ETSI GS NFV-SOL 005 V5.1.1 (2024-07)

Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) Release 5; Protocols and Data Models; RESTful protocols specification for the Os-Ma-nfvo Reference Point

RGS/NFV-SOL005ed511

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• Technical Committee: NFV SOL - Solutions
• Current Stage: 12 - Citation in the OJ (auto-insert)
• Due Date: 01-Aug-2024
• Completion Date: 09-Jul-2024

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GROUP SPECIFICATION
Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) Release 5;
Protocols and Data Models;
RESTful protocols specification for
the Os-Ma-nfvo Reference Point
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RGS/NFV-SOL005ed511
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API, NFV, protocol
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 25
Foreword . 25
Modal verbs terminology . 25
1 Scope . 26
2 References . 26
2.1 Normative references . 26
2.2 Informative references . 27
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 28
3.1 Terms . 28
3.2 Symbols . 28
3.3 Abbreviations . 28
4 General Aspects . 30
4.1 Overview . 30
4.2 Void . 31
4.3 Void . 31
4.4 Common data types . 31
4.4.1 Structured data types . 31
4.4.1.1 Introduction . 31
4.4.1.2 Void. 31
4.4.1.3 Void. 31
4.4.1.3a Void. 31
4.4.1.4 Void. 31
4.4.1.5 Type: NsInstanceSubscriptionFilter . 31
4.4.1.6 Type: ResourceHandle . 32
4.4.1.7 Type: AdditionalResourceInfo . 33
4.4.1.8 Type: PaasServiceHandle . 33
4.4.1.9 MonitoringConnection . 34
4.4.2 Simple data types and enumerations . 34
4.4.2.1 Introduction . 34
4.4.2.2 Simple data types . 34
4.4.2.3 Enumerations . 35
4.5 HTTP conditional requests . 35
4.6 Void . 35
4.7 Void . 35
5 NSD Management interface . 36
5.1 Description . 36
5.1a API version . 37
5.2 Resource structure and methods . 37
5.3 Sequence diagrams (informative) . 40
5.3.1 Flow of the creation of an individual NS descriptor resource . 40
5.3.2 Flow of the uploading of NSD archive content . 41
5.3.3 Flow of the fetching of an onboarded NSD archive . 42
5.3.4 Flow of the update of an individual NS descriptor resource . 43
5.3.5 Flow of the deletion of an individual NS descriptor resource . 44
5.3.6 Flow of the querying/reading of NS descriptor information . 45
5.3.6a Flow of reading the NSD . 46
5.3.6b Flow of fetching the manifest file of an onboarded NSD archive. 46
5.3.6c Flow of fetching an NSD archive artifact . 47
5.3.7 Flow of the creation of an individual PNF descriptor resource . 48
5.3.8 Flow of the uploading of PNFD archive . 48
5.3.9 Flow of the fetching of an onboarded PNFD archive . 49
5.3.9a Flow of the update of an individual PNF descriptor resource . 50
5.3.10 Flow of the deletion of an individual PNF descriptor resource . 51
5.3.11 Flow of the querying/reading of PNF descriptor information . 52
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5.3.11a Flow of reading the PNFD . 53
5.3.11b Flow of fetching the manifest file of an onboarded PNFD archive . 53
5.3.11c Flow of fetching a PNFD archive artifact . 54
5.3.12 Flow of managing subscriptions . 54
5.3.13 Flow of sending notifications. 56
5.4 Resources . 57
5.4.1 Introduction. 57
5.4.1a Resource: API versions . 57
5.4.2 Resource: NS Descriptors . 57
5.4.2.1 Description . 57
5.4.2.2 Resource definition . 57
5.4.2.3 Resource methods . 58
5.4.2.3.1 POST . 58
5.4.2.3.2 GET . 58
5.4.2.3.3 PUT . 59
5.4.2.3.4 PATCH . 60
5.4.2.3.5 DELETE . 60
5.4.3 Resource: Individual NS Descriptor . 60
5.4.3.1 Description . 60
5.4.3.2 Resource definition . 60
5.4.3.3 Resource methods . 60
5.4.3.3.1 POST . 60
5.4.3.3.2 GET . 60
5.4.3.3.3 PUT . 61
5.4.3.3.4 PATCH . 61
5.4.3.3.5 DELETE . 62
5.4.4 Resource: NSD archive content . 63
5.4.4.1 Description . 63
5.4.4.2 Resource definition . 63
5.4.4.3 Resource methods . 64
5.4.4.3.1 POST . 64
5.4.4.3.2 GET . 64
5.4.4.3.3 PUT . 65
5.4.4.3.4 PATCH . 66
5.4.4.3.5 DELETE . 66
5.4.4a Resource: NSD . 66
5.4.4a.1 Description . 66
5.4.4a.2 Resource definition . 66
5.4.4a.3 Resource methods . 67
5.4.4a.3.1 POST . 67
5.4.4a.3.2 GET . 67
5.4.4a.3.3 PUT . 68
5.4.4a.3.4 PATCH . 69
5.4.4a.3.5 DELETE . 69
5.4.4b Resource: NSD archive manifest . 69
5.4.4b.1 Description . 69
5.4.4b.2 Resource definition . 69
5.4.4b.3 Resource methods . 69
5.4.4b.3.1 POST . 69
5.4.4b.3.2 GET . 69
5.4.4b.3.3 PUT . 70
5.4.4b.3.4 PATCH . 71
5.4.4b.3.5 DELETE . 71
5.4.4c Resource: Individual NSD archive artifact . 71
5.4.4c.1 Description . 71
5.4.4c.2 Resource definition . 71
5.4.4c.3 Resource methods . 71
5.4.4c.3.1 POST . 71
5.4.4c.3.2 GET . 71
5.4.4c.3.3 PUT . 73
5.4.4c.3.4 PATCH . 73
5.4.4c.3.5 DELETE . 73
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5.4.5 Resource: PNF Descriptors . 74
5.4.5.1 Description . 74
5.4.5.2 Resource definition . 74
5.4.5.3 Resource methods . 74
5.4.5.3.1 POST . 74
5.4.5.3.2 GET . 75
5.4.5.3.3 PUT . 76
5.4.5.3.4 PATCH . 76
5.4.5.3.5 DELETE . 76
5.4.6 Resource: Individual PNF Descriptor . 77
5.4.6.1 Description . 77
5.4.6.2 Resource definition . 77
5.4.6.3 Resource methods . 77
5.4.6.3.1 POST . 77
5.4.6.3.2 GET . 77
5.4.6.3.3 PUT . 78
5.4.6.3.4 PATCH . 78
5.4.6.3.5 DELETE . 78
5.4.7 Resource: PNFD archive content . 79
5.4.7.1 Description . 79
5.4.7.2 Resource definition . 79
5.4.7.3 Resource methods . 79
5.4.7.3.1 POST . 79
5.4.7.3.2 GET . 80
5.4.7.3.3 PUT . 81
5.4.7.3.4 PATCH . 82
5.4.7.3.5 DELETE . 82
5.4.7a Resource: PNFD . 82
5.4.7a.1 Description . 82
5.4.7a.2 Resource definition . 82
5.4.7a.3 Resource methods . 82
5.4.7a.3.1 POST . 82
5.4.7a.3.2 GET . 82
5.4.7a.3.3 PUT . 84
5.4.7a.3.4 PATCH . 84
5.4.7a.3.5 DELETE . 84
5.4.7b Resource: PNFD archive manifest . 84
5.4.7b.1 Description . 84
5.4.7b.2 Resource definition . 84
5.4.7b.3 Resource methods . 85
5.4.7b.3.1 POST . 85
5.4.7b.3.2 GET . 85
5.4.7b.3.3 PUT . 86
5.4.7b.3.4 PATCH . 86
5.4.7b.3.5 DELETE . 86
5.4.7c Resource: Individual PNFD archive artifact . 86
5.4.7c.1 Description . 86
5.4.7c.2 Resource definition . 87
5.4.7c.3 Resource methods . 87
5.4.7c.3.1 POST . 87
5.4.7c.3.2 GET . 87
5.4.7c.3.3 PUT . 89
5.4.7c.3.4 PATCH . 89
5.4.7c.3.5 DELETE . 89
5.4.8 Resource: Subscriptions . 89
5.4.8.1 Description . 89
5.4.8.2 Resource definition . 89
5.4.8.3 Resource methods . 90
5.4.8.3.1 POST . 90
5.4.8.3.2 GET . 91
5.4.8.3.3 PUT . 92
5.4.8.3.4 PATCH . 92
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5.4.8.3.5 DELETE . 92
5.4.9 Resource: Individual subscription . 93
5.4.9.1 Description . 93
5.4.9.2 Resource definition . 93
5.4.9.3 Resource methods . 93
5.4.9.3.1 POST . 93
5.4.9.3.2 GET . 93
5.4.9.3.3 PUT . 94
5.4.9.3.4 PATCH . 94
5.4.9.3.5 DELETE . 94
5.4.10 Resource: Notification endpoint . 94
5.4.10.1 Description . 94
5.4.10.2 Resource definition . 94
5.4.10.3 Resource methods . 95
5.4.10.3.1 POST . 95
5.4.10.3.2 GET . 95
5.4.10.3.3 PUT . 96
5.4.10.3.4 PATCH . 96
5.4.10.3.5 DELETE . 96
5.5 Data model . 96
5.5.1 Introduction. 96
5.5.2 Resource and notification data types . 96
5.5.2.1 Type: NsdInfoModifications . 96
5.5.2.2 Type: NsdInfo . 97
5.5.2.3 Type: CreateNsdInfoRequest . 98
5.5.2.4 Type: PnfdInfoModifications . 99
5.5.2.5 Type: PnfdInfo . 99
5.5.2.6 Type: CreatePnfdInfoRequest . 100
5.5.2.7 Type: NsdmSubscriptionRequest . 100
5.5.2.8 Type: NsdmSubscription . 101
5.5.2.9 Type: NsdOnboardingNotification . 101
5.5.2.10 Type: NsdOnboardingFailureNotification . 101
5.5.2.11 Type: NsdChangeNotification. 102
5.5.2.12 Type: NsdDeletionNotification . 102
5.5.2.13 Type: PnfdOnboardingNotification . 103
5.5.2.14 Type: PnfdOnboardingFailureNotification . 103
5.5.2.15 Type: PnfdDeletionNotification . 104
5.5.3 Referenced structured data types . 104
5.5.3.1 Introduction . 104
5.5.3.2 Type: NsdmNotificationsFilter . 104
5.5.3.3 Type: NsdmLinks . 105
5.5.3.4 Type: PnfdmLinks . 105
5.5.3.5 Type: NsdArchiveArtifactInfo . 106
5.5.3.6 Type: PnfdArchiveArtifactInfo . 106
5.5.4 Referenced simple data types and enumerations . 106
5.5.4.1 Introduction . 106
5.5.4.2 Simple data types . 106
5.5.4.3 Enumeration: NsdOperationalStateType . 106
5.5.4.4 Enumeration: NsdUsageStateType . 107
5.5.4.5 Enumeration: NsdOnboardingStateType . 107
5.5.4.6 Enumeration: PnfdOnboardingStateType . 107
5.5.4.7 Enumeration: PnfdUsageStateType . 107
6 NS Lifecycle Management interface . 108
6.1 Description . 108
6.1a API version . 108
6.2 Resource structure and methods . 108
6.3 Sequence diagrams (informative) . 111
6.3.1 Flow of the creation of an NS instance resource . 111
6.3.2 Flow of the deletion of an NS instance resource. 111
6.3.3 Flow of NS lifecycle management operations triggered by task resources. 112
6.3.3a Flows of NS lifecycle management operations triggered by task resources with pre-emption . 114
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6.3.3a.1 Overview . 114
6.3.3a.2 Steps shared by multiple flows . 115
6.3.3a.3 Shortage Use Case #1. 117
6.3.3a.4 Shortage Use Case #2. 118
6.3.3a.5 Shortage Use Case #3. 121
6.3.3a.6 Shortage Use Case #4. 125
6.3.3b Flow of NS lifecycle management operations triggered by task resources with feasibility check . 126
6.3.4 Flow of the get operations status operation . 130
6.3.4b Flow of the Query NS operation . 131
6.3.5 Flow of managing subscriptions . 132
6.3.6 Flow of sending notifications. 133
6.3.7 Flow of retrying an NS lifecycle management operation . 134
6.3.8 Flow of rolling back an NS lifecycle management operation . 135
6.3.9 Flow of continuing an NS lifecycle management operation . 137
6.3.10 Flow of failing an NS lifecycle management operation . 138
6.3.11 Flow of cancelling an NS lifecycle management operation . 139
6.3.12 Flow of the query VNF snapshot operation .
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