess | String | 0..N | Specifies test access facilities expected on the VL (e.g. none, passive monitoring, or active (intrusive) loopbacks at endpoints). | support: MANDATORY |
| description | String | 0..1 | Provides human-readable information on the purpose of the VL (e.g. control plane traffic). | support: MANDATORY |
| monitoringParameter | MonitoringParameter | 0..N | Defines the virtualised resources monitoring parameters on VLD level. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: VnfDf
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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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 |
| support: EXPERIMENTAL |
| deploymentGroup | DeploymentGroup | 1..N | DeploymentGroup provides the minimum viable VDU and associated VNFC configuration for a useable VNF. | support: EXPERIMENTAL |
Class: VirtualLinkProfile
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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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 | 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 |
Class: VirtualLinkDescFlavour
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
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flavourId | Identifier | 1 | Identifies a flavour within a VnfVirtualLinkDesc. | support: MANDATORY |
| qos | QoS | 0..1 | QoS of the VL. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: LinkBitrateRequirements
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
root | Number | 1 | Throughput requirement of the link (e.g. bitrate of E-Line, root bitrate of E-Tree, aggregate capacity of E-LAN). | support: MANDATORY |
| leaf | Number | 0..1 | Throughput requirement of leaf connections to the link when applicable to the connectivity type (e.g. for E-Tree and E?LAN branches). NOTE: The present document does not specify the means to declare different bitrate requirements for leaf connections (e.g. E-LAN leaves). | support: MANDATORY |
Class: InstantiationLevel
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
levelId | Identifier | 1 | Uniquely identifies a level with the DF. | support: MANDATORY |
| description | String | 1 | Human readable description of the level. | support: MANDATORY |
| vduLevel | VduLevel | 1..N | Indicates the number of instance of this VDU to deploy for this level. | support: MANDATORY |
| virtualLinkBitRateLevel | VirtualLinkBitRateLevel | 0..N | Specifies bitrate requirements applicable to virtual links created from particular virtual link descriptors for this level. NOTE: If not present, it is assumed that the bitrate requirements can be derived from those specified in the VduCpd instances applicable to the internal VL. If present in both the InstantiationLevel and the VduCpd instances applicable to the internal VL, the highest value takes precedence. | support: MANDATORY |
| scaleInfo | ScaleInfo | 0..N | Represents for each aspect the scale level that corresponds to this instantiation level. scaleInfo shall be present if the VNF supports scaling. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: ScaleInfo
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
aspectId | Identifier (Reference to ScalingAspect) | 1 | Reference to the scaling aspect. | support: MANDATORY |
| scaleLevel | Integer | 1 | The scale level, greater than or equal to 0. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: VduLevel
| 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 |
Class: QoS
| 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 |
Class: LocalAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule
| 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" |
Class: AffinityOrAntiAffinityGroup
| 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 |
Class: CpProtocolData
| 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 |
Class: ConnectivityType
| 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 |
Class: VirtualCpuPinningData
| 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 |
Class: RequestedAdditionalCapabilityData
| 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 |
Class: VnfConfigurableProperties
| 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 |
Class: VnfcConfigurableProperties
| 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
| 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 |
Class: VnfIndicator
Editor's note: may related to DCAE/VES projects
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | Identifier | 1 | Unique identifier. | support: MANDATORY |
| name | String | 0..1 | The human readable name of the VnfIndicator. | support: MANDATORY |
| indicatorValue | String | 1..N | Defines the allowed values or value ranges of this indicator. | support: MANDATORY |
| source | Enum | 1 | Describe the source of the indicator. This tells the consumer where to send the subscription request. | support: MANDATORY valueRange: "VNF", "EM", "Both" |
Class: MonitoringParameter
Editor's note: may related to DCAE/VES projects
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | Identifier | 1 | Unique identifier of the monitoring parameter. | support: MANDATORY |
| name | String | 0..1 | Human readable name of the monitoring parameter. | support: MANDATORY |
| performanceMetric | String | 1 | Identifies the virtualised resource performance metric. | support: MANDATORY |
| collectionPeriod | Not specified Editor's note: need to be specified | 0..1 | An attribute that describes the recommended periodicity at which to collect the performance information. VNFM determines if this parameter is considered. The vendor may provide this information as a guidance for creating PmJobs if needed. NOTE: The MANO or NFVI may not support the recommended collectionPeriod based on their functionalities, and can reject the requests based on the recommended collectionPeriod in this case. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: VnfdElementGroup
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vnfdElementGroupId | Identifier | 1 | Unique identifier of this group in the VNFD. | support: MANDATORY |
| description | String | 1 | Human readable description of the group. | support: MANDATORY |
| vdu | Identifier (Reference to Vdu) | 0..N | References to Vdus that are part of this group. | support: MANDATORY |
| virtualLinkDesc | Identifier (Reference to VnfVirtualLinkDesc) | 0..N | References to VnfVirtualLinkDesc that are part of this group. | support: MANDATORY |
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:
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| 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)
Class: DeploymentGroup (Experimental)
Class: VnfInfoModifiableAttributes
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| extension | Not specified Editor's note: need to be specified | 0..N | "Extension" attributes of VnfInfo that are writeable. | support: MANDATORY |
| metadata | Not specified Editor's note: need to be specified | 0..N | "Metadata" attributes of VnfInfo that are writeable. | support: MANDATORY |