NetworkService Clean Page Modification

Required

Cardinality

Producer

Consumer

_{nsdIdentifier} 

_M

₁

_Identifier

_{Identifier of this NSD information
element. It Globally uniquely identifies
an instance of the NSD.}

_SDC

_SDC/UUI/VFC

_designer 

_M

₁

_String

_{Identifies the designer of the NSD.} 

_SDC

_SDC/UUI/VFC

_version 

_M

₁

Version

_{Identifies the version of the NSD.} 

_SDC

_SDC/UUI/VFC

_nsdName 

_M

₁

_String

_{Provides the human readable name of
the NSD.}

_SDC

_SDC/UUI/VFC

_{nsdInvariantId} 

_M

₁

_Identifier

_{Identifies an NSD in a version
independent manner. This attribute is
invariant across versions of NSD.}

_SDC

_SDC/UUI/VFC

nestedNsdId

M

0..N

String

References the NSD of a constituent nested NS.

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

vnfdid

M

0..N

String

References the VNFD of a constituent VNF.

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

pnfdId

M

0..N

String

References the PNFD of a constituent PNF.

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

virtualLinkDesc

M

0..N

String NsVirtualLink

Provides the constituent VLDs.

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

sapd

M

0..N

Sapd

Provides the descriptor of a service access point of the network service.

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

vnffgd

M

0..N

Vnffgd

Provides the descriptors of the applicable forwarding graphs.

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

monitoredInfo

M

0..N

MonitoredData TBD

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

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

autoScalingRule

M

0..N

Rule

Specifies a rule to trigger a scaling action on a NS instantiated according to the NSD.

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

lifeCycleManagementScript

M

0..N

LifeCycleManagementScript

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

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

nsDf

M

1..N

NsDf

Identifies a DF within the scope of an NSD.

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

security

M

1

SecurityParameters

Provides a signature to prevent tampering.

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

virtualLinkDescId

Identifier

1

Identifier of the NsVirtualLinkDesc information element. It uniquely identifies a VLD.

support: MANDATORY

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

vitualLinkDescProvider

String

0..1

Defines the organization generating the VLD.

support:

Option

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

virtualLinkDescVersion

String

1

Specifies the version of the VLD.

support: MANDATORY

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

connectivityType

ConnectivityType

1

The ConnectivityType information element specifies the protocol exposed by a VL and the flow pattern supported by the VL.

support: MANDATORY

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

virtualLinkDf

VirtualLinkDf

1..N 1

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

support: MANDATORY

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

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

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

description

String

0..1

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

support: MANDATORY

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

security

SecurityParameters

0..1

Provides a signature to prevent tampering.

support: MANDATORY

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

Vnfd

Association

0..* to 0..*

Vnfd binds to an NS Virtual Link Descriptor via VNF external CPs.

VNF extenrnal CPs are exposed to NSD via VNFD

support: Option

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

Pnfd

Association

0..* to 0..*

PNFD binds to an NS Virtual Link Descriptor via PNF external CPs.

PNF extenrnal CPs are exposed to NSD via PNFD

support: Option

SDC

SDC/UUI/VFC

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Description

NSVirtualLinkDesc 

Association

0..* to 0..*

VNF binds to an NS Virtual Link Descriptor via VNF external CPs.

VNF extenrnal CPs are exposed to NSD via VNF

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Description

NSVirtualLinkDesc 

Association

0..* to 0..*

PNF binds to an NS Virtual Link Descriptor via PNF external CPs.

PNF extenrnal CPs are exposed to NSD via PNF

layerProtocol

Enum

LayerProtocol

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

flavourId

Identifier

1

Identifies a flavour within a VnfVirtualLinkDesc.

support: MANDATORY

qos

QoS

0..1

QoS of the VL.

support: MANDATORY

serviceAvaibilityLevel

Enum

ServiceAvailabilityLevel

0..1

Specifies one of the three levels defined in ETSI
GS NFV-REL 001 [i.5]:
• Level 1.
• Level 2.
• Level 3.

support: MANDATORY

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

priority

Integer

0..1

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

support: MANDATORY