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The following reference documents contain guidelines and requirements for VNF Providers.
VNF Guidelines for Network Cloud and OpenECOMP
- identifies audiences interested in VNFs
- describes the VNF environment
- gives an overview of requirements
- points out differences between ONAP VNFs and ETSI VNFs
VNF Cloud Readiness Requirements for OpenECOMP
- design requirements (API versioning, decomposition, reliance on open source database, packet size limitations)
- resiliency requirements
- security requirements
VNF Management Requirements for OpenECOMP
- requirements imposed by the targeted network cloud infrastructure, including the hypervisor
- identification requirements for the VNF and its components
- configuration management requirements
- a VNF must provide a Device YANG model
- a VNF must implement a NETCONF server; the required NETCONF API's are referenced, and the supplier must demonstrate mounting the NETCONF server on OpenDaylight
- monitoring and operations requirements
- format of messages (event records)
- frequency of reporting
- security
- licensing requirements
VNF Heat Template Requirements for OpenECOMP
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ONAP release documentation is available at ONAP.readthedocs.io, including VNF Provider guidance: VNF Guidelines, VNF Requirements
Example VNFs Included with ONAP
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