This page is used for the ONAP R2+ Resource IM drafting and discussion.

Sources:

• AAI: aai_schema_v11
• ECOMP IM UML documentation: ONAP Resource 2017-11-08.docx
• SDC: SDC current ECOMP model
• ETSI: IFA007, IFA008, IFA011, IFA015

Class Diagrams Discussion

This section illustrates the core IM design related to VNF resource from different sources.  

• Run Time Model (VNF Instance)

  1) ECOMP IM (vNF deployment diagram)
  
  NOTE: This diagram is being updated to align with the design time diagram.
  
  
• Michela Bevilacqua:  ONAP VNF deployment diagram and ETSI IFA015  do not match 1to1. Can we compare and provide class mapping/identify gaps ?
• IN IFA015 A VnfC is in relation to VirtualStorage, VirtualCompute, VirtualizationContainer and VnfcCp. 
• In ONAP IM proposal where a VNFCInstance is in relaiton with VM (Type1 vServer), DockerorLinuxContainerInstance ( Type 2) and Type 3
  
  2) ETSI IFA IM (IFA015 VNFLogicalModel diagram)
  

              IFA015, VNF Classes Mapping

Michela Bevilacqua: How do we map VNFInfo, InstantiatedVnfInfo and connected Info classes present in IFA015 to ONAP IM?

Xu Yang: In my opinion, the VnfInfo, InstantiatedVnfInfo, etc. can be mapped to attributes of the corresponding resource instance objects.

• Design Time Model

1) ONAP Resource Model UML

High Level Diagram

VNFDesc - Network View

VNFDesc - VNFCDesc

2) ETSI IFA IM (IFA015 VNFD)

(besides VduCpd, Vdu also has relationship with VirtualComputeDesc, VirtualStorageDesc and swImageDesc; which are omitted in this diagram)

3) SDC IM (normative and heat types)

(omit several types for simplicity)

4) Proposed ONAP R2+ Design Time Model

Resource General View Diagram

• • Resource model includes design time model (ResourceDesc) and run time model (ResourceInstance). Based on one ResourceDesc, zero or more ResourceInstance(s) can be instantiated.
  • “Resource” is a generalization of many objects, for example, VNF, PNF, entitlement, etc. In the above diagram, only VNF, PNF and ServiceVirtualLink (virtual link between NFs) are shown. More specifically,
    • VnfDesc is derived from ResourceDesc, VnfInstance is derived from ResourceInstance. Based on one VnfDesc, zero or more VnfInstance(s) can be instantiated.
    • PnfDesc is derived from ResourceDesc, PnfInstance is derived from ResourceInstance. One PnfDesc is used to describe one PnfInstance.
    • SrvVlDesc is derived from ResourceDesc, SrvVlInstance is derived from ResourceInstance. Based on one SrvVlDesc, zero or more SrvVlInstance(s) can be instantiated.
  • VnfDesc can be composed of one or more VnfcDesc(s) and zero or more VnfVlDesc(s). Correspondingly, VnfInstance can be composed of zero or more VnfcInstance(s) and zero or more VlInstance(s). It should be noted that a VnfInstance comprises zero VnfcInstance is a special case that the VnfInstance object is created but not instantiated.
  • Based on one VnfVlDesc, zero or more VlInstance(s) can be instantiated. And Based on one VnfcDesc, zero or more VnfcInstance(s) can be instantiated.  

VnfDesc General View Diagram

NOTE: This diagram is a proposed model for the VnfDesc, mainly inspired by the model from ETSI IFA015. Not all elements in the VnfDesc are depicted.

• VnfcDesc is composed of one or more DeploymentFlavor(s), one or more VnfcDesc(s), one or more VnfExtCpDesc(s) and zero or more VnfVlDesc(s).
• DeploymentFlavor references VnfcDesc and VnfVlDesc.
• VnfcDesc is composed of one VirtualComputeDesc, one or more VirtualStorageDesc(s), zero or more SwImageDesc(s) and one or more VnfcCpDesc(s).
• A VirtualStorageDesc can reference a SwImageDesc.
• A VnfExtCpDesc references to a VnfcCpDesc.
• VnfcCpDesc can reference a VnfVlDesc.

Attribute Comparison

This section compares the different IM design from different sources.

• VNFC Run Time Model

  AAI (aai_schema_v11 vnfc)	ECOMP IM (VNFC Instance)	ETSI IFA008 (VnfcInfo)	Comment	Description
  vnfc-name		vnfcInstanceId		identifier of the vnfc instance
  nfc-naming-code			Xu Yang: Need specification/reference for the value of this attribute? Xu Yang: Should the attribute name aligned to "vnfc"? James Forsyth: No, in a network function we should not care if it's physical or virtual	short code of the vnfc instance
  nfc-function			Xu Yang: Should the attribute name aligned to "vnfc"? Jimmy Forsyth: No, in a network function we should not care if it's physical or virtual	description of the vnfc instance
  prov-status			Xu Yang: need further clarification on how this attribute is used James Forsyth: Service assurance systems use this status in their logic to determine the provisioning status.  Values such as: PROVISIONED, PREPROVISIONED, CAPPED might be stored in this attribute	Trigger for operational monitoring of this resource by Service Assurance systems
  orchestration-status		vnfcState	Xu Yang: Is it the same as vnfcState (i.e., start or stop)? James Forsyth: Used for lifecycle management.  We don't know what vnfcState is. Xu Yang: vnfcState describes the state of a VNFC instance, possible values are: STARTED, STOPPED. STARTED means the VNFC instance is up and running, and STOPPED means the VNFC instance has been shut down (but not terminated/deleted). Similar to the VM power on/off concept.	Orchestration status of this VNF, mastered by APP-C
  ipaddress-v4-oam-vip			Xu Yang: Is this attribute mandatory? and applicable for all kinds of VNFCs? James Forsyth: Not mandatory and this field should be deprecated in ONAP	Oam V4 vip address of this vnfc
  in-maint			Pamela Dragosh: DCAE monitors this flag. If set it does not "observe" alarms/traps/etc. during control loop.	whether in maintenance mode
  is-closed-loop-disabled			Xu Yang: used by DCAE? James Forsyth: There are closed loop actions that DCAE might have policies for, and operations can turn off those actions with this flag Pamela Dragosh: Yes actually Policy has the rules that check for this. DCAE does not. DCAE does however check the in-maint flag.	used to indicate whether closed loop function is enabled on this node
  group-notation			Xu Yang: need further clarification on how this attribute is used James Forsyth: In some applications, a two or more VMs or VNFCs is referred to by a name, and group-notation represents the name.  Might want to use instance-group to replace this over time.	Group notation of VNFC
  model-invariant-id		vduId		the SDC model id for this resource model
  model-version-id				the SDC model version for this resource model
  resource-version			Xu Yang: Is it used internally in AAI? can be omitted in the general model. James Forsyth: It's used internally in AAI to enforce concurrency control, other systems use it to pass to AAI on updates and delete operations.  It can be omitted from the general model	Used for optimistic concurrency.  Must be empty on create, valid on update and delete
  l3-interface-ipv4-address-list				l3 interface addresses, ipv4
  l3-interface-ipv6-address-list				l3 interface addresses, ipv6
  relationship-list	association (VM, Docker, LXC)			AAI: relationship with vserver, vf-module and generic-vnf

• VNFC Design Time Model

  SDC (abstract.nodes.VFC)	ECOMP IM (VNFCCatalogItem)	ETSI IFA011 (VDU/VduProfile)	Comment	Description
  Nfc_function		description	Xu Yang: Should the attribute name aligned to "vdu"?	description of the vdu
  High_availability				An optional String property that indicates the high_availability functionality of this VFC (e.g. “geo-activeactive”)
  Vm_image_name		swImageDesc	Xu Yang: not fully aligned, need to analysis which information need to be exposed	Name or information of the software image used by the vdu.
  Vm_flavor_name				An optional String property that provides the vm flavor name
  Nfc_naming_code			Xu Yang: aligned with AAI model	Mandatory String property that describes the role of the VFC in the VF context. E.g. Signaling Session Controller (SSC), Media Session Controller (MSC)
  Vm_type_tag				Mandatory String property that indicates the vm-type as was defined by vendor
  Nfc_naming		name		name of the vdu
  Min_instances		minNumberOfInstances		minimal amount of the VNFC instances allowed to be instantiated in the containing VNF instance
  Max_instances		maxNumberOfInstances		maximum amount of the VNFC instances allowed to be instantiated in the containing VNF instance
  UUID		vduId		identifier of the model
  (other metadata attributes)				version of the model, type of the model, category/subcategory, ...
  	association (VNFCConfiguration, VNFCCapability)
  		intCpd		Describes network connectivity between a VNFC instance (based on this Vdu) and an internal Virtual Link (VL).
  		virtualComputeDesc		Describes CPU, Memory and acceleration requirements of the Virtualisation Container realising this Vdu.
  		virtualStorageDesc		Describes storage requirements for a VirtualStorage instance attached to the virtualisation container created from virtualComputeDesc defined for this Vdu.
  		bootOrder		The key indicates the boot index (lowest index defines highest boot priority). The Value references a descriptor from which a valid boot device is created e.g. VirtualStorageDesc from which a VirtualStorage instance is created.
  		nfviConstraint		Describes constraints on the NFVI for the VNFC instance(s) created from this Vdu.
  		monitoringParameter		Defines the virtualised resources monitoring parameters on VDU level.
  		configurableProperties		Describes the configurable properties of all VNFC instances based on this VDU.
  		localAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule		Specifies affinity or anti-affinity rules applicable between the virtualisation containers (e.g. virtual machines) to be created based on this VDU.
  		affinityOrAntiAffinityGroupId		Identifier(s) of the affinity or anti-affinity group(s) the VDU belongs to.

• VNF Run Time Model

  AAI (generic_vnf)	ECOMP IM (VNF instance)	ETSI IFA007 (VnfInfo)	Comment	Description
  vnf-id		vnfInstanceId		identifier of the vnf instance
  vnf-name		vnfInstanceName		name of the vnf instance
  vnf-name2			Xu Yang: use case for alternative name? James Forsyth: Customer want aliases, so this is an alias for a VNF	alternative name of the vnf instance
  vnf-type	VFType		Xu Yang: Is there any reference/specification for the value of this attribute? James Forsyth: This attribute should be deprecated, it was used prior to SDC modelling	String capturing type of vnf, that was intended to identify the ASDC resource. This field has been overloaded in service-specific ways and clients should expect changes to occur in the future to this field as ECOMP matures.
  service-id			Xu Yang: deprecated? James Forsyth: This attribute should be deprecated, it was used prior to SDC modelling	Unique identifier of service, does not necessarily map to ASDC service models.  SOON TO BE DEPRECATED
  regional-resource-zone				Regional way of organizing pservers, source of truth should define values
  prov-status			Xu Yang: Need clarification, similar to vnfc instance model. James Forsyth: Service assurance systems use this status in their logic to determine the provisioning status.  Values such as: PROVISIONED, PREPROVISIONED, CAPPED might be stored in this attribute	Trigger for operational monitoring of this resource by Service Assurance systems.
  operational-status			Xu Yang: Need clarification on how this attribute is used. James Forsyth: Used for lifecycle management. Xu Yang: Are the valid values "in-service-path" and "out-of-service-path"? Don't understand what do these values mean, in use or not in use by a service?	Indicator for whether the resource is considered operational. Valid values are in-service-path and out-of-service-path.
  license-key			Xu Yang: deprecated? James Forsyth Yes	OBSOLETE -  do not use
  equipment-role			Xu Yang: Please clarify the usage of this attribute. James Forsyth: Deprecated	Client should send valid enumerated value
  orchestration-status			Xu Yang: only used by SO? James Forsyth: Used by anyone who wants to check it, set by SO Xu Yang: could you elaborate more on the valid values and their meaning?	Orchestration status of this VNF, used by SO.
  heat-stack-id			Xu Yang: only used by SO? James Forsyth: Not being used anymore, deprecated.	Heat stack id corresponding to this instance, managed by SO
  mso-catalog-key			Xu Yang: only used by VCE? James Forsyth: Predates SDC modelling, deprecated	Corresponds to the SDN-C catalog id used to configure this VCE
  management-option			Xu Yang: Need clarification on how this attribute is used. James Forsyth: indicates who manages a specific resource, whether it's the service provider or a customer	identifier of managed by service provider or customer
  ipv4-oam-address			Xu Yang: Is this attribute mandatory? and applicable for all kinds of VNFs? (same question as VNFC instance model) James Forsyth: Not mandatory, and it can be applicable for all kinds of VNFs, depending on the requirements of the VNF	Address tail-f uses to configure generic-vnf, also used for troubleshooting and is IP used for traps generated by generic-vnf.
  ipv4-loopback0-address			Xu Yang: same as above James Forsyth: Not mandatory, and it can be applicable for all kinds of VNFs, depending on the requirements of the VNF	v4 Loopback address
  nm-lan-v6-address			Xu Yang: same as above James Forsyth: Not mandatory, and it can be applicable for all kinds of VNFs, depending on the requirements of the VNF	v6 Loopback address
  management-v6-address			Xu Yang: same as above James Forsyth: Not mandatory, and it can be applicable for all kinds of VNFs, depending on the requirements of the VNF	v6 management address
  vcpu			Xu Yang: only used by uCPE? James Forsyth: Yes	number of vcpus ordered for this instance of VNF, used for VNFs with no vservers/flavors, to be used only by uCPE
  vcpu-units			Xu Yang: only used by uCPE? James Forsyth: Yes	units associated with vcpu, used for VNFs with no vservers/flavors, to be used only by uCPE
  vmemory			Xu Yang: only used by uCPE? James Forsyth: Yes	number of GB of memory ordered for this instance of VNF, used for VNFs with no vservers/flavors, to be used only by uCPE
  vmemory-units			Xu Yang: only used by uCPE? James Forsyth: Yes	units associated with vmemory, used for VNFs with no vservers/flavors, to be used only by uCPE
  vdisk			Xu Yang: only used by uCPE? James Forsyth: Yes	number of vdisks ordered for this instance of VNF, used for VNFs with no vservers/flavors, to be used only uCPE
  vdisk-units			Xu Yang: only used by uCPE? James Forsyth: Yes	units associated with vdisk, used for VNFs with no vservers/flavors, to be used only by uCPE
  in-maint				indicate whether or not this object is in maintenance mode (maintenance mode = true). This field (in conjunction with prov-status) is used to suppress alarms and vSCL on VNFs/VMs
  is-closed-loop-disabled				indicate whether closed loop function is enabled on this node
  resource-version			Xu Yang: Is it used internally in AAI? can be omitted in the general model. James Forsyth: It's used internally in AAI to enforce concurrency control, other systems use it to pass to AAI on updates and delete operations	Used for optimistic concurrency.  Must be empty on create, valid on update and delete.
  summary-status			Xu Yang: deprecated? James Forsyth: Yes	details regarding the generic-vnf operation, PLEASE DISCONTINUE USE OF THIS FIELD.
  encrypted-access-flag				indicates whether generic-vnf access uses SSH
  entitlement-assignment-group-uuid			Xu Yang: deprecated? James Forsyth Yes	UUID of the Entitlement group used for licensing VNFs, OBSOLETE -  See child relationships.
  entitlement-resource-uuid			Xu Yang: deprecated? James Forsyth Yes	UUID of the specific entitlement resource.  OBSOLETE -  See child relationships
  license-assignment-group-uuid			Xu Yang: deprecated? James Forsyth Yes	UUID of the license assignment group.  OBSOLETE -  See child relationships.
  license-key-uuid			Xu Yang: deprecated? James Forsyth Yes	UUID of the actual license resource.  OBSOLETE -  See child relationships.
  model-invariant-id	VNF Model Id	vnfdId		identifier of the VNF model
  model-version-id	VNF Model Version	vnfdVersion		version of the VNF model
  persona-model-version			Xu Yang: It seems to be used internally in AAI, need clarification on the usage of this attribute. James Forsyth Deprecated, use model-version-id	the ASDC model version for this resource or service model
  model-customization-id		vnfConfigurableProperty		captures the id of all the configuration used to customize the resource for the service
  widget-model-id			Xu Yang: Is it used internally in AAI? Can be omitted in general model James Forsyth It's never been populated, yes can be omitted	the ASDC data dictionary widget model. This maps directly to the A&AI widget.
  widget-model-version			Xu Yang: Is it used internally in AAI? Can be omitted in general model James Forsyth It's never been populated, yes can be omitted	the ASDC data dictionary version of the widget model.This maps directly to the A&AI version of the widget.
  as-number			Xu Yang: Please clarify the usage of this attribute. James Forsyth Has to do with routing, not applicable for all VNFs	as-number of the VNF
  regional-resource-subzone				Regional way of organizing pservers, source of truth should define values
  nf-type			Xu Yang: What's the difference between vnf-type and nf-type? James Forsyth - we are getting rid of vnf-type and replacing with nf-type, nf-function, and nf-role	Generic description of the type of NF
  nf-function		vnfInstanceDescription		description of the VNF instance
  nf-role	NetworkRole			role in the network that this model will be providing
  nf-naming-code				string assigned to this model used for naming purposes
  selflink			Xu Yang: what controller? James Forsyth: Not sure if it's being populated	Path to the controller object
  ipv4-oam-gateway-address			Xu Yang: Is this attribute mandatory? and applicable for all kinds of VNFs? James Forsyth There should be an edge to a network that has a gateway assigned to it, so this attribute should be deprecated	Gateway address
  ipv4-oam-gateway-address-prefix-length			Xu Yang: same as above James Forsyth There should be an edge to a network that has a gateway assigned to it, so this attribute should be deprecated	Prefix length for oam-address
  vlan-id-outer			Xu Yang: only used by VCE? James Forsyth Not sure	Temporary location for S-TAG to get to VCE
  nm-profile-name				Network Management profile of this VNF
  relationship-list			Xu Yang: Is the description correct? James Forsyth - The edge rules has the exhaustive list of possible relationships for generic-vnf	relationship with l-interface, availability-zone, lag-interface, l3-network, pserver, vserver, service-instance, vf-module, volume-group, vnfc and logical-link
  l-interfaces				logical interfaces
  lag-interfaces				Collection of link aggregate interfaces
  vf-modules				a deployment unit of VNFCs
  licenses				license information
  entitlements				entitlement information
  	HomingPolicy			Reference to VNF-level homing policy that ECOMP will use when VNF deployment target node is auto-selected
  	TargetNodePrompt			"Y" indicates operator-supplied VNF instance target deployment node required. Present prompt to operator: "Enter target node for deployment of this VNF instance" "N" indicates that the target deployment node for this VNF instance will be auto-selected by ECOMP
  	VLAN Range Plan			Identifies the VNF-level VLAN Range Plan that must be used by ECOMP to assign VLAN tags to an instance of this VNF type
  	VNF Name Prompt			"Y" indicates operator-supplied VNF name required. Present prompt to operator: "Enter the name for this VNF instance" "N" indicates that the name for the VNF instance will be auto-generated by ECOMP
  	VNF Naming Policy			Reference to VNF-level naming policy that ECOMP will use when VNF-level name is auto-generated
  	VNF Network Tag			Must correlate to the set of defined “network-role” identifiers from the associated HEAT templates
  		vnfSoftwareVersion		Software version of the VNF. This is changed when there is any change to the software that is included in the VNF Package.
  		vnfProvider		Provider of the VNF and of the VNFD.
  		vnfProductName		Name to identify the VNF Product. Invariant for the VNF Product lifetime.
  		onboardedVnfPkgInfoId		Identifier of the specific VNF Package on which the VNF is based.
  		instantiationState		The instantiation state of the VNF instance. Possible values: NOT_INSTANTIATED (VNF instance is terminated or not instantiated, and the identifier of the VNF instance exists), INSTANTIATED (VNF instance is instantiated).
  		instantiatedVnfInfo		Information specific to an instantiated VNF instance. Shall be present if the VNF is in INSTANTIATED instantiation state.
  		metadata		Additional VNF-specific metadata describing the VNF instance.
  		extension		VNF-specific attributes that affect the lifecycle management of this VNF instance by the VNFM, or the lifecycle management scripts.

• VNF Design Time Model

  SDC (generic_VF)	ECOMP IM (VNFCatalogItem)	ETSI IFA011 (VNFD)	Comment	Description
  Nf_function	description	vnfProductInfoDescription		description of the VNF model
  Nf_role				Mandatory property for short code that defines a Network function that the Vendor Software or PNF  is providing. E.g. vCE, vARM
  Nf_naming_code	short-name			Mandatory string providing short code that is used in VNF, PNF, and VM instance naming.  The NF Code  can be the same value or a different value than the NF Role.
  Nf_type				Mandatory String property defining a generic type (like category) of the VF. The value is regulated and should be from a list defined in ASDC.
  Nf_naming	name	vnfProductName		name of the VNF
  		vnfProductInfoName		Human readable name for the VNF Product. Can change during the VNF Product lifetime.
  Availability_zone_max_count			Xu Yang: need clarfication on how this attribute is used.	An optional integer of  availability zones count in the VF. Value should be either 0, 1 or 2
  Min_instances				An optional property declaring the minimum number of this VF in the Service
  Max_instances				An optional property declaring the maximum number of this VF in the Service
  UUID	id	vnfdId		identifier of the VNF model
  	logo			logo
  	vendor	vnfProvider		Provider of the VNF and of the VNFD.
  version	version	vnfdVersion		version of the VNF model
  		vnfSoftwareVersion		Software version of the VNF. This is changed when there is any change to the software that is included in the VNF Package.
  		vnfmInfo		Identifies VNFM(s) compatible with the VNF described in this version of the VNFD.
  		localizationLanguage		Information about localization languages of the VNF (includes e.g. strings in the VNFD).
  		defaultLocalizationLanguage		Default localization language
  		vdu		Virtualisation Deployment Unit. VNFC model
  		virtualComputeDesc		Defines descriptors of virtual compute resources to be used by the VNF.
  		virtualStorageDesc		Defines descriptors of virtual storage resources to be used by the VNF.
  		intVirtualLinkDesc		Represents the type of network connectivity mandated by the VNF provider between two or more CPs which includes at least one internal CP.
  		vnfExtCpd		Describes external interface(s) exposed by this VNF enabling connection with a VL.
  		deploymentFlavour		Describes specific DF(s) of a VNF with specific requirements for capacity and performance.
  		configurableProperties		Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing).
  		modifiableAttributes		Describes the modifiable attributes of the VNF.
  		lifecycleManagementScript		Includes a list of events and corresponding management scripts performed for the VNF.
  		elementGroup		Describes the associated elements (i.e. VDUs and/or VLs) of a VNFD for a certain purpose during VNF lifecycle management.
  		vnfIndicator	Xu Yang: Indicators are vendor-specified information which can indicate the VNF behaviour.	Declares the VNF indicators that are supported by this VNF.
  		autoScale		Rule that determines when a scaling action needs to be triggered on a VNF instance e.g. based on certain VNF indicator values or VNF indicator value changes or a combination of VNF indicator value(s) and monitoring parameter(s).

• PNF Run Time Model

• PNF Design Time Model

• Network Run Time Model

  
  

• Network Design Time Model

  
  

• ExternalVirtualLink Design Time Mode

  SDC (extVL)	AAI	ECOMP IM	ETSI IFA014 (virtualLinkDesc)	Comments	Confirmed	Description
  invariantUUID					invariantUUID	Constant identifier of the external virtual link
  UUID			virtualLinkDescId		vldId	Versioned identifier of the external virtual link
  customizationUUID				maopeng zhang is the resource instance referred to the run-time resource instance? If it is in the run-time, why is it in the design time?		Identifier of the resource instance (uuid of the specific use of the resource model in this service). This identifier is regenerated whenever a user makes a change on the resource instance.
  version			virtuaLinkDescVersion		version	The version of the external virtual link
  name					name	The name of the external virtual link
  description					description	The description of the external virtual link
  type						The type of resource. Resource type can be either VF, VFC, VFCMT, CP or VL.
  category						Category of the resource
  subcategory						Sub-category of the resource
  resourceVendor						specifies the vendor providing this asset
  resourceVendorRelease						specifies the release version given by the vendor (no exact correlation to the version of the asset in the SDC catalog)
  resourceVendorModelNumber						Metadata of resources (VFs, VFCs, PNF) will include new field resourceVendorModelNumber. The value for this field is the part number defined by the vendor, e.g. “MX960”.
  network_type					network_type	specifies the nature of the physical network in the underlying cloud infra-structure. Examples are flat, vlan, gre or vxlan. For flat and vlan types, physical_network should be provided too.
  network_role						Unique label that defines the role that this network performs.   example: vce oam network, vnat sr-iov1 network
  network_scope						Uniquely identifies the network scope. Valid values for the network scope   includes: VF - VF-level network. Intra-VF network which connects the VFCs (VMs) inside the VF. SERVICE - Service-level network. Intra-Service network which connects  the VFs within the service GLOBAL - Global network which can be shared by multiple services
  network_technology						ECOMP supported network technology
  network_ecomp_naming
  network_homing
  network_assignments
  provider_network
  network_flows
  vendor			vitualLinkDescProvider
  vl_name				same with the name
  ip_version					ip_version	The IP version of the requested network.
  cidr					cidr	The cidr block of the requested network.
  start_ip					start_ip	The IP address to be used as the 1st one in a pool of addresses derived from the cidr block full IP range.
  end_ip					end_ip	The IP address to be used as the last one in a pool of addresses derived from the cidr block full IP range.
  gateway_ip					gateway_ip	The gateway IP address.
  network_name					network_name	An Identifier that represents an existing Network instance in the underlying cloud infrastructure - OR - be used as the name of the new created network.
  network_id					network_id	An Identifier that represents an existing Network instance in the underlying cloud infrastructure. This property is mutually exclusive with all other properties except network_name.
  segmentation_id					segmentation_id	A segmentation identifier in the underlying cloud infrastructure (e.g., VLAN id, GRE tunnel id). If the segmentation_id is specified, the network_type or physical_network properties should be provided as well.
  physical_network					physical_network	identifies the physical network on top of which the network is implemented, e.g. physnet1. This property is required if network_type is flat or vlan.
  dhcp_enabled					dhcp_enabled	Indicates the TOSCA container to create a virtual network instance with or without a DHCP service.
  			testAccess
  			virtualLinkDf
  			ConnectivityType (layerProtocol,flowPattern)
  			security

  
  

  • ExternalVirtualLink Run Time Model

  AAI (l3-network)	ECOMP IM	ETSI IFA013 (VirtualLink)	Comments	Confirmed	Description
  network-id		nsVirtualLinkInstanceId		virtualLinkInstanceId
  network-name		description		description
  network-role
  network-technology
  neutron-network-id		ResourceHandle (vimId,resourceProviderId,resourceId)
  is-bound-to-vpn
  service-id		nsInstanceId		componentInstanceId
  network-role-instance
  resource-version
  orchestration-status
  heat-stack-id
  mso-catalog-key
  contrail-network-fqdn
  model-invariant-id				invariantUUID
  model-version-id				UUID
  persona-model-version				version
  model-customization-id
  widget-model-id
  widget-model-version
  physical-network-name
  is-provider-network
  is-shared-network
  is-external-network
  selflink				selfLink
  operational-status				status
  		nslinkport