Description

The VirtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements information element specifies requirements on a virtual network interface.

References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011

Associations

table of relationships

Related Class	Type	Name	Description	Cardinality
	generalization	IsASubclass	Logical Node Descriptor is a Subclass of
VDUCPDesc	association	NetworkInterfaceRqmts	Specifies requirements on a virtual network interface realizing the CPs instantiated from this CPD.	0..* to 0..*
VNFExtCPDesc	association	NetworkInterfaceRqmts	Specifies requirements on a virtual network interface realizing the CPs instantiated from this CPD.	0..* to 0..*
LogicalNodeDesc	association	LogicalNodeHas	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.	0..* to 0..1

table of attributes

Attribute	Qualifier	Cardinality	Content	Description
name	M	0..1	String	Provides a human readable name for the requirement.
description	M	0..1	String	Provides a human readable description of the requirement.
supportMandatory	M	1	Boolean	Indicates whether fulfilling the constraint is mandatory (TRUE) for successful operation or desirable (FALSE).
networkInterfaceRequirements	M	0..*	NameValuePair	The network interface requirements. An element from an array of key-value pairs that articulate the network interface deployment requirements. References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011