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This model is based on the ETSI model defined in IFA014/IFA015 v2.4.4

Class Diagram

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Classes

NSD - Network Service Descriptor

The NSD class is a deployment template whose instances are used by the NFVO for the lifecycle management of NSs.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Experimental
  • OpenModelClass
    • support: MANDATORY
  • OnapModelLifecycle
    • state: INPUT

 

...

Attribute Name

...

Type

...

Mult.

...

Stereotypes

...

Description

...

nsdIdentifier

...

Identifier

...

1

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Identifier of this NSD class. It globally uniquely identifies an instance of the NSD

 

 

...

designer

...

String

...

1

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Identifies the designer of the NSD.

 

 

...

version

...

Version

...

1

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Identifies the version of the NSD.

 

 

...

nsdName

...

String

...

1

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Provides the human readable name of the NSD.

 

 

...

nsdInvariantId

...

Identifier

...

1

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

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

 

 

...

autoScalingRule

...

Rule

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Specifies a rule to trigger a scaling action on a NS instantiated according to the NSD. NOTE 1:  The rule is based on a combination of assertions on the values of virtualised resource-related performance metrics and VNF Indicators identified by the monitoredInfo attribute. NOTE 2:  There may be multiple data sources (each identified as monitoredInfo) per rule

 

 

...

lifeCycleManagementScript

...

NsLifeCycleManagementScript

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

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

 

 

...

security

...

SecurityParameters

...

1

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Provides a signature to prevent tampering.

 

 

...

_nsdf

...

NsDf

...

1..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Identifies a DF within the scope of an NSD.

 

 

...

_sapd

...

Sapd

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Provides the descriptor of a SAP of the NS.

 

 

...

_vnffgd

...

Vnffgd

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Provides the descriptors of the applicable forwarding graphs. Cardinality of 0 means that the NS is a NF set with unspecified connectivity.

 

 

...

_virtualLinkdesc

...

NsVirtualLinkDesc

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Provides the constituent VLDs. Cardinality of 0 means that the NS is a NF set with unspecified connectivity.

 

 

...

_vnfdId

...

Vnfd

...

0..*

...

PassedByReference

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

References the VNFD of a constituent VNF.

 

 

...

_pnfdId

...

Pnfd

...

0..*

...

PassedByReference

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

References the PNFD of a constituent PNF.

 

 

...

_nestedNsdId

...

NetworkServiceDescriptor

...

0..*

...

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

References the NSD of a constituent nested NS.

 

 

NsDf (Network Service Deployment Flavor)

The NsDf class specifies the properties of a variant of an NS. NOTE: Every VNF, VL and nested NS whose descriptor is referenced by the NS DF shall be involved in an NS instantiation level of the parent NS. If no instances of a given VNF/nested NS have to be deployed at NS instantiation time, the numberOfInstances attribute in the corresponding VnfToLevelMapping/NsToLevelMapping datatype shall be set to 0.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Experimental
  • OpenModelClass
    • support: MANDATORY
  • OnapModelLifecycle
    • state: INPUT

 

...

Attribute Name

...

Type

...

Mult.

...

Stereotypes

...

Description

...

nsDfId

...

Identifier

...

1

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Identifies this NsDf class. It identifies a NS DF within the NSD.

 

 

...

flavourKey

...

String

...

1

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Assurance parameter against which this flavour is being described. The key can be a combination of multiple assurance parameters with a logical relationship between them. The parameters should be present as a monitoredInfo attribute in the NSD.

 

 

...

monitoredInfo

...

MonitoredData

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

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

 

 

...

_nsInstantiationLevel

...

NsLevel

...

1..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Describes the details of an NS level. NOTE: Every VNF, VL and nested NS whose descriptor is referenced by the NS DF shall be involved in an NS instantiation level of the parent NS. If no instances of a given VNF/nested NS have to be deployed at NS instantiation time, the numberOfInstances attribute in the corresponding VnfToLevelMapping/NsToLevelMapping datatype shall be set to 0.

 

 

...

_defaultNsInstantiationLevel

...

NsLevel

...

0..1

...

Experimental

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

...

 

 

...

_affinityOrAntiAffinitygroup

...

AffinityOrAntiAffinityGroup

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Specifies affinity or anti-affinity relationship applicable between the VNF instances created using different VNFDs, the Virtual Link instances created using different NsVirtualLinkDescs or the nested NS instances created using different NSDs in the same affinity or anti-affinity group.

 

 

...

_scalingAspect

...

NsScalingAspect

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

The scaling aspects supported by this DF of the NS.

 

 

...

_pnfProfile

...

PnfProfile

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

PNF profile to be used for the NS flavour.

 

 

...

_nsProfile

...

NsProfile

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Specifies a NS Profile supported by this NS DF.

 

 

...

_vnfProfile

...

VnfProfile

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

VNF profile to be used for the NS flavour.

 

 

...

_dependencies

...

Dependencies

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

Specifies the order in which instances of the VNFs and/or nested NSs have to be created.

 

 

...

_virtualLinkprofile

...

VirtualLinkProfile

...

0..*

...

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

...

VL profile to be used for the NS flavour.

 

 

NSVirtualLinkDesc - Network Service Virtual Link Descriptor

Sapd - Service Access Point Descriptor

NsDf - Network Service Deployment Flavor

Vnffgd - VNF Forwarding Graph Descriptor

Pnfd - PNF Descriptor

Vnfd - VNF Descriptor

VnfExtCpd - VNF External CP Descriptor

Datatypes

MonitoredData

NsLifeCycleManagementScript

VirtualLinkDf

ServiceAvailabilityLevel

NsQos

ConnectivityType

NsVirtualLinkDesc

The NsVirtualLinkDesc class provides general information enabling the instantiation of virtual links.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Experimental
  • OpenModelClass
    • support: MANDATORY
  • OnapModelLifecycle
    • state: INPUT

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

vitualLinkDescProvider

layerProtocol

String

LayerProtocol

0..

1

Experimental

RW

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Defines the organization generating the VLD.

 

 

virtuaLinkDescVersion

Version

1

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Specifies the version of the VLD.

 

 

virtualLinkDf

VirtualLinkDf

1..*

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Specifies properties for instantiating a VL according to a specific flavour.

 

 

security

SecurityParameters

0..1

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Provides a signature to prevent tampering.

 

 

virtualLinkDescId

Identifier

1

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Uniquely identifies a VLD in the parent descriptor. For VnfVirtualLinkDesc, the parent descriptor is the VNFD. For NsVirtualLinkDesc, the parent descriptor is the NSD. Note: the description of this class are different in ETSI GS NFV IFA 011 and ETSI GS NFV IFA 014. The present definition merges the 2 definitions.

 

 

connectivityType

 ConnectivityType

1

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Specifies the protocol exposed by a VL and the flow pattern supported by the VL.

 

 

testAccess

String

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Specifies test access facilities expected on the VL (e.g. none, passive monitoring, or active (intrusive) loopbacks at endpoints

 Identifies the protocol this VL gives access to (Ethernet, MPLS, ODU2, IPV4, IPV6, Pseudo-Wire).

 

 

description

flowPattern

String

0..1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Provides human-readable information on the purpose

 Identifies the flow pattern of the

VL (e.g. control plane traffic

connectivity (Line, Tree, Mesh).

 

 

...

SecurityParameters

The SAPD class specifies the information used to instantiate the service access points of an NS. A Sapd inherits from the Cpd class. All attributes of the Cpd are also attributes of the Sapd.

Applied stereotypes:

...

  • support: MANDATORY

...

SecurityParameters contains the signature of a NSD, VLD, PNFD or VNFFGD instance together with information required to validate the signature.

 

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

sapAddressAssignment

signature

Boolean

String

1

Experimental

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Specify whether the SAP address assignment is under the responsibility of management and orchestration functions or not.  If it is set to True, management and orchestration functions are responsible for assigning addresses to the access points instantiated from this SAPD.

 

 

associatedCpdId

Cpd

0..1

PassedByReference

Experimental

RW

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

References

 Provides the

descriptor of VNF or PNF external connection points the SAPs instantiated from this SAPD are mapped to.

 

 

nsVirtualLinkDescId

NsVirtualLinkDesc

0..1

PassedByReference

Experimental

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY
References the descriptor of the NS VL instance to which the SAP instantiated from this SAPD connects to

signature of the signed part of the descriptor.

 

 

cpdId

Identifier

1

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

Identifier of this Cpd information element.

 

 

cpRole

description

String

0..1

algorithm

String

0..1

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

Identifies the role of the port in the context of the traffic flow patterns in the VNF or parent NS.  For example a VNF with a tree flow pattern within the VNF will have legal cpRoles of ROOT and LEAF.

 

 

1

RW

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

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

 Identifies the algorithm used to compute the signature.

 

 

cpProtocol

CpProtocolData

1..*

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

Identifies the protocol layering information the CP uses for connectivity purposes and associated information. There shall be one cpProtocol for each layer protocol as indicated by the attribute layerProtocol.  Editor's note: the attribute "layerProtocol" still needs further discussion and not included in this table.

 

 

trunkMode

Boolean

1

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

Information about whether the CP instantiated from this CPD is in Trunk mode (802.1Q or other).

 

 

allowedAddressData

AddressData

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

Preliminary

For specifying floating IP(s) to be shared among Cpds, which are reserved for vnfReservedCpd described in the VNFD.

 

 

Vnffgd - VNF Forwarding Graph Descriptor

The Vnffgd class specifies a topology of connectivity of a NS and optionally forwarding rules applicable to the traffic conveyed over this topology.

Applied stereotypes:

  • Experimental
  • OpenModelClass
    • support: MANDATORY
  • OnapModelLifecycle
    • state: INPUT

 

certificate

invalid

0..1

RW

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Stereotypes

Description

vnffgdId

Identifier

1

Experimental

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

Identifier of this Vnffgd information element. It uniquely identifies a VNFFGD.

 

 

vnfdId

Vnfd

1..*

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

References the VNFD of a constituent VNF. NOTE 1:  The list of constituent VNFs, PNFs, and nested NS SAPs of a VNFFG can be identical to the list of constituent VNFs, PNFs and nested NSs of the parent NSD, or can be a subset of it. NOTE 2: The presence of a VNFD or PNFD identifier in a VNFFGD does not imply that all connection points instantiated from all embedded CPDs are connected to the VNFFG instantiated using the VNFFGD.

 

 

cpdPoolId

CpdPool

1..*

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

A reference to a pool of descriptors of connection points attached to one of the constituent VNFs and PNFs and/or one of the SAPs of the parent NS or of a nested NS.

 

 

nfpd

Nfpd

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

The network forwarding path associated to the VNFFG.

 

 

_nsVirtualLinkDesc

NsVirtualLinkDesc

1..*

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

References the VLD of a constituent VL. NOTE: The presence of a VLD identifier in a VNFFGD does not imply that all connection points of the VLs instantiated using this VL are connected to the VNFFG instantiated using the VNFFGD.

 

 

_pnfd

Pnfd

0..*

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

OnapModelLifecycle

References the PNFD of a constituent PNF. NOTE 1 :  The list of constituent VNFs, PNFs, and nested NS SAPs of a VNFFG can be identical to the list of constituent VNFs, PNFs and nested NSs of the parent NSD, or can be a subset of it. NOTE 2: The presence of a VNFD or PNFD identifier in a VNFFGD does not imply that all connection points instantiated from all embedded CPDs are connected to the VNFFG instantiated using the VNFFGD.

 

 

 MonitoredData

The MonitoredData datatype identifies information to be monitored during the lifetime of a network service instance.

...

Attribute Name

...

Type

...

Mult.

...

Access

...

Stereotypes

...

Description

...

vnfIndicatorInfo

...

VnfIndicatorData

...

0..1

...

RW

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Uniquely identifies the VNF Indicator class. One and only one of the attributes shall be included (i.e. there is a XOR relationship between the attributes).

...

monitoringParameter

...

0..1

...

RW

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Specifies the virtualised resource related performance metric to be monitored on an NS level or VNF level. One and only one of the attributes shall be included (i.e. there is a XOR relationship between the attributes).

1.1.2                   NsLifeCycleManagementScript

The LifeCycleManagementScript information element specifies a script for the NS.

...

Attribute Name

...

Type

...

Mult.

...

Access

...

Stereotypes

...

Description

...

event

...

String

...

1..*

...

RW

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Describes NS lifecycle event(s) or an external stimulus detected on an NFVO reference point.  NOTE 1: A minimum set of NS lifecycle events triggered internally by the NFVO includes: start instantiation, end instantiation, start scaling, end scaling, start healing, end healing, start termination, end termination, start update, end update. NOTE 2: A minimum set of external stimulus includes: the receipt of request message of instantiation, scaling, healing, termination, update of NS.

 Provides a certificate or a reference to a certificate to validate the signature. NOTE: Cardinality of 0 corresponds to the case where the certificate is provided by means outside the NSD

 

 

...

script

...

invalid

...

1

...

RW

...

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Includes an NS LCM script (e.g., written in a DSL) triggered to react to one of the events listed in the event attribute.

1.1.3                   VirtualLinkDf

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

Attribute Name

Type

Mult.

Access

Stereotypes

Description

flavourId

1

RW

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Identifies this VirtualLinkDF datatype within a VLD.

qos

NsQoS

0..1

RW

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY

 Specifies quality of service parameters applicable to a VL.

serviceAvaibilityLevel

0..1

RW

OnapModelLifecycle

OpenModelAttribute

  • isInvariant: false
  • valueRange:  no range constraint
  • support:  MANDATORY
 Specifies one of the three levels defined in ETSI GS NFV-REL 001: • Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3