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- PNF Pre-Onboarding
- PNF Onboarding
Reference Presentation provided to 5G UC meeting (Nov 15th, 2018)
Use Case Description
PNF Pre-Onboarding
A vendor provided PNF package/ file archive shall be pre-onboarded in ONAP
The pre-onboarding step can be used to verify the PNF package format by VNF SDK tools
Use Case Notes
- This Use Case shall be aligned as much as possible to the ONAP VNF package pre-onboarding UC
- PNF archive is provided by a vendor and it will include PNFD (based on ETSI SOL004) and all the artifacts required by ONAP (non ETSI NFV artifacts provided managed as Non-MANO artifact (i.e. FM and PM dictionary))
PNF Onboarding
- A vendor provided PNF package/file archive can be on-boarded in ONAP
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- ONAP SDC shall also continue to support PNF definition by UI as in Casablanca Release
- ONAP artifacts associated to a PNF can be stored in ONAP catalogues in order to be then utilized also at RT.
Development Status
IMPACTED PROJECTS
| PROJECTED | DESCRIPTION OF IMPACT | VNF requirements|
|---|---|---|
| SDC | ||
| VNF-SDK | ||
| VNF requirements |
Supporting material
The following material is used during Dublin timeframe as input for discussion. It is subject to updates during Dublin timeframe. A final version will be available by Dublin signoff.
PNF PRE-ONBOARDING & ONBOARDING OVERVIEW
Descriptor, Artifacts and Package Delivery | PNF Package Pre-onboarding | ONAP onboarding process, PNF Package onboarding | ONAP Design Time activities | ONAP Run Time activities |
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| WHEN | PNF |
| delivery time | NF validation Activities | Onboarding Activities | ONAP Design Time Activities | ONAP Run Time | |
| WHO | Vendor | Technology Specialist | Technology Specialist Asset Manager | Service Designer Operations Specialist | Operations Specialist |
| WHAT |
| Descriptor, Artifacts and Package delivery | PNF Descriptor Model PNF SDK PNF Onboarding |
ONAP Common Information Model |
SDC Data Model 5G Service Definition | 5G Service Instantiation PNF Instance A&AI PNF Instance | ||||
| ETSI NFV reference | SOL001 PNFD SOL004 Package | SOL004 Package | SOL004 Package, | - | - |
PRE-ONBOARDING: ARTIFACTS & PRODUCTS
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| PACKAGE DELIVERY | ONBOARDING PROCESS | DESIGN TIME | RUN TIME | |
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| NF Descriptor | PNF Onboarding Package | NF Descriptor Model | SDC Data Platform Information Model | A&AI PNF Entry |
| NF Registration | NF Descriptor Model | Platform Data Model | PNF Instance | Informational Artifacts | SDC Catalog | PNF Discovery & Plug and Play | Configuration Files | 5G Service Definition | 5G Service Instantiation | Ansible Playbooks
| PNF Data model, PNF instance | ||||
VES registration file, | artifact | SDC Catalog | Run time Catalog | |
| Informational Artifacts | artifact | SDC Catalog | Run time Catalog, | |
| Configuration Files | artifact | SDC Catalog | Run time Catalog, | |
| Ansible Playbooks | artifact | SDC Catalog | Run time Catalog, |
Multiple artifacts can be provided by avendor in the Package. A list of the supported artifacts by ONAP will be finalized during Dublin timeframe.
Note about the picture: NF Registration stands for VES registration file. Info model provided in the picture is just an example
DUBLIN ACTIVITIES FOR PNF PRE-ONBOARDING & ONBOARDING
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