Skip to end of metadata
Go to start of metadata

You are viewing an old version of this page. View the current version.

Compare with Current View Page History

« Previous Version 8 Next »

The following model is the GenDoc output of the Vnf and Common sub-model artifacts relevant to the updating of the VNFD model to ETSI IFA011 v2.5.1

Diagrams

VNFD View

VNFD Topology View


Vnf Deployment Flavor

Classes from VNF Sub-Model

Vnfd

A Vnfd, or VNF Descriptor, is template which describes a VNF in terms of deployment and operational behaviour requirements. It also contains connectivity, interface and virtualised resource requirements.

Parent class: NetworkFunctionDesc

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

vnfProvider

String

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Provider of the VNF and of the VNFD.

 

 

vnfProductName

String

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Name to identify the VNF Product. Invariant for the VNF Product lifetime.

 

 

vnfSoftwareVersion

Version

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Software version of the VNF. This is changed when there is any change to the software that is included in the VNF Package.

 

 

vnfdVersion

Version

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Identifies the version of the VNFD.

 

 

vnfProductInfoName

String

0..1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Human readable name for the VNF Product. Can change during the VNF Product lifetime.

 

 

vnfProductInfoDescription

String

0..1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Human readable description of the VNF Product. Can change during the VNF Product lifetime.

 

 

vnfmInfo

String

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Identifies VNFM(s) compatible with the VNF described in this version of the VNFD. 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..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Information about localization languages of the VNF (includes e.g. strings in the VNFD). Refer to ISO936 https://www.iso.org/iso-639-language-codes.html  NOTE: This allows to provide one or more localization languages to support selecting a specific localization language at VNF instantiation time.

 

 

modifiableAttributes

VnfInfoModifiableAttributes

0..1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Defines the VNF-specific extension and metadata attributes of the VnfInfo that are writeable via the ModifyVnfInfo operation.

 

 

vnfdId

Identifier

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

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.

 

 

defaultLocalizationLanguage

String

0..1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  CONDITIONAL_MANDATORY
  • condition:Shall be present if "localizationLanguage" is present and shall be absent otherwise.

Information about localization languages of the VNF (includes e.g. strings in the VNFD). Refer to ISO936 https://www.iso.org/iso-639-language-codes.html  NOTE: This allows to provide one or more localization languages to support selecting a specific localization language at VNF instantiation time.

 

 

configurableProperties

VnfConfigurableProperties

0..1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing).

 

 

lifecycleManagementScript

VnfLifecycleManagementScript

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Includes a list of events and corresponding management scripts performed for the VNF.

 

 

logo

String

0..1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

File path of the vendor specified logo.

 

 

guide

String

0..1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

UUID of the vendor guide/documentation which is attached to VNF and can be downloaded from the model.

 

 

_vdu

Vdu

1..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Virtualisation Deployment Unit.

 

 

_vnfExtCpd

VnfExtCpd

1..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describes external interface(s) exposed by this VNF enabling connection with a VL.

 

 

_deploymentFlavour

VnfDf

1..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describes specific DF(s) of a VNF with specific requirements for capacity and performance.

 

 

_vnfIndicator

VnfIndicator

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Declares the VNF indicators that are supported by this VNF.

 

 

_virtualComputeDesc

VirtualComputeDesc

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Defines descriptors of virtual compute resources to be used by the VNF.

 

 

_virtualStorageDesc

VirtualStorageDesc

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Defines descriptors of virtual storage resources to be used by the VNF.

 

 

_vnfReservedCpd

VduCpd

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

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.

 

 

_elementGroup

VnfdElementGroup

0..*

Obsolete

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describes the associated elements of a VNFD for a certain purpose during VNF lifecycle management.

 

 

_swImageDesc

SwImageDesc

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Defines descriptors of software images to be used by the VNF. NOTE:   This shall be used to describe both the software image loaded on the virtualization container used to realize a VDU and the software images to be stored on VirtualStorage resources (e.g., volumes) attached to a virtualization container.

 

 

_intVirtualLinkDesc

VnfVirtualLinkDesc

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Represents the type of network connectivity mandated by the VNF provider between two or more CPs which includes at least one internal CP.

 

 

Vdu

The Virtualisation Deployment Unit (VDU) is a construct supporting the description of the deployment and operational behavior of a VNFC.   A VNFC instance created based on the VDU maps to a single virtualisation container (e.g. a VM).  A VNFC will only be in one VNFDesc.   If a vendor wants to use the VNFC in mupliple VNFDesc (their product) they can do so, but it will be 'repeated'.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

vduId

Identifier

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Unique identifier of this Vdu in VNFD.

 

 

name

String

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Human readable name of the Vdu.

 

 

description

String

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Human readable description of the Vdu.

 

 

bootOrder

KeyValuePair

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Boot order of valid boot devices.  "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.  NOTE: If no boot order is defined the default boot order defined in the VIM or NFVI shall be used.

 

 

nfviConstraint

KeyValuePair

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

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. "key/name" includes "AvailabilityZone", "HostAggregates".  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.

 

 

monitoringParameter

MonitoringParameter

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Defines the virtualised resources monitoring parameters on VDU level.

 

 

injectFiles

String

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describes the information (e.g. URL) about the scripts, config drive metadata, etc. which can be used during Vdu booting process.

 

 

configurableProperties

VnfcConfigurableProperties

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describes the configurable properties of all VNFC instances based on this VDU.

 

 

bootData

String

0..1

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

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

Contains a string or a URL to a file contained in the VNF package used to customize a virtualised compute resource at boot time. The bootData may contain variable parts that are replaced by deployment specific values before being sent to the VIM. NOTE:   The parameters of each variable part shall be declared in the VnfLcmOperationsConfiguration information element  as "volatile" parameters available to the bootData template during the respective VNF lifecycle management operation execution and/or in the extension attribute of the VnfInfoModifiableAttributes information element as "persistent" parameters available to the bootData template during the lifetime of the VNF instance. For VNF lifecycle management operations resulting in multiple VNFC instantiations, the VNFM supports the means to provide the appropriate parameters to appropriate VNFC instances Experimental

Contains a string or a URL to a file contained in the VNF package used to customize a virtualised compute resource at boot time. The bootData may contain variable parts that are replaced by deployment specific values before being sent to the VIM. NOTE:   The parameters of each variable part shall be declared in the VnfLcmOperationsConfiguration information element  as "volatile" parameters available to the bootData template during the respective VNF lifecycle management operation execution and/or in the extension attribute of the VnfInfoModifiableAttributes information element as "persistent" parameters available to the bootData template during the lifetime of the VNF instance. For VNF lifecycle management operations resulting in multiple VNFC instantiations, the VNFM supports the means to provide the appropriate parameters to appropriate VNFC instances Experimental

 

 

_intCpd

VduCpd

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

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

 

 

_virtualComputeDesc

VirtualComputeDesc

1..*

PassedByReference

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describes CPU, Memory and acceleration requirements of the Virtualisation Container realising this Vdu.

 

 

_virtualStorageDesc

VirtualStorageDesc

0..*

PassedByReference

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describes storage requirements for a VirtualStorage instance attached to the virtualisation container created from virtualComputeDesc defined for this Vdu.

 

 

_swageDesc

SwImageDesc

0..1

PassedByReference

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

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.

 

 

_dependOn

Vdu

0..*

Future

OpenModelAttribute

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

 

 

VduCpd

A VduCpd information element is a type of Cpd and describes network connectivity between a VNFC instance (based on this VDU) and an internal VL.

Parent class: Cpd 

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

bitrateRequirement

Number

0..1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Bitrate requirement on this CP.

 

 

vnicName

String

0..1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describes the name of the vNIC this CP attaches to, e.g. eth0. It will be configured during the Vdu booting process.

 

 

vnicOrder

String

0..1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

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

 

 

vnicType

VnicType

0..1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describes the type of the vNIC this CP attaches to.

 

 

_virtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements

VirtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

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

 

 

sriovAntiAffinityGroup

Identifier

0..1

Future

OpenModelAttribute

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

Define the port anti-affinity group ID for each SR-IOV type vNIC. Multiple vNICs in the same anti-affinity group must belong to the same virtual network, and the number of vNICs in the same anti-affinity group cannot exceed two.

 

 

securityGroups

String

0..*

Future

OpenModelAttribute

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

VNFD needs to specify the security group name {security_groups} for each vNic.

 

 

portSecurityEnabled

Boolean

0..1

Future

OpenModelAttribute

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

VNFD needs to specify whether to enable security group for the vNic.

 

 

qos

QoS

0..1

Future

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describe the Qos requirements of the VduCpd.

 

 

_intVirtualLinkDesc

VnfVirtualLinkDesc

0..1

Experimental

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

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

Reference(s) of the Virtual Link Descriptor to which this Connection Point Descriptor(s) connects.

 

 

allowedAddressData

AddressData

0..*

Preliminary

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.

 

 

cpdId

Identifier

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Identifier of this Cpd information element.

 

 

cpdRole

String

0..1

Preliminary

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

Preliminary

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..*

Preliminary

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

Preliminary

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).

 

 

layerProtocol

LayerProtocol

1..*

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

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

Identifies which protocol the CP uses for connectivity purposes (Ethernet, MPLS, ODU2, IPV4, IPV6, Pseudo-Wire, etc.).

 

 

VirtualComputeDesc

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

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

virtualComputeDescId

Identifier

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Unique identifier of this VirtualComputeDesc in the VNFD

 

 

requestAdditionalCapabilities

RequestedAdditionalCapabilityData

0..*

Obsolete

OpenModelAttribute

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

Specifies requirements for additional capabilities. These may be for a range of purposes. One example is acceleration related capabilities.

 

 

computeRequirements

KeyValuePair

0..*

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Specifies compute requirements.

 

 

virtualMemory

VirtualMemoryData

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

The virtual memory of the virtualised compute.

 

 

virtualCpu

VirtualCpuData

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

The virtual CPU(s) of the virtualised compute.

 

 

_logicalNodeRequirements

LogicalNodeRequirements

0..*

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

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

The associated logical node requirements.

 

 

virtualDisk

BlockStorageData

0..*

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

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

The local or ephemeral disk(s) of the virtualised compute.

 

 

VirtualStorageDesc

The VirtualStorageDesc information element supports the specifications of requirements related to persistent virtual storage resources. Ephemeral virtual storage is specified in VirtualComputeDesc information element.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

id

Identifier

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

Unique identifier of this VirtualStorageDesc in the VNFD.

 

 

typeOfStorage

String

1

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

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

Type of virtualised storage resource (BLOCK, OBJECT, FILE).

 

 

sizeOfStorage

Number

1

Preliminary

OpenModelAttribute

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

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

 

 

blockStorageData

BlockStorageData

0..1

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

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

Specifies the details of block storage. It shall be present when the "typeOfStorage" attribute is set to "BLOCK". It shall be absent otherwise.

 

 

objectStorageData

ObjectStorageData

0..1

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

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

Specifies the details of object storage. It shall be present when the "typeOfStorage" attribute is set to "OBJECT". It shall be absent

 

 

fileStorageData

FileStorageData

0..1

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

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

Specifies the details of file storage. It shall be present when the "typeOfStorage" attribute is set to "FILE". It shall be absent otherwise.

 

 

multiAttach

Boolean

0..1

Future

OpenModelAttribute

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

Indicating whether a vDisk is a shared volume in VNFD.

 

 

storageQos

StorageQos

0..1

Future

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describe storage Qos requirements.

 

 

volumeType

VolumeType

0..1

Future

OpenModelAttribute

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

Describe volume type.

 

 


VnfVirtualLinkDesc

Represents the type of network connectivity mandated by the VNF vendor between two or more Connection Points which includes at least one Internal Connection Point.

Parent class: VirtualLinkDesc

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1
  • Experimental

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

monitoringParameter

MonitoringParameter

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

Specifies the virtualised resource related performance metrics on VLD level to be tracked by the VNFM.

 

 

_virtualLinkDescFlavour

VirtualLinkDescFlavour

1..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Describes a specific flavour of the VL with specific bitrate requirements.

 

 

virtualLinkDescId

Identifier

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

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

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

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

 

 

description

String

0..1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

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

 

 

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
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

_virtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements

VirtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

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.

 

 

_intCpd

VduCpd

0..1

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  CONDITIONAL_MANDATORY
  • condition:Either intVirtualLinkDesc or intCpd shall be present.

Preliminary

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.

 

 

_intVirtualLinkDesc

VnfVirtualLinkDesc

0..1

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  CONDITIONAL_MANDATORY
  • condition:Either intVirtualLinkDesc or intCpd shall be present.

Experimental

 

 

 

SwImageDesc

The SwImageDesc information element describes requested additional capability for a particular VDU. Such a capability may be for acceleration or specific tasks.   Storage not necessarily related to the compute, may be Network Attached Storage (NAS)

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

id

Identifier

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

The identifier of this software image.

 

 

name

String

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

The name of this software image.

 

 

version

Version

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

The version of this software image.

 

 

checksum

String

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

The checksum of the software image file.

 

 

containerFormat

String

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

The container format describes the container file format in which software image is provided.

 

 

diskFormat

String

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

The disk format of a software image is the format of the underlying disk image.

 

 

minRam

Number

0..1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

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.

 

 

minDisk

Number

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

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.

 

 

size

Number

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

The size of the software image.

 

 

operatingSystem

String

0..1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

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.

 

 

supportedVirtualisationEnvironment

String

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Identifies the virtualisation environments (e.g. hypervisor) compatible with this software image.

 

 

_swImage

SwImage

1

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

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

 

 

 

VduLevel

The VduLevel information element indicates for a given VDU in a given level the number of instances to deploy.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

numberOfInstances

Integer

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Number of instances of VNFC based on this VDU to deploy for an instantiation level or for a scaling delta.

 

 

_vduId

Vdu

1

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

Uniquely identifies a VDU.

 

 

VduProfile

The VduProfile describes additional instantiation data for a given VDU used in a DF.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

minNumberOfInstances

Integer

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Minimum number of instances of the VNFC based on this VDU that is permitted to exist for this flavour. Shall be zero or greater.

 

 

maxNumberOfInstances

Integer

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Maximum number of instances of the VNFC based on this VDU that is permitted to exist for this flavour. Shall be zero or greater.

 

 

localAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule

LocalAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Specifies affinity or anti-affinity rules applicable between the virtualization 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 virtualization 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 virtualization containers (e.g. virtual machines) to be created based on this VDU.

 

 

affinityOrAntiAffinityGroupId

Identifier

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

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.

 

 

watchdog

String

0..1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Watchdog action to be triggered by the VIM for the VNF in case the heart beat fails, e.g. reset or hard shutdown, etc.

 

 

vmBootUpTimeOut

Integer

0..1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Timeout value for the VNFM to wait before the successful booting up of the VDU.

 

 

securityGroups

String

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Future

VNFD needs to specify the security group name {security_groups} for each VDU.

 

 

flavorExtraSpecs

KeyValuePair

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Future

Additional expansion requirements for Infrastructure layer, e.g. HA property (Host Aggregate ).

 

 

_vduId

Vdu

1

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 

 

VirtualLinkDescFlavour

The VirtualLinkDescFlavour describes additional instantiation data for a given internal VL used in a DF.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

qos

VnfQoS

0..1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

QoS of the VL.

 

 

flavourId

Identifier

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Identifies a flavour within a VnfVirtualLinkDesc.

 

 

VirtualLinkProfile

The VirtualLinkProfile describes additional instantiation data for a given VL used in a DF.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

virtualLinkProfileId

Identifier

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

Uniquely identifies this VirtualLinkProfile class

 

 

localAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule

LocalAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

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.

 

 

maxBitRateRequirements

LinkBitrateRequirements

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Specifies the minimum bitrate requirements for a VL instantiated according to this profile.

 

 

minBitRateRequirements

LinkBitrateRequirements

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Specifies the minimum bitrate requirements for a VL instantiated according to this profile.

 

 

_flavourId

VirtualLinkDescFlavour

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Identifies a flavour within the VnfVirtualLinkDesc.

 

 

_affinityOrAntiAffinityGroupId

AffinityOrAntiAffinityGroup

0..*

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

Identifies an affinity or anti-affinity group the VLs instantiated according to the VlProfile belong to. NOTE :  Each identifier references an affinity or anti-affinity group which expresses affinity or anti-affinity relationship between the VL(s) using this VirtualLinkProfile and the VL(s) using other VirtualLinkProfile(s) in the same group.

 

 

_vnfVirtualLinkDescId

VnfVirtualLinkDesc

1

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Uniquely references a VLD.

 

 

virtualLinkProtocolData

VirtualLinkProtocolData

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

Specifies the protocol data for a VL instantiated according to this profile. Cardinality 0 is used when no protocol data needs to be specified.

 

 

 

VirtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements

This class specifies requirements on a virtual network interface.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

name

String

0..1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Provides a human readable name for the requirement.

 

 

description

String

0..1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Provides a human readable description of the requirement.

 

 

supportMandatory

Boolean

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Indicates whether fulfilling the constraint is mandatory (TRUE) for successful operation or desirable (FALSE).

 

 

networkInterfaceRequirements

KeyValuePair

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

The network interface requirements. An element from an array of key-value pairs that articulate the network interface deployment requirements

 

 

nicIoRequirements

LogicalNodeRequirements

0..1

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

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.

 

 

VnfDf

This class specifies requirements on a virtual network interface.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

name

String

0..1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Provides a human readable name for the requirement.

 

 

description

String

0..1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Provides a human readable description of the requirement.

 

 

supportMandatory

Boolean

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Indicates whether fulfilling the constraint is mandatory (TRUE) for successful operation or desirable (FALSE).

 

 

networkInterfaceRequirements

KeyValuePair

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

The network interface requirements. An element from an array of key-value pairs that articulate the network interface deployment requirements

 

 

nicIoRequirements

LogicalNodeRequirements

0..1

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

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.

 

 

LogicalNodeRequirements

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:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1
  • Experimental

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

id

Identifier

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

Identifies this set of logical node requirements.

 

 

logicalNodeRequirementDetail

KeyValuePair

1..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

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.

 

 

 

VnfIndicator

The VnfIndicator information element defines the indicator the VNF supports.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

id

Identifier

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Unique identifier.

 

 

name

String

0..1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

The human readable name of the VnfIndicator.

 

 

indicatorValue

String

1..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Defines the allowed values or value ranges of this indicator.

 

 

source

VnfSource

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Describe the source of the indicator. This tells the consumer where to send the subscription request.

 

 

ScalingAspect

The ScalingAspect class describes the details of an aspect used for horizontal scaling.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1
  • Experimental

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

id

String

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

Unique identifier of this aspect in the VNFD.

 

 

name

String

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

Human readable name of the aspect.

 

 

description

String

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

Human readable description of the aspect.

 

 


InstantiationLevel

The InstantiationLevel class describes a given level of resources to be instantiated within a DF in term of the number of VNFC instances to be created from each VDU. All the VDUs referenced in the level shall be part of the corresponding DF and their number shall be within the range (min/max) for this DF.

Applied stereotypes:

  • OpenModelClass
    • support:   MANDATORY
  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference:  IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

levelId

Identifier

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Uniquely identifies a level with the DF.

 

 

description

String

1

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Human readable description of the level.

 

 

scaleInfo

ScaleInfo

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Represents for each aspect the scale level that corresponds to this instantiation level. scaleInfo shall be present if the VNF supports scaling.

 

 

_vduLevel

VduLevel

1..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Indicates the number of instance of this VDU to deploy for this level.

 

 

virtualLinkBitRateLevel

VirtualLinkBitRateLevel

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

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.

 

 

Datatypes from Vnf Sub-Model

BlockStorageData

Specifies the details of the block storage resource.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1
  • Experimental

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

sizeOfStorage

Number

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

 Size of virtualised storage resource in GB.

 

 

vduStorageRequirements

KeyValuePair

0..*

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

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

 

 

rdmaEnabled

Boolean

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Obsolete

 Indicates if the storage supports rdma.

 

 

swImageDesc

SwImageDesc

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

 Software image to be loaded on the VirtualStorage resource created based on this VirtualStorageDesc. Shall be absent when used for virtual disks.

 

 

FileStorageData

The FileStorageData information element specifies the details of file storage resource.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1
  • Experimental

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

sizeOfStorage

Number

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

 Size of virtualised storage resource in GB.

 

 

fileSystemProtocol

String

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

 The shared file system protocol (e.g. NFS, CIFS).

 

 

intVirtualLinkDesc

 VnfVirtualLinkDesc

1

RW

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

 Reference of the internal VLD which this file storage connects to. The attached VDUs shall connect to the same internal VLD.

 

 

LogicalNodeRequirements

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:

  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

logicalNodeRequirement

KeyValuePair

0..*

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 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.

 

 

MonitoringParameter

Specifies the virtualized resource related performance metric to be tracked by the VNFM, e.g. for auto-scaling purposes. The VNFM collects the values of performance metrics identified by this information element from the VIM(s) using one or more locally initiated PM Jobs. These values can be used as inputs to auto-scaling rules.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

id

Identifier

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 Unique identifier of the monitoring parameter.

 

 

name

String

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 Human readable name of the monitoring parameter.

 

 

performanceMetric

String

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 Identifies the virtualized resource performance metric.

 

 

collectionPeriod

CollectionPeriod

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 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.

 

 

localAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule

LocalAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Future

 

 

ObjectStorageData

The ObjectStorageData information element specifies the details of object storage resource.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1
  • Experimental

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

maxSizeOfStorage

Number

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

 Max size of virtualised storage resource in GB.

 

 

RequestedAdditionalCapabilityData

This information element describes requested additional capability for a particular VDU. Such a capability may be for acceleration or specific tasks.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Obsolete

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

supportMandatory

Boolean

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Obsolete

 Indicates whether the requested additional capability is mandatory for successful operation.

 

 

requestedAdditionalCapabilityName

String

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Obsolete

 Identifies a requested additional capability for the VDU.

 

 

minRequestedAdditionalCapabilityVersion

String

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Obsolete

 Identifies the minimum version of the requested additional capability.

 

 

preferredRequestedAdditionalCapabilityVersion

String

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Obsolete

 Identifies the preferred version of the requested additional capability.

 

 

targetPerformanceParameters

KeyValuePair

1..*

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Obsolete

 Identifies specific attributes, dependent on the requested additional capability type.

 

 

ScaleInfo

The ScaleInfo information element represents a scale level for a particular scaling aspect.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

aspectId

ScalingAspect

1

RW

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 Reference to the scaling aspect.

 

 

scaleLevel

Integer

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 The scale level, greater than or equal to 0

 

 

VirtualCpuData

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

Applied stereotypes:

  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

cpuArchitecture

String

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 CPU architecture type. Examples are x86, ARM. The cardinality can be 0 during the allocation request, if no particular CPU architecture type is requested.

 

 

numVirtualCpu

Integer

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 Number of virtual CPUs.

 

 

virtualCpuClock

Number

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 Minimum virtual CPU clock rate (e.g. in MHz). The cardinality can be 0 during the allocation request, if no particular value is requested.

 

 

virtualCpuOversubscriptionPolicy

String

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Obsolete

 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.

 

 

vduCpuRequirements

KeyValuePair

0..*

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 Array of key-value pair requirements on the Compute (CPU) for the VDU.

 

 

virtualCpuPinning

VirtualCpuPinningData

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Obsolete

 The virtual CPU pinning configuration for the virtualised compute resource.

 

 

VirtualCpuPinningData

The VirtualCpuPinningData information element supports the specification of requirements related to the virtual CPU pinning configuration of a virtual compute resource.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Obsolete

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

virtualCpuPinningPolicy

PinningPolicy

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Obsolete

 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).

 

 

virtualCpuPinningRule

invalid

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Obsolete

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

 

 

VirtualLinkBitRateLevel

The VirtualLinkBitRateLevel information element specifies bitrate requirements applicable to a virtual link instantiated from a particular VnfVirtualLinkDesc.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1
  • Preliminary

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

vnfVirtualLinkDescId

VnfVirtualLinkDesc

1

RW

PassedByReference

OpenModelAttribute

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

 Uniquely identifies a VnfVirtualLinkDesc

 

 

bitrateRequirements

LinkBitrateRequirements

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

 Bitrate requirements for an instantiation level or bitrate delta for a scaling step.

 

 

VirtualLinkProtocolData

The VirtualLinkProtocolData describes the protocol layer and associated protocol data for a virtual link

Applied stereotypes:

  • Experimental
  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

associatedLayerProtocol

LayerProtocol

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

 One of the values of the attribute layerProtocol of the ConnectivityType IE.

 

 

l2ProtocolData

L2ProtocolData

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

 Specifies the L2 protocol data for this virtual link. Shall be present when the associatedLayerProtocol attribute indicates a L2 protocol and shall be absent otherwise.

 

 

l3ProtocolData

L3ProtocolData

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

 Specifies the L3 protocol data for this virtual link. Shall be present when the associatedLayerProtocol attribute indicates a L3 protocol and shall be absent otherwise.

 

 

VirtualMemoryData

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

Applied stereotypes:

  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

virtualMemSize

Number

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 Amount of virtual Memory (e.g. in MB).

 

 

virtualMemOversubscriptionPolicy

String

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

Obsolete

 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.

 

 

vduMemRequirements

KeyValuePair

0..*

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 Array of key-value pair requirements on the memory for the VDU.

 

 

numaEnabled

Boolean

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Obsolete

 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.

 

 

VnfConfigurableProperties

This datatype defines the configurable properties of a VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing). For a VNF instance, the value of these properties can be modified by the VNFM

Applied stereotypes:

  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

isAutoscaleEnabled

Boolean

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 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.

 

 

isAutohealEnabled

Boolean

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 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.

 

 

additionalConfigurableProperty

String

0..*

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 

 

VnfIndicatorData

The VnfIndicatorData datatype identifies a VNF indicator in a VNFD.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1
  • Experimental

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

vnfdId

Vnfd

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

 Identifies a VNFD.

 

 

vnfIndicator

VnfIndicator

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

 Identifies a VNF indicator within the VNFD.

 

 

VnfInfoModifiableAttributes

This datatype defines the VNF-specific extension and metadata attributes of the VnfInfo that are writeable via the ModifyVnfInfo operation.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

extension


0..*

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

 "Extension" attributes of VnfInfo that are writeable.

NOTE: The exact data structure describing the attribute is left for data model solution specification, but it should include: name, and any constraints on the values, such as ranges, predefined values, etc.

 

 

metadata


0..*

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Experimental

 Metadata" attributes of VnfInfo that are writeable.

NOTE: The exact data structure describing the attribute is left for data model solution specification, but it should include: name, and any constraints on the values, such as ranges, predefined values, etc.

 

 

VnfLcmOperationsConfiguration - Note: IFA011 contains many attributes. Are we not using this?

Applied stereotypes:

  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1
  • Experimental

VnfLifecycleManagementScript

Applied stereotypes:

  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

event

LcmEvent

0..*

RW

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  CONDITIONAL_MANDATORY
  • condition:At least one of the 2 attributes event or lcmTransitionEvent shall be included

Preliminary

 Describes VNF lifecycle event(s) or an external stimulus detected on a VNFM reference point.

 

 

icmTransitionEvent

String

0..*

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 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.

 

 

script

String

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 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.

 

 

scriptDsl

String

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 Defines the domain specific language (i.e. the type) of script that is provided. Types of scripts could include bash, python, etc.

 

 

scriptInput

KeyValuePair

0..*

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

 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.

 

 

VnfQoS - Note: This inherits all the attributes from Common QoS

The QoS as applied to the vnf.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Experimental
  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1

VnfcConfigurableProperties

This datatype defines the configurable properties of a VNFC. For a VNFC instance, the value of these properties can be modified through the VNFM.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Preliminary
  • Reference
    • reference: IFA011 v2.5.1

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

additionalVnfcConfigurableProperty

String

0..*

RW

OpenModelAttribute

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

Preliminary

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

 

 

Enumerations from Vnf Sub-Model

VnicType

Describes the type of VNIC to which a CP attaches.

Contains Enumeration Literals:

  •  NORMAL:
  •  MACVTAP:
  •  DIRECT:
  •  BAREMETAL:
  •  DIRECT_PHYSICAL:
  •  VIRTIO_FORWARDER:

CollectionPeriod - Note: Not defined in IFA011 v2.5.1

Specifies the periodicity at which the producer will collect performance information. 

Note: at the end of each reportingPeriod, the producer will inform the consumer about availability of the performance data collected for each completed collection period during this reportingPeriod. While the exact definition of the types for collectionPeriod and reportingPeriod is left for further specification, it is recommended that the reportingPeriod be equal or a multiple of the collectionPeriod. In the latter case, the performance data for the collection periods within one reporting period would be reported together.

Contains Enumeration Literals:

LcmEvent

Describes VNF lifecycle event(s) or an external stimulus detected on a VNFM reference point.

 

Contains Enumeration Literals:

  •  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:


  • No labels