SOL002-VNFLifecycleManagement-API.yaml

              vnfInstanceIds:
                description: >
                  If present, match VNF instances with an instance identifier
                  listed in this attribute. The attributes "vnfInstanceIds" and
                  "vnfInstanceNames" are alternatives to reference to particular
                  VNF Instances in a filter. They should not be used both in the
                  same filter instance, but one alternative should be chosen.
                type: array
                items:
                  description: |
                    An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.
                  type: string
              vnfInstanceNames:
                description: >
                  If present, match VNF instances with a VNF Instance Name
                  listed in this attribute. The attributes "vnfInstanceIds" and
                  "vnfInstanceNames" are alternatives to reference to particular
                  VNF Instances in a filter. They should not be used both in the
                  same filter instance, but one alternative should be chosen.
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
        '400':
          description: >
            Bad Request

            If the request is malformed or syntactically incorrect (e.g. if the
            request URI contains incorrect query parameters or a syntactically
            incorrect payload body), the API producer shall respond with this
            response code. The "ProblemDetails" structure shall be provided, and
            should include in the "detail" attribute more information about the
            source of the problem.

             ---

            If the request contains a malformed access token, the API producer
            should respond with this response. The details of the error shall be
            returned in the WWW-Authenticate HTTP header, as defined in IETF RFC
            6750 and IETF RFC 7235. The ProblemDetails structure may be
            provided.

             ---

            If there is an application error related to the client's input that
            cannot be easily mapped to any other HTTP response code ("catch all
            error"), the API producer shall respond with this response code.The
            "ProblemDetails" structure shall be provided, and shall include in
            the "detail" attribute more information about the source of the
            problem.
          headers:
            Content-Type:
              description: The MIME type of the body of the response.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 1
            WWW-Authenticate:
              description: >
                Challenge if the corresponding HTTP request has not provided
                authorization, or error details if the corresponding HTTP
                request has provided an invalid authorization token.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 0
          schema:
            description: >
              The definition of the general "ProblemDetails" data structure from
              IETF RFC 7807 [19] is reproduced inthis structure. Compared to the
              general framework defined in IETF RFC 7807 [19], the "status" and
              "detail" attributes are mandated to be included by the present
              document, to ensure that the response contains additional textual
              information about an error. IETF RFC 7807 [19] foresees
              extensibility of the "ProblemDetails" type. It is possible that
              particular APIs in the present document, or particular
              implementations, define extensions to define additional attributes
              that provide more information about the error. The description
              column only provides some explanation of the meaning to Facilitate
              understanding of the design. For a full description, see IETF RFC
              7807 [19].
            type: object
            required:
              - status
              - detail
            properties:
              type:
                description: >
                  A URI reference according to IETF RFC 3986 [5] that identifies
                  the problem type. It is encouraged that the URI provides
                  human-readable documentation for the problem (e.g. using HTML)
                  when dereferenced. When this member is not present, its value
                  is assumed to be "about:blank".
                type: string
                format: URI
              title:
                description: >
                  A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It should
                  not change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem,
                  except for purposes of localization. If type is given and
                  other than "about:blank", this attribute shall also be
                  provided. A short, human-readable summary of the problem
                  type.  It SHOULD NOT change from occurrence to occurrence of
                  the problem, except for purposes of localization (e.g., using
                  proactive content negotiation; see [RFC7231], Section 3.4).
                type: string
              status:
                description: >
                  The HTTP status code for this occurrence of the problem. The
                  HTTP status code ([RFC7231], Section 6) generated by the
                  origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                type: integer
              detail:
                description: >
                  A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of
                  the problem.
                type: string
              instance:
                description: >
                  A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the
                  problem. It may yield further information if dereferenced.
                type: string
                format: URI
        '401':
          description: >
            Unauthorized

            If the request contains no access token even though one is required,
            or if the request contains an authorization token that is invalid
            (e.g. expired or revoked), the API producer should respond with this
            response. The details of the error shall be returned in the
            WWW-Authenticate HTTP header, as defined in IETF RFC 6750 and IETF
            RFC 7235. The ProblemDetails structure may be provided.
          headers:
            Content-Type:
              description: The MIME type of the body of the response.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 1
            WWW-Authenticate:
              description: >
                Challenge if the corresponding HTTP request has not provided
                authorization, or error details if the corresponding HTTP
                request has provided an invalid authorization token.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 0
          schema:
            description: >
              The definition of the general "ProblemDetails" data structure from
              IETF RFC 7807 [19] is reproduced inthis structure. Compared to the
              general framework defined in IETF RFC 7807 [19], the "status" and
              "detail" attributes are mandated to be included by the present
              document, to ensure that the response contains additional textual
              information about an error. IETF RFC 7807 [19] foresees
              extensibility of the "ProblemDetails" type. It is possible that
              particular APIs in the present document, or particular
              implementations, define extensions to define additional attributes
              that provide more information about the error. The description
              column only provides some explanation of the meaning to Facilitate
              understanding of the design. For a full description, see IETF RFC
              7807 [19].
            type: object
            required:
              - status
              - detail
            properties:
              type:
                description: >
                  A URI reference according to IETF RFC 3986 [5] that identifies
                  the problem type. It is encouraged that the URI provides
                  human-readable documentation for the problem (e.g. using HTML)
                  when dereferenced. When this member is not present, its value
                  is assumed to be "about:blank".
                type: string
                format: URI
              title:
                description: >
                  A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It should
                  not change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem,
                  except for purposes of localization. If type is given and
                  other than "about:blank", this attribute shall also be
                  provided. A short, human-readable summary of the problem
                  type.  It SHOULD NOT change from occurrence to occurrence of
                  the problem, except for purposes of localization (e.g., using
                  proactive content negotiation; see [RFC7231], Section 3.4).
                type: string
              status:
                description: >
                  The HTTP status code for this occurrence of the problem. The
                  HTTP status code ([RFC7231], Section 6) generated by the
                  origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                type: integer
              detail:
                description: >
                  A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of
                  the problem.
                type: string
              instance:
                description: >
                  A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the
                  problem. It may yield further information if dereferenced.
                type: string
                format: URI
        '403':
          description: >
            Forbidden

            If the API consumer is not allowed to perform a particular request
            to a particular resource, the API producer shall respond with this
            response code. The "ProblemDetails" structure shall be provided.  It
            should include in the "detail" attribute information about the
            source of the problem, and may indicate how to solve it.
          headers:
            Content-Type:
              description: The MIME type of the body of the response.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 1
          schema:
            description: >
              The definition of the general "ProblemDetails" data structure from
              IETF RFC 7807 [19] is reproduced inthis structure. Compared to the
              general framework defined in IETF RFC 7807 [19], the "status" and
              "detail" attributes are mandated to be included by the present
              document, to ensure that the response contains additional textual
              information about an error. IETF RFC 7807 [19] foresees
              extensibility of the "ProblemDetails" type. It is possible that
              particular APIs in the present document, or particular
              implementations, define extensions to define additional attributes
              that provide more information about the error. The description
              column only provides some explanation of the meaning to Facilitate
              understanding of the design. For a full description, see IETF RFC
              7807 [19].
            type: object
            required:
              - status
              - detail
            properties:
              type:
                description: >
                  A URI reference according to IETF RFC 3986 [5] that identifies
                  the problem type. It is encouraged that the URI provides
                  human-readable documentation for the problem (e.g. using HTML)
                  when dereferenced. When this member is not present, its value
                  is assumed to be "about:blank".
                type: string
                format: URI
              title:
                description: >
                  A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It should
                  not change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem,
                  except for purposes of localization. If type is given and
                  other than "about:blank", this attribute shall also be
                  provided. A short, human-readable summary of the problem
                  type.  It SHOULD NOT change from occurrence to occurrence of
                  the problem, except for purposes of localization (e.g., using
                  proactive content negotiation; see [RFC7231], Section 3.4).
                type: string
              status:
                description: >
                  The HTTP status code for this occurrence of the problem. The
                  HTTP status code ([RFC7231], Section 6) generated by the
                  origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                type: integer
              detail:
                description: >
                  A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of
                  the problem.
                type: string
              instance:
                description: >
                  A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the
                  problem. It may yield further information if dereferenced.
                type: string
                format: URI
        '404':
          description: >
            Not Found

            If the API producer did not find a current representation for the
            resource addressed by the URI passed in the request, or is not
            willing to disclose that one exists, it shall respond with this
            response code.  Specifically in case of this task resource, the
            reason can also be that the task is not supported for the VNF
            instance represented by the parent resource, and that the task
            resource consequently does not exist. The "ProblemDetails" structure
            may be provided, including in the "detail" attribute information
            about the sourceof the problem, e.g. a wrong resource URI variable.
          headers:
            Content-Type:
              description: The MIME type of the body of the response.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 1
          schema:
            description: >
              The definition of the general "ProblemDetails" data structure from
              IETF RFC 7807 [19] is reproduced inthis structure. Compared to the
              general framework defined in IETF RFC 7807 [19], the "status" and
              "detail" attributes are mandated to be included by the present
              document, to ensure that the response contains additional textual
              information about an error. IETF RFC 7807 [19] foresees
              extensibility of the "ProblemDetails" type. It is possible that
              particular APIs in the present document, or particular
              implementations, define extensions to define additional attributes
              that provide more information about the error. The description
              column only provides some explanation of the meaning to Facilitate
              understanding of the design. For a full description, see IETF RFC
              7807 [19].
            type: object
            required:
              - status
              - detail
            properties:
              type:
                description: >
                  A URI reference according to IETF RFC 3986 [5] that identifies
                  the problem type. It is encouraged that the URI provides
                  human-readable documentation for the problem (e.g. using HTML)
                  when dereferenced. When this member is not present, its value
                  is assumed to be "about:blank".
                type: string
                format: URI
              title:
                description: >
                  A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It should
                  not change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem,
                  except for purposes of localization. If type is given and
                  other than "about:blank", this attribute shall also be
                  provided. A short, human-readable summary of the problem
                  type.  It SHOULD NOT change from occurrence to occurrence of
                  the problem, except for purposes of localization (e.g., using
                  proactive content negotiation; see [RFC7231], Section 3.4).
                type: string
              status:
                description: >
                  The HTTP status code for this occurrence of the problem. The
                  HTTP status code ([RFC7231], Section 6) generated by the
                  origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                type: integer
              detail:
                description: >
                  A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of
                  the problem.
                type: string
              instance:
                description: >
                  A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the
                  problem. It may yield further information if dereferenced.
                type: string
                format: URI
        '405':
          description: >
            Not Found

            If the API producer did not find a current representation for the
            resource addressed by the URI passed in the request, or is not
            willing to disclose that one exists, it shall respond with this
            response code.  The "ProblemDetails" structure may be provided,
            including in the "detail" attribute information about the source of
            the problem, e.g. a wrong resource URI variable.
          headers:
            Content-Type:
              description: The MIME type of the body of the response.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 1
          schema:
            description: >
              The definition of the general "ProblemDetails" data structure from
              IETF RFC 7807 [19] is reproduced inthis structure. Compared to the
              general framework defined in IETF RFC 7807 [19], the "status" and
              "detail" attributes are mandated to be included by the present
              document, to ensure that the response contains additional textual
              information about an error. IETF RFC 7807 [19] foresees
              extensibility of the "ProblemDetails" type. It is possible that
              particular APIs in the present document, or particular
              implementations, define extensions to define additional attributes
              that provide more information about the error. The description
              column only provides some explanation of the meaning to Facilitate
              understanding of the design. For a full description, see IETF RFC
              7807 [19].
            type: object
            required:
              - status
              - detail
            properties:
              type:
                description: >
                  A URI reference according to IETF RFC 3986 [5] that identifies
                  the problem type. It is encouraged that the URI provides
                  human-readable documentation for the problem (e.g. using HTML)
                  when dereferenced. When this member is not present, its value
                  is assumed to be "about:blank".
                type: string
                format: URI
              title:
                description: >
                  A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It should
                  not change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem,
                  except for purposes of localization. If type is given and
                  other than "about:blank", this attribute shall also be
                  provided. A short, human-readable summary of the problem
                  type.  It SHOULD NOT change from occurrence to occurrence of
                  the problem, except for purposes of localization (e.g., using
                  proactive content negotiation; see [RFC7231], Section 3.4).
                type: string
              status:
                description: >
                  The HTTP status code for this occurrence of the problem. The
                  HTTP status code ([RFC7231], Section 6) generated by the
                  origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                type: integer
              detail:
                description: >
                  A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of
                  the problem.
                type: string
              instance:
                description: >
                  A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the
                  problem. It may yield further information if dereferenced.
                type: string
                format: URI
        '406':
          description: >
            Not Acceptable

            If the "Accept" HTTP header does not contain at least one name of a
            content type that is acceptable to the API producer, the API
            producer shall respond with this response code. The "ProblemDetails"
            structure may be omitted in that case.        
          headers:
            Content-Type:
              description: The MIME type of the body of the response.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 1
          schema:
            description: >
              The definition of the general "ProblemDetails" data structure from
              IETF RFC 7807 [19] is reproduced inthis structure. Compared to the
              general framework defined in IETF RFC 7807 [19], the "status" and
              "detail" attributes are mandated to be included by the present
              document, to ensure that the response contains additional textual
              information about an error. IETF RFC 7807 [19] foresees
              extensibility of the "ProblemDetails" type. It is possible that
              particular APIs in the present document, or particular
              implementations, define extensions to define additional attributes
              that provide more information about the error. The description
              column only provides some explanation of the meaning to Facilitate
              understanding of the design. For a full description, see IETF RFC
              7807 [19].
            type: object
            required:
              - status
              - detail
            properties:
              type:
                description: >
                  A URI reference according to IETF RFC 3986 [5] that identifies
                  the problem type. It is encouraged that the URI provides
                  human-readable documentation for the problem (e.g. using HTML)
                  when dereferenced. When this member is not present, its value
                  is assumed to be "about:blank".
                type: string
                format: URI
              title:
                description: >
                  A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It should
                  not change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem,
                  except for purposes of localization. If type is given and
                  other than "about:blank", this attribute shall also be
                  provided. A short, human-readable summary of the problem
                  type.  It SHOULD NOT change from occurrence to occurrence of
                  the problem, except for purposes of localization (e.g., using
                  proactive content negotiation; see [RFC7231], Section 3.4).
                type: string
              status:
                description: >
                  The HTTP status code for this occurrence of the problem. The
                  HTTP status code ([RFC7231], Section 6) generated by the
                  origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                type: integer
              detail:
                description: >
                  A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of
                  the problem.
                type: string
              instance:
                description: >
                  A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the
                  problem. It may yield further information if dereferenced.
                type: string
                format: URI
        '409':
          description: >
            Conflict

            The operation cannot be executed currently, due to a conflict with
            the state of the VNF instance resource. Typically, this is due to
            the fact that the VNF instance resource is in NOT-INSTANTIATED
            state, or that another lifecycle management operation is ongoing.
            The response body shall contain a ProblemDetails structure, in which
            the "detail" attribute should convey more information about the
            error.
          headers:
            Content-Type:
              description: The MIME type of the body of the response.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 1
            WWW-Authenticate:
              description: >
                Challenge if the corresponding HTTP request has not provided
                authorization, or error details if the corresponding HTTP
                request has provided an invalid authorization token.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 0
          schema:
            description: >
              The definition of the general "ProblemDetails" data structure from
              IETF RFC 7807 [19] is reproduced inthis structure. Compared to the
              general framework defined in IETF RFC 7807 [19], the "status" and
              "detail" attributes are mandated to be included by the present
              document, to ensure that the response contains additional textual
              information about an error. IETF RFC 7807 [19] foresees
              extensibility of the "ProblemDetails" type. It is possible that
              particular APIs in the present document, or particular
              implementations, define extensions to define additional attributes
              that provide more information about the error. The description
              column only provides some explanation of the meaning to Facilitate
              understanding of the design. For a full description, see IETF RFC
              7807 [19].
            type: object
            required:
              - status
              - detail
            properties:
              type:
                description: >
                  A URI reference according to IETF RFC 3986 [5] that identifies
                  the problem type. It is encouraged that the URI provides
                  human-readable documentation for the problem (e.g. using HTML)
                  when dereferenced. When this member is not present, its value
                  is assumed to be "about:blank".
                type: string
                format: URI
              title:
                description: >
                  A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It should
                  not change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem,
                  except for purposes of localization. If type is given and
                  other than "about:blank", this attribute shall also be
                  provided. A short, human-readable summary of the problem
                  type.  It SHOULD NOT change from occurrence to occurrence of
                  the problem, except for purposes of localization (e.g., using
                  proactive content negotiation; see [RFC7231], Section 3.4).
                type: string
              status:
                description: >
                  The HTTP status code for this occurrence of the problem. The
                  HTTP status code ([RFC7231], Section 6) generated by the
                  origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                type: integer
              detail:
                description: >
                  A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of
                  the problem.
                type: string
              instance:
                description: >
                  A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the
                  problem. It may yield further information if dereferenced.
                type: string
                format: URI
        '500':
          description: >
            Internal Server Error

            If there is an application error not related to the client's input
            that cannot be easily mapped to any other HTTP response code ("catch
            all error"), the API producer shall respond withthis response code.
            The "ProblemDetails" structure shall be provided, and shall include
            in the "detail" attribute more information about the source of the
            problem.
          headers:
            Content-Type:
              description: The MIME type of the body of the response.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 1
          schema:
            description: >
              The definition of the general "ProblemDetails" data structure from
              IETF RFC 7807 [19] is reproduced inthis structure. Compared to the
              general framework defined in IETF RFC 7807 [19], the "status" and
              "detail" attributes are mandated to be included by the present
              document, to ensure that the response contains additional textual
              information about an error. IETF RFC 7807 [19] foresees
              extensibility of the "ProblemDetails" type. It is possible that
              particular APIs in the present document, or particular
              implementations, define extensions to define additional attributes
              that provide more information about the error. The description
              column only provides some explanation of the meaning to Facilitate
              understanding of the design. For a full description, see IETF RFC
              7807 [19].
            type: object
            required:
              - status
              - detail
            properties:
              type:
                description: >
                  A URI reference according to IETF RFC 3986 [5] that identifies
                  the problem type. It is encouraged that the URI provides
                  human-readable documentation for the problem (e.g. using HTML)
                  when dereferenced. When this member is not present, its value
                  is assumed to be "about:blank".
                type: string
                format: URI
              title:
                description: >
                  A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It should
                  not change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem,
                  except for purposes of localization. If type is given and
                  other than "about:blank", this attribute shall also be
                  provided. A short, human-readable summary of the problem
                  type.  It SHOULD NOT change from occurrence to occurrence of
                  the problem, except for purposes of localization (e.g., using
                  proactive content negotiation; see [RFC7231], Section 3.4).
                type: string
              status:
                description: >
                  The HTTP status code for this occurrence of the problem. The
                  HTTP status code ([RFC7231], Section 6) generated by the
                  origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                type: integer
              detail:
                description: >
                  A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of
                  the problem.
                type: string
              instance:
                description: >
                  A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the
                  problem. It may yield further information if dereferenced.
                type: string
                format: URI
        '503':
          description: >
            Service Unavailable

            If the API producer encounters an internal overload situation of
            itself or of a system it relies on, it should respond with this
            response code, following the provisions in IETF RFC 7231 [13] for
            the use of the "Retry-After" HTTP header and for the alternative to
            refuse the connection. The "ProblemDetails" structure may be
            omitted.
          headers:
            Content-Type:
              description: The MIME type of the body of the response.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 1
          schema:
            description: >
              The definition of the general "ProblemDetails" data structure from
              IETF RFC 7807 [19] is reproduced inthis structure. Compared to the
              general framework defined in IETF RFC 7807 [19], the "status" and
              "detail" attributes are mandated to be included by the present
              document, to ensure that the response contains additional textual
              information about an error. IETF RFC 7807 [19] foresees
              extensibility of the "ProblemDetails" type. It is possible that
              particular APIs in the present document, or particular
              implementations, define extensions to define additional attributes
              that provide more information about the error. The description
              column only provides some explanation of the meaning to Facilitate
              understanding of the design. For a full description, see IETF RFC
              7807 [19].
            type: object
            required:
              - status
              - detail
            properties:
              type:
                description: >
                  A URI reference according to IETF RFC 3986 [5] that identifies
                  the problem type. It is encouraged that the URI provides
                  human-readable documentation for the problem (e.g. using HTML)
                  when dereferenced. When this member is not present, its value
                  is assumed to be "about:blank".
                type: string
                format: URI
              title:
                description: >
                  A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. It should
                  not change from occurrence to occurrence of the problem,
                  except for purposes of localization. If type is given and
                  other than "about:blank", this attribute shall also be
                  provided. A short, human-readable summary of the problem
                  type.  It SHOULD NOT change from occurrence to occurrence of
                  the problem, except for purposes of localization (e.g., using
                  proactive content negotiation; see [RFC7231], Section 3.4).
                type: string
              status:
                description: >
                  The HTTP status code for this occurrence of the problem. The
                  HTTP status code ([RFC7231], Section 6) generated by the
                  origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
                type: integer
              detail:
                description: >
                  A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of
                  the problem.
                type: string
              instance:
                description: >
                  A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the
                  problem. It may yield further information if dereferenced.
                type: string
                format: URI
  '/vnf_instances/{vnfInstanceId}/change_flavour':
    parameters:
      - name: vnfInstanceId
        description: >
          The identifier of the VNF instance of which the deployment flavour is
          requested to be changed. This identifier can be retrieved from the
          resource referenced by the "Location" HTTP header in the response to a
          POST request creating a new VNF instance resource. It can also be
          retrieved from the "id" attribute in the payload body of that
          response.
        in: path
        type: string
        required: true
    post:
      description: |
        The POST method changes the deployment flavour of a VNF instance.
      parameters:
        - name: ChangeVnfFlavourRequest
          description: Parameters for the Change VNF Flavour operation.
          in: body
          required: true
          schema:
            description: >
              This type represents request parameters for the "Change VNF
              flavour" operation.
            type: object
            required:
              - newFlavourId
            properties:
              newFlavourId:
                description: |
                  An identifier that is unique within a VNF descriptor.
                type: string
              instantiationLevelId:
                description: |
                  An identifier that is unique within a VNF descriptor.
                type: string
              extVirtualLinks:
                description: |
                  Information about external VLs to connect the VNF to.
                type: array
                items:
                  description: |
                    This type represents an external VL.
                  type: object
                  required:
                    - id
                    - resourceId
                    - extCps
                  properties:
                    id:
                      description: >
                        An identifier with the intention of being globally
                        unique.
                      type: string
                    vimConnectionId:
                      description: >
                        An identifier with the intention of being globally
                        unique.
                      type: string
                    resourceProviderId:
                      description: >
                        An identifier with the intention of being globally
                        unique.
                      type: string
                    resourceId:
                      description: >
                        An identifier maintained by the VIM or other resource
                        provider. It is expected to be unique within the VIM
                        instance.
                      type: string
                    extCps:
                      description: >
                        External CPs of the VNF to be connected to this external
                        VL.
                      type: array
                      items:
                        description: >
                          This type represents configuration information for
                          external CPs created from a CPD.
                        type: object
                        required:
                          - cpdId
                        properties:
                          cpdId:
                            description: >
                              An identifier that is unique within a VNF
                              descriptor.
                            type: string
                          cpConfig:
                            description: >
                              List of instance data that need to be configured
                              on the CP instances created from the respective
                              CPD.
                            type: array
                            items:
                              description: >
                                This type represents an externally provided link
                                port or network address information per instance
                                of an external connection point. In case a link
                                port is provided, the VNFM shall use that link
                                port when connecting the external CP to the
                                external VL. In a link port is not provided, the
                                VNFM shall create a link port on the external
                                VL, and use that link port to connect the
                                external CP to the external VL.
                              type: object
                              properties:
                                cpInstanceId:
                                  description: >
                                    An identifier that is unique for the
                                    respective type within a VNF instance, but
                                    may not be globally unique.
                                  type: string
                                linkPortId:
                                  description: >
                                    An identifier with the intention of being
                                    globally unique.
                                  type: string
                                cpProtocolData:
                                  description: >
                                    Parameters for configuring the network
                                    protocols on the link port that connects the
                                    CP to a VL.  The following conditions apply
                                    to the attributes "linkPortId" and
                                    "cpProtocolData":  * The "linkPortId" and
                                    "cpProtocolData" attributes shall both be
                                      absent for the deletion of an existing external CP instance
                                      addressed by cpInstanceId. 
                                    * At least one of these attributes shall be
                                    present for a
                                      to-be-created external CP instance or an existing external
                                      CP instance.
                                    * If the "linkPortId" attribute is absent,
                                    the VNFM shall create a
                                      link port.
                                    * If the "cpProtocolData" attribute is
                                    absent, the "linkPortId"
                                      attribute shall be provided referencing a pre-created link port,
                                      and the VNFM can use means outside the scope of the present
                                      document to obtain the pre-configured address information for the
                                      connection point from the resource representing the link port.
                                    * If both "cpProtocolData" and "linkportId"
                                    are provided, the API
                                      consumer shall ensure that the cpProtocolData can be used with the
                                      pre-created link port referenced by "linkPortId".
                                  type: array
                                  items:
                                    description: >
                                      This type represents network protocol
                                      data. 
                                    type: object
                                    required:
                                      - layerProtocol
                                    properties:
                                      layerProtocol:
                                        description: >
                                          Identifier of layer(s) and protocol(s).
                                          This attribute allows to signal the
                                          addition of further types of layer and
                                          protocol in future versions of the
                                          present document in a
                                          backwards-compatible way. In the current
                                          version of the present document, only IP
                                          over Ethernet is supported.
                                        type: string
                                        enum:
                                          - IP_OVER_ETHERNET
                                      ipOverEthernet:
                                        description: >
                                          This type represents network address
                                          data for IP over Ethernet.
                                        type: object
                                        properties:
                                          macAddress:
                                            description: >
                                              A MAC address. Representation: string
                                              that consists of groups of two
                                              hexadecimal digits, separated by hyphens
                                              or colons.
                                            type: string
                                            format: MAC
                                          ipAddresses:
                                            description: >
                                              List of IP addresses to assign to the CP
                                              instance. Each entry represents IP
                                              address data for fixed or dynamic IP
                                              address assignment per subnet. If this
                                              attribute is not present, no IP address
                                              shall be assigned.
                                            type: array
                                            items:
                                              type: object
                                              required:
                                                - type
                                              properties:
                                                type:
                                                  description: >
                                                    The type of the IP addresses. Permitted
                                                    values: IPV4, IPV6.
                                                  type: string
                                                  enum:
                                                    - IPV4
                                                    - IPV6
                                                fixedAddresses:
                                                  description: >
                                                    Fixed addresses to assign (from the
                                                    subnet defined by "subnetId" if
                                                    provided). Exactly one of
                                                    "fixedAddresses", "numDynamicAddresses"
                                                    or "ipAddressRange" shall be present.
                                                  type: array
                                                  items:
                                                    description: >
                                                      An IPV4 or IPV6 address. Representation:
                                                      In case of an IPV4 address, string that
                                                      consists of four decimal integers
                                                      separated by dots, each integer ranging
                                                      from 0 to 255. In case of an IPV6
                                                      address, string that  consists of groups
                                                      of zero to four hexadecimal digits,
                                                      separated by colons.
                                                    type: string
                                                    format: IP
                                                numDynamicAddresses:
                                                  description: >
                                                    Number of dynamic addresses to assign
                                                    (from the subnet defined by "subnetId"
                                                    if provided). Exactly one of
                                                    "fixedAddresses", "numDynamicAddresses"
                                                    or "ipAddressRange" shall be present.
                                                  type: integer
                                                addressRange:
                                                  description: >
                                                    An IP address range to be used, e.g. in
                                                    case of egress connections. In case this
                                                    attribute is present, IP addresses from
                                                    the range will be used.
                                                  type: object
                                                  required:
                                                    - minAddress
                                                    - maxAddress
                                                  properties:
                                                    minAddress:
                                                      description: >
                                                        An IPV4 or IPV6 address. Representation:
                                                        In case of an IPV4 address, string that
                                                        consists of four decimal integers
                                                        separated by dots, each integer ranging
                                                        from 0 to 255. In case of an IPV6
                                                        address, string that  consists of groups
                                                        of zero to four hexadecimal digits,
                                                        separated by colons.
                                                      type: string
                                                      format: IP
                                                    maxAddress:
                                                      description: >
                                                        An IPV4 or IPV6 address. Representation:
                                                        In case of an IPV4 address, string that
                                                        consists of four decimal integers
                                                        separated by dots, each integer ranging
                                                        from 0 to 255. In case of an IPV6
                                                        address, string that  consists of groups
                                                        of zero to four hexadecimal digits,
                                                        separated by colons.
                                                      type: string
                                                      format: IP
                                                subnetId:
                                                  description: >
                                                    An identifier maintained by the VIM or
                                                    other resource provider. It is expected
                                                    to be unique within the VIM instance.
                                                  type: string
                    extLinkPorts:
                      description: >
                        Externally provided link ports to be used to connect
                        external connection points to this external VL. If this
                        attribute is not present, the VNFM shall create the link
                        ports on the external VL.