ETSI GS NFV-IFA 014 V4.4.1 (2023-03)

Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) Release 4; Management and Orchestration; Network Service Templates Specification

RGS/NFV-IFA014ed441

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• Technical Committee: NFV IFA - Interfaces and Architecture
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• Due Date: 10-Apr-2023
• Completion Date: 17-Mar-2023

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ETSI GS NFV-IFA 014 V4.4.1 (2023-03)






GROUP SPECIFICATION
Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) Release 4;
Management and Orchestration;
Network Service Templates Specification
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-IFA014ed441
Keywords
MANO, network, NFV, service, virtualisation

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 7
Foreword . 7
Modal verbs terminology . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 References . 8
2.1 Normative references . 8
2.2 Informative references . 8
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 9
3.1 Terms . 9
3.2 Symbols . 9
3.3 Abbreviations . 9
4 Overview . 10
4.1 Network Service Descriptions . 10
4.2 Relation to other ETSI NFV Group Specifications . 11
4.3 Conventions . 11
4.4 Various levels of NFV entities . 12
5 Functional requirements . 12
5.1 Void . 12
5.2 Functional requirements for Network Service Descriptor . 12
5.3 Functional requirements for Network Service Deployment Flavour . 13
5.4 Functional requirements for VNF Forwarding Graph Descriptor . 14
5.5 Functional requirements for Virtual Link Descriptor . 14
5.6 Functional requirements for Physical Network Function Descriptor . 15
5.7 Functional requirements for PNFD archive . 15
6 Descriptors formats and contents . 15
6.1 Void . 15
6.2 Information elements related to the Network Service Descriptor . 15
6.2.1 Introduction. 15
6.2.2 Network Service Descriptor information element . 16
6.2.2.1 Description . 16
6.2.2.2 Attributes . 16
6.2.3 Sapd information element . 17
6.2.3.1 Description . 17
6.2.3.2 Attributes . 18
6.2.4 Void . 18
6.2.5 SecurityParameters information element . 18
6.2.5.1 Description . 18
6.2.5.2 Attributes . 18
6.2.6 MonitoredData information element . 18
6.2.6.1 Description . 18
6.2.6.2 Attributes . 18
6.2.7 VnfIndicatorData information element . 19
6.2.7.1 Description . 19
6.2.7.2 Attributes . 19
6.2.8 MonitoringParameter information element . 19
6.2.8.1 Description . 19
6.2.8.2 Attributes . 19
6.2.9 LifeCycleManagementScript information element . 20
6.2.9.1 Description . 20
6.2.9.2 Attributes . 20
6.2.10 Information elements related to NS lifecycle management operations . 20
6.2.10.1 Introduction . 20
6.2.10.2 NsLcmAdditionalParams information element . 20
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6.2.10.2.1 Description . 20
6.2.10.2.2 Attributes . 20
6.2.10.3 InstantiateNsAdditionalParams information element . 21
6.2.10.3.1 Description . 21
6.2.10.3.2 Attributes . 21
6.2.10.4 ScaleNsAdditionalParams information element . 21
6.2.10.4.1 Description . 21
6.2.10.4.2 Attributes . 21
6.2.10.5 HealNsAdditionalParams information element . 21
6.2.10.5.1 Description . 21
6.2.10.5.2 Attributes . 21
6.3 Information elements related to the Network Service Deployment Flavour . 22
6.3.1 Introduction. 22
6.3.2 NsDf information element . 22
6.3.2.1 Description . 22
6.3.2.2 Attributes . 22
6.3.3 VnfProfile information element . 23
6.3.3.1 Description . 23
6.3.3.2 Attributes . 23
6.3.4 VirtualLinkProfile information element . 25
6.3.4.1 Description . 25
6.3.4.2 Attributes . 25
6.3.5 AffinityOrAntiAffinityGroup information element . 26
6.3.5.1 Description . 26
6.3.5.2 Attributes . 26
6.3.6 PnfProfile information element . 27
6.3.6.1 Description . 27
6.3.6.2 Attributes . 27
6.3.7 NsVirtualLinkConnectivity information element . 28
6.3.7.1 Description . 28
6.3.7.2 Attributes . 28
6.3.8 LocalAffinityOrAntiAffinityRule information element. 28
6.3.8.1 Description . 28
6.3.8.2 Attributes . 29
6.3.9 NsLevel information element . 29
6.3.9.1 Description . 29
6.3.9.2 Attributes . 29
6.3.10 NsScaleInfo information element . 30
6.3.10.1 Description . 30
6.3.10.2 Attributes . 30
6.3.11 NsProfile information element . 30
6.3.11.1 Description . 30
6.3.11.2 Attributes . 30
6.3.12 Dependencies information element . 32
6.3.12.1 Description . 32
6.3.12.2 Attributes . 32
6.3.13 VirtualLinkProtocolData information element . 32
6.3.13.1 Description . 32
6.3.13.2 Attributes . 32
6.3.14 L2ProtocolData information element. 33
6.3.14.1 Description . 33
6.3.14.2 Attributes . 33
6.3.15 L3ProtocolData information element. 33
6.3.15.1 Description . 33
6.3.15.2 Attributes . 33
6.3.16 VnfScaleInfo information element . 34
6.3.16.1 Description . 34
6.3.16.2 Attributes . 34
6.3.17 VersionDependency information element . 34
6.3.17.1 Description . 34
6.3.17.2 Attributes . 34
6.3.18 VersionDependencyStatement information element . 35
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6.3.18.1 Description . 35
6.3.18.2 Attributes . 35
6.4 Information elements related to the VNF Forwarding Graph Descriptor . 36
6.4.1 Introduction. 36
6.4.2 Vnffgd information element . 36
6.4.2.1 Description . 36
6.4.2.2 Attributes . 36
6.4.3 Nfpd information element . 36
6.4.3.1 Description . 36
6.4.3.2 Attributes . 36
6.4.4 Void . 37
6.4.5 NfpPositionDesc information element . 37
6.4.5.1 Description . 37
6.4.5.2 Attributes . 37
6.4.6 NfpPositionElement information element . 38
6.4.6.1 Description . 38
6.4.6.2 Attributes . 38
6.4.7 Void . 38
6.4.8 CpdInConstituentElement information element . 38
6.4.8.1 Description . 38
6.4.8.2 Attributes . 38
6.5 Information elements related to the Network Service Virtual Link Descriptor . 39
6.5.1 Introduction. 39
6.5.2 NsVirtualLinkDesc information element . 39
6.5.2.1 Description . 39
6.5.2.2 Attributes . 39
6.5.3 ConnectivityType information element . 39
6.5.3.1 Description . 39
6.5.3.2 Attributes . 39
6.5.4 VirtualLinkDf information element . 40
6.5.4.1 Description . 40
6.5.4.2 Attributes . 40
6.5.5 LinkBitrateRequirements information element. 40
6.5.5.1 Description . 40
6.5.5.2 Attributes . 40
6.5.6 NsQoS information element . 41
6.5.6.1 Description . 41
6.5.6.2 Attributes . 41
6.5.7 NsDataFlowMirroring information element . 41
6.5.7.1 Description . 41
6.5.7.2 Attributes . 41
6.5.8 DataFlowInfo information element . 41
6.5.8.1 Description . 41
6.5.8.2 Attributes . 42
6.6 Information elements related to the PNFD . 42
6.6.1 Introduction.
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