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tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_2
description: ETSI NFV SOL 001 vnfd types definitions version 2.5.1
data_types:
tosca.datatypes.nfv.L2AddressData:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Describes the information on the MAC addresses to be assigned to a connection point.
properties:
mac_address_assignment:
type: boolean
description: Specifies if the address assignment is the responsibility of management and orchestration function or not. If it is set to True, it is the management and orchestration function responsibility
required: true
tosca.datatypes.nfv.L3AddressData:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Provides information about Layer 3 level addressing scheme and parameters applicable to a CP
properties:
ip_address_assignment:
type: boolean
description: Specifies if the address assignment is the responsibility of management and orchestration function or not. If it is set to True, it is the management and orchestration function responsibility
required: true
floating_ip_activated:
type: boolean
description: Specifies if the floating IP scheme is activated on the Connection Point or not
required: true
ip_address_type:
type: string
description: Defines address type. The address type should be aligned with the address type supported by the layer_protocols properties of the parent VnfExtCp
required: false
constraints:
- valid_values: [ ipv4, ipv6 ]
number_of_ip_address:
type: integer
description: Minimum number of IP addresses to be assigned
required: false
constraints:
- greater_than: 0
tosca.datatypes.nfv.AddressData:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Describes information about the addressing scheme and parameters applicable to a CP
properties:
address_type:
type: string
description: Describes the type of the address to be assigned to a connection point. The content type shall be aligned with the address type supported by the layerProtocol property of the connection point
required: true
constraints:
- valid_values: [ mac_address, ip_address ]
l2_address_data:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.L2AddressData
description: Provides the information on the MAC addresses to be assigned to a connection point.
required: false
l3_address_data:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.L3AddressData
description: Provides the information on the IP addresses to be assigned to a connection point
required: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualNetworkInterfaceRequirements:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Describes requirements on a virtual network interface
properties:
name:
type: string
description: Provides a human readable name for the requirement.
required: false
description:
type: string
description: Provides a human readable description of the requirement.
required: false
support_mandatory:
type: boolean
description: Indicates whether fulfilling the constraint is mandatory (TRUE) for successful operation or desirable (FALSE).
required: true
network_interface_requirements:
type: map
description: The network interface requirements. A map of strings that contain a set of key-value pairs that describes the hardware platform specific network interface deployment requirements.
required: true
entry_schema:
type: string
nic_io_requirements:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.LogicalNodeData
description: references (couples) the CP with any logical node I/O requirements (for network devices) that may have been created. Linking these attributes is necessary so that so that I/O requirements that need to be articulated at the logical node level can be associated with the network interface requirements associated with the CP.
required: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.ConnectivityType:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: describes additional connectivity information of a virtualLink
properties:
layer_protocols:
type: list
description: Identifies the protocol a virtualLink gives access to (ethernet, mpls, odu2, ipv4, ipv6, pseudo-wire).The top layer protocol of the virtualLink protocol stack shall always be provided. The lower layer protocols may be included when there are specific requirements on these layers.
required: true
entry_schema:
type: string
constraints:
- valid_values: [ ethernet, mpls, odu2, ipv4, ipv6, pseudo-wire ]
flow_pattern:
type: string
description: Identifies the flow pattern of the connectivity
required: false
constraints:
- valid_values: [ line, tree, mesh ]
tosca.datatypes.nfv.RequestedAdditionalCapability:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: describes requested additional capability for a particular VDU
properties:
requested_additional_capability_name:
type: string
description: Identifies a requested additional capability for the VDU.
required: true
support_mandatory:
type: boolean
description: Indicates whether the requested additional capability is mandatory for successful operation.
required: true
min_requested_additional_capability_version:
type: string
description: Identifies the minimum version of the requested additional capability.
required: false
preferred_requested_additional_capability_version:
type: string
description: Identifies the preferred version of the requested additional capability.
required: false
target_performance_parameters:
type: map
description: Identifies specific attributes, dependent on the requested additional capability type.
required: true
entry_schema:
type: string
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualMemory:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: supports the specification of requirements related to virtual memory of a virtual compute resource
properties:
virtual_mem_size:
type: scalar-unit.size
description: Amount of virtual memory.
required: true
virtual_mem_oversubscription_policy:
type: string
description: The memory core oversubscription policy in terms of virtual memory to physical memory on the platform.
required: false
vdu_mem_requirements:
type: map
description: The hardware platform specific VDU memory requirements. A map of strings that contains a set of key-value pairs that describes hardware platform specific VDU memory requirements.
required: false
entry_schema:
type: string
numa_enabled:
type: boolean
description: It specifies the memory allocation to be cognisant of the relevant process/core allocation.
required: false
default: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualCpu:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Supports the specification of requirements related to virtual CPU(s) of a virtual compute resource
properties:
cpu_architecture:
type: string
description: CPU architecture type. Examples are x86, ARM
required: false
num_virtual_cpu:
type: integer
description: Number of virtual CPUs
required: true
constraints:
- greater_than: 0
virtual_cpu_clock:
type: scalar-unit.frequency
description: Minimum virtual CPU clock rate
required: false
virtual_cpu_oversubscription_policy:
type: string
description: CPU core oversubscription policy e.g. the relation of virtual CPU cores to physical CPU cores/threads.
required: false
vdu_cpu_requirements:
type: map
description: The hardware platform specific VDU CPU requirements. A map of strings that contains a set of key-value pairs describing VDU CPU specific hardware platform requirements.
required: false
entry_schema:
type: string
virtual_cpu_pinning:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualCpuPinning
description: The virtual CPU pinning configuration for the virtualised compute resource.
required: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualCpuPinning:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Supports the specification of requirements related to the virtual CPU pinning configuration of a virtual compute resource
properties:
virtual_cpu_pinning_policy:
type: string
description: 'Indicates the policy for CPU pinning. The policy can take values of "static" or "dynamic". In case of "dynamic" the allocation of virtual CPU cores to logical CPU cores is decided by the VIM. (e.g.: SMT (Simultaneous Multi-Threading) requirements). In case of "static" the allocation is requested to be according to the virtual_cpu_pinning_rule.'
required: false
constraints:
- valid_values: [ static, dynamic ]
virtual_cpu_pinning_rule:
type: list
description: Provides the list of rules for allocating virtual CPU cores to logical CPU cores/threads
required: false
entry_schema:
type: string
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfcConfigurableProperties:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Defines the configurable properties of a VNFC
# properties:
# additional_vnfc_configurable_properties:
# type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfcAdditionalConfigurableProperties
# description: Describes additional configuration for VNFC that
# can be modified using the ModifyVnfInfo operation
# required: false
# derived types are expected to introduce
# additional_vnfc_configurable_properties with its type derived from
# tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfcAdditionalConfigurableProperties
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfcAdditionalConfigurableProperties:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: VnfcAdditionalConfigurableProperties type is an empty base type for deriving data types for describing additional configurable properties for a given VNFC.
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VduProfile:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: describes additional instantiation data for a given Vdu.Compute used in a specific deployment flavour.
properties:
min_number_of_instances:
type: integer
description: Minimum number of instances of the VNFC based on this Vdu.Compute that is permitted to exist for a particular VNF deployment flavour.
required: true
constraints:
- greater_or_equal: 0
max_number_of_instances:
type: integer
description: Maximum number of instances of the VNFC based on this Vdu.Compute that is permitted to exist for a particular VNF deployment flavour.
required: true
constraints:
- greater_or_equal: 0
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VlProfile:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Describes additional instantiation data for a given VL used in a specific VNF deployment flavour.
properties:
max_bitrate_requirements:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.LinkBitrateRequirements
description: Specifies the maximum bitrate requirements for a VL instantiated according to this profile.
required: true
min_bitrate_requirements:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.LinkBitrateRequirements
description: Specifies the minimum bitrate requirements for a VL instantiated according to this profile.
required: true
qos:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.Qos
description: Specifies the QoS requirements of a VL instantiated according to this profile.
required: false
virtual_link_protocol_data:
type: list
description: Specifies the protocol data for a virtual link.
required: false
entry_schema:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualLinkProtocolData
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualLinkProtocolData:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: describes one protocol layer and associated protocol data for a given virtual link used in a specific VNF deployment flavour
properties:
associated_layer_protocol:
type: string
description: Identifies one of the protocols a virtualLink gives access to (ethernet, mpls, odu2, ipv4, ipv6, pseudo-wire) as specified by the connectivity_type property.
required: true
constraints:
- valid_values: [ ethernet, mpls, odu2, ipv4, ipv6, pseudo-wire ]
l2_protocol_data:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.L2ProtocolData
description: Specifies the L2 protocol data for a virtual link. Shall be present when the associatedLayerProtocol attribute indicates a L2 protocol and shall be absent otherwise.
required: false
l3_protocol_data:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.L3ProtocolData
description: Specifies the L3 protocol data for this virtual link. Shall be present when the associatedLayerProtocol attribute indicates a L3 protocol and shall be absent otherwise.
required: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.L2ProtocolData:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: describes L2 protocol data for a given virtual link used in a specific VNF deployment flavour.
properties:
name:
type: string
description: Identifies the network name associated with this L2 protocol.
required: false
network_type:
type: string
description: Specifies the network type for this L2 protocol.The value may be overridden at run-time.
required: false
constraints:
- valid_values: [ flat, vlan, vxlan, gre ]
vlan_transparent:
type: boolean
description: Specifies whether to support VLAN transparency for this L2 protocol or not.
required: false
default: false
mtu:
type: integer
description: Specifies the maximum transmission unit (MTU) value for this L2 protocol.
required: false
constraints:
- greater_than: 0
tosca.datatypes.nfv.L3ProtocolData:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: describes L3 protocol data for a given virtual link used in a specific VNF deployment flavour.
properties:
name:
type: string
description: Identifies the network name associated with this L3 protocol.
required: false
ip_version:
type: string
description: Specifies IP version of this L3 protocol.The value of the ip_version property shall be consistent with the value of the layer_protocol in the connectivity_type property of the virtual link node.
required: true
constraints:
- valid_values: [ ipv4, ipv6 ]
cidr:
type: string
description: Specifies the CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) of this L3 protocol. The value may be overridden at run-time.
required: true
ip_allocation_pools:
type: list
description: Specifies the allocation pools with start and end IP addresses for this L3 protocol. The value may be overridden at run-time.
required: false
entry_schema:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.IpAllocationPool
gateway_ip:
type: string
description: Specifies the gateway IP address for this L3 protocol. The value may be overridden at run-time.
required: false
dhcp_enabled:
type: boolean
description: Indicates whether DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is enabled or disabled for this L3 protocol. The value may be overridden at run-time.
required: false
ipv6_address_mode:
type: string
description: Specifies IPv6 address mode. May be present when the value of the ipVersion attribute is "ipv6" and shall be absent otherwise. The value may be overridden at run-time.
required: false
constraints:
- valid_values: [ slaac, dhcpv6-stateful, dhcpv6-stateless ]
tosca.datatypes.nfv.IpAllocationPool:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Specifies a range of IP addresses
properties:
start_ip_address:
type: string
description: The IP address to be used as the first one in a pool of addresses derived from the cidr block full IP range
required: true
end_ip_address:
type: string
description: The IP address to be used as the last one in a pool of addresses derived from the cidr block full IP range
required: true
tosca.datatypes.nfv.InstantiationLevel:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Describes the scale level for each aspect that corresponds to a given level of resources to be instantiated within a deployment flavour in term of the number VNFC instances
properties:
description:
type: string
description: Human readable description of the level
required: true
scale_info:
type: map # key: aspectId
description: Represents for each aspect the scale level that corresponds to this instantiation level. scale_info shall be present if the VNF supports scaling.
required: false
entry_schema:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.ScaleInfo
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VduLevel:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Indicates for a given Vdu.Compute in a given level the number of instances to deploy
properties:
number_of_instances:
type: integer
description: Number of instances of VNFC based on this VDU to deploy for this level.
required: true
constraints:
- greater_or_equal: 0
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfLcmOperationsConfiguration:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Represents information to configure lifecycle management operations
properties:
instantiate:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfInstantiateOperationConfiguration
description: Configuration parameters for the InstantiateVnf operation
required: false
scale:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfScaleOperationConfiguration
description: Configuration parameters for the ScaleVnf operation
required: false
scale_to_level:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfScaleToLevelOperationConfiguration
description: Configuration parameters for the ScaleVnfToLevel operation
required: false
change_flavour:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfChangeFlavourOperationConfiguration
description: Configuration parameters for the changeVnfFlavourOpConfig operation
required: false
heal:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfHealOperationConfiguration
description: Configuration parameters for the HealVnf operation
required: false
terminate:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfTerminateOperationConfiguration
description: Configuration parameters for the TerminateVnf operation
required: false
operate:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfOperateOperationConfiguration
description: Configuration parameters for the OperateVnf operation
required: false
change_ext_connectivity:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfChangeExtConnectivityOperationConfiguration
description: Configuration parameters for the changeExtVnfConnectivityOpConfig operation
required: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfInstantiateOperationConfiguration:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: represents information that affect the invocation of the InstantiateVnf operation.
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfScaleOperationConfiguration:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Represents information that affect the invocation of the ScaleVnf operation
properties:
scaling_by_more_than_one_step_supported:
type: boolean
description: Signals whether passing a value larger than one in the numScalingSteps parameter of the ScaleVnf operation is supported by this VNF.
required: false
default: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfScaleToLevelOperationConfiguration:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: represents information that affect the invocation of the ScaleVnfToLevel operation
properties:
arbitrary_target_levels_supported:
type: boolean
description: Signals whether scaling according to the parameter "scaleInfo" is supported by this VNF
required: true
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfHealOperationConfiguration:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: represents information that affect the invocation of the HealVnf operation
properties:
causes:
type: list
description: Supported "cause" parameter values
required: false
entry_schema:
type: string
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfTerminateOperationConfiguration:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: represents information that affect the invocation of the TerminateVnf
properties:
min_graceful_termination_timeout:
type: scalar-unit.time
description: Minimum timeout value for graceful termination of a VNF instance
required: true
max_recommended_graceful_termination_timeout:
type: scalar-unit.time
description: Maximum recommended timeout value that can be needed to gracefully terminate a VNF instance of a particular type under certain conditions, such as maximum load condition. This is provided by VNF provider as information for the operator facilitating the selection of optimal timeout value. This value is not used as constraint
required: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfOperateOperationConfiguration:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: represents information that affect the invocation of the OperateVnf operation
properties:
min_graceful_stop_timeout:
type: scalar-unit.time
description: Minimum timeout value for graceful stop of a VNF instance
required: true
max_recommended_graceful_stop_timeout:
type: scalar-unit.time
description: Maximum recommended timeout value that can be needed to gracefully stop a VNF instance of a particular type under certain conditions, such as maximum load condition. This is provided by VNF provider as information for the operator facilitating the selection of optimal timeout value. This value is not used as constraint
required: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.ScaleInfo:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Indicates for a given scaleAspect the corresponding scaleLevel
properties:
scale_level:
type: integer
description: The scale level for a particular aspect
required: true
constraints:
- greater_or_equal: 0
tosca.datatypes.nfv.ScalingAspect:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
properties:
name:
type: string
required: true
description:
type: string
required: true
max_scale_level:
type: integer # positiveInteger
required: true
constraints:
- greater_or_equal: 0
step_deltas:
type: list
required: false
entry_schema:
type: string # Identifier
tosca.datatypes.nfv.LinkBitrateRequirements:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: describes the requirements in terms of bitrate for a virtual link
properties:
root:
type: integer # in bits per second
description: Specifies the throughput requirement in bits per second of the link (e.g. bitrate of E-Line, root bitrate of E-Tree, aggregate capacity of E-LAN).
required: true
constraints:
- greater_or_equal: 0
leaf:
type: integer # in bits per second
description: Specifies the throughput requirement in bits per second of leaf connections to the link when applicable to the connectivity type (e.g. for E-Tree and E LAN branches).
required: false
constraints:
- greater_or_equal: 0
tosca.datatypes.nfv.Qos:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: describes QoS data for a given VL used in a VNF deployment flavour
properties:
latency:
type: scalar-unit.time #Number
description: Specifies the maximum latency
required: true
constraints:
- greater_than: 0 s
packet_delay_variation:
type: scalar-unit.time #Number
description: Specifies the maximum jitter
required: true
constraints:
- greater_or_equal: 0 s
packet_loss_ratio:
type: float
description: Specifies the maximum packet loss ratio
required: false
constraints:
- in_range: [ 0.0, 1.0 ]
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfConfigurableProperties:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: indicates configuration properties for a given VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing).
properties:
is_autoscale_enabled:
type: boolean
description: It permits to enable (TRUE)/disable (FALSE) the auto-scaling functionality. If the properties is not present for configuring, then VNF property is not supported
required: false
is_autoheal_enabled:
type: boolean
description: It permits to enable (TRUE)/disable (FALSE) the auto-healing functionality. If the properties is not present for configuring, then VNF property is not supported
required: false
# additional_configurable_properties:
# description: It provides VNF specific configurable properties that
# can be modified using the ModifyVnfInfo operation
# required: false
# type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfAdditionalConfigurableProperties
# derived types are expected to introduce
# additional_configurable_properties with its type derived from
# tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfAdditionalConfigurableProperties
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfAdditionalConfigurableProperties:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: is an empty base type for deriving data types for describing additional configurable properties for a given VNF
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfInfoModifiableAttributes:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Describes VNF-specific extension and metadata for a given VNF
#properties:
#extensions:
#type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfInfoModifiableAttributesExtensions
#description: "Extension" properties of VnfInfo that are writeable
#required: false
# derived types are expected to introduce
# extensions with its type derived from
# tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfInfoModifiableAttributesExtensions
#metadata:
#type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfInfoModifiableAttributesMetadata
#description: "Metadata" properties of VnfInfo that are writeable
#required: false
# derived types are expected to introduce
# metadata with its type derived from
# tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfInfoModifiableAttributesMetadata
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfInfoModifiableAttributesExtensions:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: is an empty base type for deriving data types for describing VNF-specific extension
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfInfoModifiableAttributesMetadata:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: is an empty base type for deriving data types for describing VNF-specific metadata
tosca.datatypes.nfv.CpProtocolData:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Describes and associates the protocol layer that a CP uses together with other protocol and connection point information
properties:
associated_layer_protocol:
type: string
required: true
description: One of the values of the property layer_protocols of the CP
constraints:
- valid_values: [ ethernet, mpls, odu2, ipv4, ipv6, pseudo-wire ]
address_data:
type: list
description: Provides information on the addresses to be assigned to the CP
entry_schema:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.AddressData
required: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.LogicalNodeData:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Describes compute, memory and I/O requirements associated with a particular VDU.
properties:
logical_node_requirements:
type: map
description: The logical node-level compute, memory and I/O requirements. A map of strings that contains a set of key-value pairs that describes hardware platform specific deployment requirements, including the number of CPU cores on this logical node, a memory configuration specific to a logical node or a requirement related to the association of an I/O device with the logical node.
required: false
entry_schema:
type: string
tosca.datatypes.nfv.SwImageData:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: describes information related to a software image artifact
properties: # in SOL001 v0.8.0: "properties or metadata:"
name:
type: string
description: Name of this software image
required: true
version:
type: string
description: Version of this software image
required: true
checksum:
type: string
description: Checksum of the software image file
required: true
container_format:
type: string
description: The container format describes the container file format in which software image is provided
required: true
constraints:
- valid_values: [ aki, ami, ari, bare, docker, ova, ovf ]
disk_format:
type: string
description: The disk format of a software image is the format of the underlying disk image
required: true
constraints:
- valid_values: [ aki, ami, ari, iso, qcow2, raw, vdi, vhd, vhdx, vmdk ]
min_disk:
type: scalar-unit.size # Number
description: The minimal disk size requirement for this software image
required: true
min_ram:
type: scalar-unit.size # Number
description: The minimal RAM requirement for this software image
required: false
size:
type: scalar-unit.size # Number
description: The size of this software image
required: true
operating_system:
type: string
description: Identifies the operating system used in the software image
required: false
supported_virtualisation_environments:
type: list
description: Identifies the virtualisation environments (e.g. hypervisor) compatible with this software image
required: false
entry_schema:
type: string
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualBlockStorageData:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: VirtualBlockStorageData describes block storage requirements associated with compute resources in a particular VDU, either as a local disk or as virtual attached storage
properties:
size_of_storage:
type: scalar-unit.size
description: Size of virtualised storage resource
required: true
vdu_storage_requirements:
type: map
description: The hardware platform specific storage requirements. A map of strings that contains a set of key-value pairs that represents the hardware platform specific storage deployment requirements.
required: false
entry_schema:
type: string
rdma_enabled:
type: boolean
description: Indicates if the storage support RDMA
required: false
default: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualObjectStorageData:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: VirtualObjectStorageData describes object storage requirements associated with compute resources in a particular VDU
properties:
max_size_of_storage:
type: scalar-unit.size
description: Maximum size of virtualized storage resource
required: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualFileStorageData:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: VirtualFileStorageData describes file storage requirements associated with compute resources in a particular VDU
properties:
size_of_storage:
type: scalar-unit.size
description: Size of virtualized storage resource
required: true
file_system_protocol:
type: string
description: The shared file system protocol (e.g. NFS, CIFS)
required: true
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualLinkBitrateLevel:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Describes bitrate requirements applicable to the virtual link instantiated from a particicular VnfVirtualLink
properties:
bitrate_requirements:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.LinkBitrateRequirements
description: Virtual link bitrate requirements for an instantiation level or bitrate delta for a scaling step
required: true
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfOperationAdditionalParameters:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Is an empty base type for deriving data type for describing VNF-specific parameters to be passed when invoking lifecycle management operations
#properties:
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfChangeFlavourOperationConfiguration:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: represents information that affect the invocation of the ChangeVnfFlavour operation
#properties:
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfChangeExtConnectivityOperationConfiguration:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: represents information that affect the invocation of the ChangeExtVnfConnectivity operation
#properties:
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfMonitoringParameter:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Represents information on virtualised resource related performance metrics applicable to the VNF.
properties:
name:
type: string
description: Human readable name of the monitoring parameter
required: true
performance_metric:
type: string
description: Identifies the performance metric, according to ETSI GS NFV-IFA 027.
required: true
constraints:
- valid_values: [ v_cpu_usage_mean_vnf, v_cpu_usage_peak_vnf, v_memory_usage_mean_vnf, v_memory_usage_peak_vnf, v_disk_usage_mean_vnf, v_disk_usage_peak_vnf, byte_incoming_vnf_ext_cp, byte_outgoing_vnf_ext_cp,
packet_incoming_vnf_ext_cp, packet_outgoing_vnf_ext_cp ]
collection_period:
type: scalar-unit.time
description: Describes the recommended periodicity at which to collect the performance information.
required: false
constraints:
- greater_than: 0 s
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfcMonitoringParameter:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Represents information on virtualised resource related performance metrics applicable to the VNF.
properties:
name:
type: string
description: Human readable name of the monitoring parameter
required: true
performance_metric:
type: string
description: Identifies the performance metric, according to ETSI GS NFV-IFA 027.
required: true
constraints:
- valid_values: [ v_cpu_usage_mean_vnf, v_cpu_usage_peak_vnf, v_memory_usage_mean_vnf, v_memory_usage_peak_vnf, v_disk_usage_mean_vnf, v_disk_usage_peak_vnf, byte_incoming_vnf_int_cp, byte_outgoing_vnf_int_cp, packet_incoming_vnf_int_cp, packet_outgoing_vnf_int_cp ]
collection_period:
type: scalar-unit.time
description: Describes the recommended periodicity at which to collect the performance information.
required: false
constraints:
- greater_than: 0 s
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualLinkMonitoringParameter:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: Represents information on virtualised resource related performance metrics applicable to the VNF.
properties:
name:
type: string
description: Human readable name of the monitoring parameter
required: true
performance_metric:
type: string
description: Identifies a performance metric derived from those defined in ETSI GS NFV-IFA 027.The packetOutgoingVirtualLink and packetIncomingVirtualLink metrics shall be obtained by aggregation the PacketOutgoing and PacketIncoming measurements defined in clause 7.1 of GS NFV-IFA 027 of all virtual link ports attached to the virtual link to which the metrics apply.
required: true
constraints:
- valid_values: [ packet_outgoing_virtual_link, packet_incoming_virtual_link ]
collection_period:
type: scalar-unit.time
description: Describes the recommended periodicity at which to collect the performance information.
required: false
constraints:
- greater_than: 0 s
tosca.datatypes.nfv.InterfaceDetails:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: information used to access an interface exposed by a VNF
properties:
uri_components:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.UriComponents
description: Provides components to build a Uniform Ressource Identifier (URI) where to access the interface end point.
required: false
interface_specific_data:
type: map
description: Provides additional details that are specific to the type of interface considered.
required: false
entry_schema:
type: string
tosca.datatypes.nfv.UriComponents:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: information used to build a URI that complies with IETF RFC 3986 [8].
properties:
scheme:
type: string # shall comply with IETF RFC3986
description: scheme component of a URI.
required: true
authority:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.UriAuthority
description: Authority component of a URI
required: false
path:
type: string # shall comply with IETF RFC 3986
description: path component of a URI.
required: false
query:
type: string # shall comply with IETF RFC 3986
description: query component of a URI.
required: false
fragment:
type: string # shall comply with IETF RFC 3986
description: fragment component of a URI.
required: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.UriAuthority:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: information that corresponds to the authority component of a URI as specified in IETF RFC 3986 [8]
properties:
user_info:
type: string # shall comply with IETF RFC 3986
description: user_info field of the authority component of a URI
required: false
host:
type: string # shall comply with IETF RFC 3986
description: host field of the authority component of a URI
required: false
port:
type: string # shall comply with IETF RFC 3986
description: port field of the authority component of a URI
required: false
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfProfile:
derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
description: describes a profile for instantiating VNFs of a particular NS DF according to a specific VNFD and VNF DF.
properties:
instantiation_level:
type: string
description: Identifier of the instantiation level of the VNF DF to be used for instantiation. If not present, the default instantiation level as declared in the VNFD shall be used.
required: false
min_number_of_instances:
type: integer
description: Minimum number of instances of the VNF based on this VNFD that is permitted to exist for this VnfProfile.
required: true
constraints:
- greater_or_equal: 0
max_number_of_instances:
type: integer
description: Maximum number of instances of the VNF based on this VNFD that is permitted to exist for this VnfProfile.
required: true
constraints:
- greater_or_equal: 0
artifact_types:
tosca.artifacts.nfv.SwImage:
derived_from: tosca.artifacts.Deployment.Image
description: describes the software image which is directly loaded on the virtualisation container realizing of the VDU or is to be loaded on a virtual storage resource.
tosca.artifacts.Implementation.nfv.Mistral:
derived_from: tosca.artifacts.Implementation
description: artifacts for Mistral workflows
mime_type: application/x-yaml
file_ext: [ yaml ]
capability_types:
tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualBindable:
derived_from: tosca.capabilities.Node
description: Indicates that the node that includes it can be pointed by a tosca.relationships.nfv.VirtualBindsTo relationship type which is used to model the VduHasCpd association
tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualLinkable:
derived_from: tosca.capabilities.Root
description: A node type that includes the VirtualLinkable capability indicates that it can be pointed by tosca.relationships.nfv.VirtualLinksTo relationship type
tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualCompute:
derived_from: tosca.capabilities.Node
description: Describes the capabilities related to virtual compute resources
properties:
logical_node:
type: map
description: Describes the Logical Node requirements
required: false
entry_schema:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.LogicalNodeData
requested_additional_capabilities:
type: map
description: Describes additional capability for a particular VDU
required: false
entry_schema:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.RequestedAdditionalCapability
compute_requirements:
type: map
required: false
entry_schema:
type: string
virtual_memory:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualMemory
description: Describes virtual memory of the virtualized compute
required: true
virtual_cpu:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualCpu
description: Describes virtual CPU(s) of the virtualized compute
required: true
virtual_local_storage:
type: list
description: A list of virtual system disks created and destroyed as part of the VM lifecycle
required: false
entry_schema:
type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VirtualBlockStorageData
description: virtual system disk definition
tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualStorage:
derived_from: tosca.capabilities.Root
description: Describes the attachment capabilities related to Vdu.Storage
relationship_types:
tosca.relationships.nfv.VirtualBindsTo:
derived_from: tosca.relationships.DependsOn
description: Represents an association relationship between Vdu.Compute and VduCp node types
valid_target_types: [ tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualBindable ]
tosca.relationships.nfv.VirtualLinksTo:
derived_from: tosca.relationships.DependsOn
description: Represents an association relationship between the VduCp and VnfVirtualLink node types
valid_target_types: [ tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualLinkable ]
tosca.relationships.nfv.AttachesTo:
derived_from: tosca.relationships.Root
description: Represents an association relationship between the Vdu.Compute and one of the node types, Vdu.VirtualBlockStorage, Vdu.VirtualObjectStorage or Vdu.VirtualFileStorage
valid_target_types: [ tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualStorage ]
interface_types:
tosca.interfaces.nfv.Vnflcm:
derived_from: tosca.interfaces.Root
description: This interface encompasses a set of TOSCA operations corresponding to the VNF LCM operations defined in ETSI GS NFV-IFA 007 as well as to preamble and postamble procedures to the execution of the VNF LCM operations.
instantiate:
description: Invoked upon receipt of an Instantiate VNF request
# inputs:
# additional_parameters:
# type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfOperationAdditionalParameters
# required: false
# derived types are expected to introduce additional_parameters with
# its type derived from
# tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfOperationAdditionalParameters
instantiate_start:
description: Invoked before instantiate
instantiate_end:
description: Invoked after instantiate
terminate:
description: Invoked upon receipt Terminate VNF request
# inputs:
# additional_parameters:
# type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfOperationAdditionalParameters
# required: false
# derived types are expected to introduce additional_parameters with
# its type derived from
# tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfOperationAdditionalParameters
terminate_start:
description: Invoked before terminate
terminate_end:
description: Invoked after terminate
modify_information:
description: Invoked upon receipt of a Modify VNF Information request