ETSI GS NFV-SOL 009 V3.5.1 (2021-06)

Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) Release 3; Protocols and Data Models: RESTful protocols specification for the management of NFV-MANO

RGS/NFV-SOL009ed351

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• Technical Committee: NFV SOL - Solutions
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 30-Jun-2021
• Completion Date: 21-Jun-2021

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ETSI GS NFV-SOL 009 V3.5.1 (2021-06)






GROUP SPECIFICATION
Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) Release 3;
Protocols and Data Models;
RESTful protocols specification
for the management of NFV-MANO
Disclaimer
The present document has been produced and approved by the Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) ETSI Industry
Specification Group (ISG) and represents the views of those members who participated in this ISG.
It does not necessarily represent the views of the entire ETSI membership.

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Reference
RGS/NFV-SOL009ed351
Keywords
API, management, MANO, NFV, stage 3

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 12
Foreword . 12
Modal verbs terminology . 12
1 Scope . 13
2 References . 13
2.1 Normative references . 13
2.2 Informative references . 14
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 15
3.1 Terms . 15
3.2 Symbols . 16
3.3 Abbreviations . 16
4 General aspects . 16
4.1 Overview . 16
4.2 NFV-MANO management concepts . 17
4.2.1 Introduction. 17
4.2.2 NFV-MANO functional entity composition . 17
4.2.2.1 NFV-MANO functional entity . 17
4.2.2.2 NFV-MANO service . 18
4.2.2.3 NFV-MANO service interface . 19
4.2.2.4 NFV-MANO functional entity application and NFV-MANO functional entity components . 19
4.2.3 Peer functional entity and consumed NFV-MANO interfaces . 19
4.2.4 Consumption of NFV-MANO management APIs . 21
4.3 Common data types . 21
4.3.1 General . 21
4.3.2 Structured data types . 21
4.3.2.1 Introduction . 21
4.3.2.2 Type: ManoEntitySubscriptionFilter . 21
4.3.2.3 Type: ManoManagedObjectReference . 22
4.3.3 Simple data types and enumerations . 23
4.3.3.1 Introduction . 23
4.3.3.2 Simple data types . 23
4.3.3.3 Enumerations . 23
5 NFV-MANO Configuration and Information Management interface . 24
5.1 Description . 24
5.2 API version . 24
5.3 Resource structure and method . 24
5.4 Sequence diagrams . 26
5.4.1 Flow of the Read Config Info operation . 26
5.4.2 Flow of the Modify Config operation . 27
5.4.3 Flow of subscriptions management . 27
5.4.4 Flow of sending notifications. 30
5.4.5 Flow of changing the state of a managed entity . 30
5.4.6 Flow of managing information and configuration with regards to peer functional entity . 32
5.5 Resources . 35
5.5.1 Introduction. 35
5.5.2 Resource: API versions . 35
5.5.3 Resource: NFV-MANO entity . 35
5.5.3.1 Description . 35
5.5.3.2 Resource definition . 35
5.5.3.3 Resource methods . 35
5.5.3.3.1 POST . 35
5.5.3.3.2 GET . 36
5.5.3.3.3 PUT . 36
5.5.3.3.4 PATCH . 36
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5.5.3.3.5 DELETE . 37
5.5.4 Resource: Subscriptions . 37
5.5.4.1 Description . 37
5.5.4.2 Resource definition . 37
5.5.4.3 Resource methods . 38
5.5.4.3.1 POST . 38
5.5.4.3.2 GET . 39
5.5.4.3.3 PUT . 41
5.5.4.3.4 PATCH . 41
5.5.4.3.5 DELETE . 41
5.5.5 Resource: Individual subscription . 41
5.5.5.1 Description . 41
5.5.5.2 Resource definition . 41
5.5.5.3 Resource methods . 41
5.5.5.3.1 POST . 41
5.5.5.3.2 GET . 41
5.5.5.3.3 PUT . 42
5.5.5.3.4 PATCH . 42
5.5.5.3.5 DELETE . 42
5.5.6 Resource: Notification endpoint . 43
5.5.6.1 Description . 43
5.5.6.2 Resource definition . 43
5.5.6.3 Resource methods . 43
5.5.6.3.1 POST . 43
5.5.6.3.2 GET . 43
5.5.6.3.3 PUT . 44
5.5.6.3.4 PATCH . 44
5.5.6.3.5 DELETE . 44
5.5.7 Resource: Change NFV-MANO entity state task . 44
5.5.7.1 Description . 44
5.5.7.2 Resource definition . 44
5.5.7.3 Resource methods . 45
5.5.7.3.1 POST . 45
5.5.7.3.2 GET . 45
5.5.7.3.3 PUT . 45
5.5.7.3.4 PATCH . 46
5.5.7.3.5 DELETE . 46
5.5.8 Resource: Change state operation occurrences . 46
5.5.8.1 Description . 46
5.5.8.2 Resource definition . 46
5.5.8.3 Resource methods . 46
5.5.8.3.1 POST . 46
5.5.8.3.2 GET . 46
5.5.8.3.3 PUT . 48
5.5.8.3.4 PATCH . 48
5.5.8.3.5 DELETE . 49
5.5.9 Resource: Individual change state operation occurrence . 49
5.5.9.1 Description . 49
5.5.9.2 Resource definition . 49
5.5.9.3 Resource methods . 49
5.5.9.3.1 POST . 49
5.5.9.3.2 GET . 49
5.5.9.3.3 PUT . 50
5.5.9.3.4 PATCH . 50
5.5.9.3.5 DELETE . 50
5.5.10 Resource: NFV-MANO service interfaces . 50
5.5.10.1 Description . 50
5.5.10.2 Resource definition . 50
5.5.10.3 Resource methods . 51
5.5.10.3.1 POST . 51
5.5.10.3.2 GET . 51
5.5.10.3.3 PUT . 52
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5.5.10.3.4 PATCH . 52
5.5.10.3.5 DELETE . 53
5.5.11 Resource: Individual NFV-MANO service interface . 53
5.5.11.1 Description . 53
5.5.11.2 Resource definition . 53
5.5.11.3 Resource methods . 53
5.5.11.3.1 POST . 53
5.5.11.3.2 GET . 53
5.5.11.3.3 PUT . 54
5.5.11.3.4 PATCH . 54
5.5.11.3.5 DELETE . 55
5.5.12 Resource: Change interface state task . 55
5.5.12.1 Description . 55
5.5.12.2 Resource definition . 56
5.5.12.3 Resource methods . 56
5.5.12.3.1 POST . 56
5.5.12.3.2 GET . 57
5.5.12.3.3 PUT . 57
5.5.12.3.4 PATCH . 57
5.5.12.3.5 DELETE . 57
5.5.13 Resource: Peer entities . 57
5.5.13.1 Description . 57
5.5.13.2 Resource definition . 57
5.5.13.3 Resource methods . 58
5.5.13.3.1 POST . 58
5.5.13.3.2 GET . 58
5.5.13.3.3 PUT . 60
5.5.13.3.4 PATCH . 60
5.5.13.3.5 DELETE . 60
5.5.14 Resource: Individual peer entity . 60
5.5.14.1 Description . 60
5.5.14.2 Resource definition . 61
5.5.14.3 Resource methods . 61
5.5.14.3.1 POST . 61
5.5.14.3.2 GET . 61
5.5.14.3.3 PUT . 61
5.5.14.3.4 PATCH . 62
5.5.14.3.5 DELETE . 63
5.6 Data model . 63
5.6.1 Introduction. 63
5.6.2 Resource and notification data types . 64
5.6.2.1 Introduction . 64
5.6.2.2 Type: ManoEntity . 64
5.6.2.3 Type: ManoConfigModificationRequest . 65
5.6.2.4 Type: ManoConfigModifications . 66
5.6.2.5 Type: CimSubscriptionRequest. 66
5.6.2.6 Type: CimSubscription .
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