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Class: VnfExtCpd/VnfExtCpDesc
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
intCpd | Identifier (Reference to VduCpd) | 0..1 | Reference to the internal VDU CPD which is used to instantiate internal CPs. These internal CPs are, in turn, exposed as external CPs defined by this external CPD. | support: MANDATORY |
| virtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements | VirtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements | 0..N | 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. | support: MANDATORY |
| (inherited attributes) | All attributes inherited from Cpd. |
Class: VduProfile
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
vduId | Identifier (Reference to Vdu) | 1 | Uniquely identifies a VDU. | support: MANDATORY |
minNumberOfInstances | Integer | 1 | Minimum number of instances of the VNFC based on this VDU that is permitted to exist for this flavour. | support: MANDATORY |
maxNumberOfInstances | Integer | 1 | Maximum number of instances of the VNFC based on this VDU that is permitted to exist for this flavour. | support: MANDATORY |
localAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule | LocalAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule | 0..N | Specifies affinity or anti-affinity rules applicable between the virtualisation 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 virtualisation containers (e.g. virtual machines) to be created based on this VDU. | support: MANDATORY |
| affinityOrAntiAffinityGroupId | Identifier | 0..N | 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. | support: MANDATORY |
| watchdog | String | 0..1 | Watchdog action to be triggered by the VIM for the VNF in case the heart beat fails, e.g. reset or hard shutdown, etc. | support: MANDATORY |
| vmBootUpTimeOut | Integer | 0..1 | Timeout value for the VNFM to wait before the successful booting up of the VDU. | support: OPTIONAL |
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Class: VnfVirtualLinkDesc
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
virtualLinkDescId | Identifier | 1 | Unique identifier of this internal VLD in VNFD. | support: MANDATORY |
| virtualLinkDescFlavour | VirtualLinkDescFlavour | 1..N | Describes a specific flavour of the VL with specific bitrate requirements. | support: MANDATORY |
| connectivityType | ConnectivityType | 1 | support: MANDATORY | |
| 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 |
| description | String | 0..1 | Provides human-readable information on the purpose of the VL (e.g. control plane traffic). | support: MANDATORY |
| monitoringParameter | MonitoringParameter | 0..N | Defines the virtualised resources monitoring parameters on VLD level. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: VnfDf
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
flavorId | Identifier | 1 | Identifier of this DF within the VNFD. | support: MANDATORY |
| description | String | 1 | Human readable description of the DF. | support: MANDATORY |
| vduProfile | VduProfile | 1..N | Describes additional instantiation data for the VDUs used in this flavor. | support: MANDATORY |
| virtualLinkProfile | VirtualLinkProfile | 0..N | Defines the internal VLD along with additional data which is used in this DF. NOTE 1: This allows for different VNF internal topologies between DFs. NOTE 2: virtualLinkProfile needs to be provided for all VLs that the CPs of the VDUs in the VDU profiles connect to. | support: MANDATORY |
| instantiationLevel | InstantiationLevel | 1..N | Describes the various levels of resources that can be used to instantiate the VNF using this flavour. Examples: Small, Medium, Large. If there is only one "instantiationLevel" entry, it shall be treated as the default instantiation level for this DF. | support: MANDATORY |
| affinityOrAntiAffinityGroup | AffinityOrAntiAffinityGroup | 0..N | Specifies affinity or anti-affinity relationship applicable between the virtualisation containers (e.g. virtual machines) to be created using different VDUs or internal VLs to be created using different VnfVirtualLinkDesc(s) in the same affinity or anti-affinity group. NOTE: In the present specification, including either VDU(s) or VnfVirtualLinkDesc(s) into the same affinity or anti-affinity group is supported. Extension to support including both VDU(s) and VnfVirtualLinkDesc(s) into the same affinity or anti-affinity group is left for future specification. | support: MANDATORY |
| scalingAspect | ScalingAspect | 0..N | The scaling aspects supported by this DF of the VNF. scalingAspect shall be present if the VNF supports scaling. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: VirtualLinkProfile
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
vnfVirtualLinkDescId | Identifier (Reference to VnfVirtualLinkDesc) | 1 | Uniquely identifies a Vnf VLD. | support: MANDATORY |
| flavourId | Identifier (Reference to VirtualLinkDescFlavour) | 1 | Identifies a flavour within the VnfVirtualLinkDesc. | support: MANDATORY |
| localAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule | LocalAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule | 0..N | 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. | support: MANDATORY |
| affinityOrAntiAffinityGroupId | Identifier | 0..N | Identifier(s) of the affinity or anti-affinity group(s) the VnfVirtualLinkDesc belongs to. NOTE: Each identifier references an affinity or anti-affinity group which expresses affinity or anti-affinity relationship between the VL(s) using this VnfVirtualLinkDesc and the VL(s) using other VnfVirtualLinkDesc(s) in the same group. | support: MANDATORY |
| maxBitRateRequirements | LinkBitrateRequirements | 1 | Specifies the maximum bitrate requirements for a VL instantiated according to this profile. NOTE: These attributes are used to control scaling boundaries. | support: MANDATORY |
| minBitRateRequirements | LinkBitrateRequirements | 1 | Specifies the minimum bitrate requirements for a VL instantiated according to this profile. | support: MANDATORY |
| initiationParameters | KeyValuePair/NameValuePair | 0..N | Specifies initiation parameters for the virtual link. | support: MANDATORY valueRange: specified values include: cidr, allocationPools (represented by [starting ip address, ending ip address]), gatewayIp, networkName, segmentationId, physicalNetwork. |
| networkType | Enum | 0..1 | Type of the network. | support: MANDATORY valueRange: "VLAN", "VXLAN" |
| dhcpEnabled | Boolean | 0..1 | Indicating whether DHCP is enabled. Default is "FALSE" if not specified otherwise. | support: MANDATORY |
| vlanTransparent | Boolean | 0..1 | Indicating whether "VLAN Transparent Mode" is supported. Default is "FALSE" if not specified otherwise. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: VirtualLinkDescFlavour
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
flavourId | Identifier | 1 | Identifies a flavour within a VnfVirtualLinkDesc. | support: MANDATORY |
| qos | QoS | 0..1 | QoS of the VL. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: LinkBitrateRequirements
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
root | Number | 1 | Throughput requirement of the link (e.g. bitrate of E-Line, root bitrate of E-Tree, aggregate capacity of E-LAN). | support: MANDATORY |
| leaf | Number | 0..1 | Throughput requirement of leaf connections to the link when applicable to the connectivity type (e.g. for E-Tree and E?LAN branches). NOTE: The present document does not specify the means to declare different bitrate requirements for leaf connections (e.g. E-LAN leaves). | support: MANDATORY |
Class: InstantiationLevel
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
levelId | Identifier | 1 | Uniquely identifies a level with the DF. | support: MANDATORY |
| description | String | 1 | Human readable description of the level. | support: MANDATORY |
| vduLevel | VduLevel | 1..N | Indicates the number of instance of this VDU to deploy for this level. | support: MANDATORY |
| virtualLinkBitRateLevel | VirtualLinkBitRateLevel | 0..N | 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. | support: MANDATORY |
| scaleInfo | ScaleInfo | 0..N | Represents for each aspect the scale level that corresponds to this instantiation level. scaleInfo shall be present if the VNF supports scaling. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: ScaleInfo
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
aspectId | Identifier (Reference to ScalingAspect) | 1 | Reference to the scaling aspect. | support: MANDATORY |
| scaleLevel | Integer | 1 | The scale level, greater than or equal to 0. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: VduLevel
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
vduId | Identifier (Reference to Vdu) | 1 | Uniquely identifies a VDU. | support: MANDATORY |
| numberOf Instances | Integer | 1 | Number of instances of VNFC based on this VDU to deploy for an instantiation level or for a scaling delta. | support: MANDATORY |
Class: QoS
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Class: LocalAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
type | Enum | 1 | Specifies whether the rule is an affinity rule or an anti-affinity rule. | support: MANDATORY valueRange: "Affinity", "Anti-Affinity" |
| scope | Enum | 1 | Specifies the scope of the rule. | support: MANDATORY valueRange: "NFVI-PoP", "Zone", "ZoneGroup", "NFVI-node" |
Class: AffinityOrAntiAffinityGroup
| Attribute Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description | Applied Stereotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
groupId | Identifier | 1 | Identifies an affinity or anti-affinity group to which the affinity or anti-affinity rule applies. | support: MANDATORY |
| type | Enum | 1 | Specifies whether the rule is an affinity rule or an anti-affinity rule. | support: MANDATORY valueRange: "Affinity", "Anti-Affinity" |
| scope | Enum | 1 | Specifies the scope of the rule. | support: MANDATORY valueRange: "NFVI-PoP", "Zone", "ZoneGroup", "NFVI-node" |