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                  "description": "A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may yield further information if dereferenced.\n",
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "URI"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "500": {
            "description": "Internal Server Error\nIf 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.\n",
            "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].\n",
              "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\".\n",
                  "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).\n",
                  "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.\n",
                  "type": "integer"
                },
                "detail": {
                  "description": "A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.\n",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "instance": {
                  "description": "A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may yield further information if dereferenced.\n",
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "URI"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "503": {
            "description": "Service Unavailable\nIf 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.\n",
            "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].\n",
              "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\".\n",
                  "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).\n",
                  "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.\n",
                  "type": "integer"
                },
                "detail": {
                  "description": "A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.\n",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "instance": {
                  "description": "A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may yield further information if dereferenced.\n",
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "URI"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "/vnf_instances/{vnfInstanceId}/terminate": {
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "vnfInstanceId",
          "description": "The identifier of the VNF instance to be terminated. 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.\n",
          "in": "path",
          "type": "string",
          "required": true
        }
      ],
      "post": {
        "description": "Terminate VNF\n\nThe POST method terminates a VNF instance.\n",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "TerminateVnfRequest",
            "description": "Parameters for the VNF termination.",
            "in": "body",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "required": [
                "terminationType"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "terminationType": {
                  "description": "Indicates whether forceful or graceful termination is requested. Permitted values: * FORCEFUL: The VNFM will shut down the VNF and release the\n  resources immediately after accepting the request.\n* GRACEFUL: The VNFM will first arrange to take the VNF out of service after accepting the request. Once the operation of taking the VNF out of service finishes (irrespective of whether it has succeeded or failed) or once the timer value specified in the \"gracefulTerminationTimeout\" attribute expires, the VNFM will shut down the VNF and release the resources.\n",
                  "type": "string",
                  "enum": [
                    "FORCEFUL",
                    "GRACEFUL"
                  ]
                },
                "gracefulTerminationTimeout": {
                  "description": "This attribute is only applicable in case of graceful termination.  It defines the time to wait for the VNF to be taken out of service before shutting down the VNF and releasing the resources. The unit is seconds. If not given and the \"terminationType\" attribute is set to \"GRACEFUL\", it is expected that the VNFM waits for the successful taking out of service of the VNF, no matter how long it takes, before shutting down the VNF and releasing the resources.\n",
                  "type": "integer"
                },
                "additionalParams": {
                  "description": "This type represents a list of key-value pairs. The order of the pairs in the list is not significant. In JSON, a set of key- value pairs is represented as an object. It shall comply with the provisions  defined in clause 4 of IETF RFC 7159. \n",
                  "type": "object"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "Accept",
            "description": "Content-Types that are acceptable for the response. Reference: IETF RFC 7231\n",
            "in": "header",
            "required": true,
            "type": "string"
          },
          {
            "name": "Authorization",
            "description": "The authorization token for the request. Reference: IETF RFC 7235\n",
            "in": "header",
            "required": false,
            "type": "string"
          },
          {
            "name": "Content-Type",
            "description": "The MIME type of the body of the request. Reference: IETF RFC 7231\n",
            "in": "header",
            "required": true,
            "type": "string"
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "202": {
            "description": "Accepted\nThe request was accepted for processing, but the processing has not been completed. On success, the HTTP response shall include a \"Location\" HTTP header that contains the URI of the newly-created \"VNF LCM operation occurrence\" resource corresponding to the operation.\n",
            "headers": {
              "Content-Type": {
                "description": "The MIME type of the body of the response.",
                "type": "string",
                "maximum": 1,
                "minimum": 1
              },
              "Location": {
                "description": "The resource URI of the created VNF instance",
                "type": "string",
                "format": "url"
              },
              "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.\n",
                "type": "string",
                "maximum": 1,
                "minimum": 0
              }
            },
            "schema": {
              "description": "This type represents a VNF instance.\n",
              "type": "object",
              "required": [
                "id",
                "vnfdId",
                "vnfProvider",
                "vnfProductName",
                "vnfSoftwareVersion",
                "vnfdVersion",
                "vnfPkgId",
                "instantiationState"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "id": {
                  "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "vnfInstanceName": {
                  "description": "Name of the VNF instance. This attribute can be modified with the PATCH method.\n",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "vnfInstanceDescription": {
                  "description": "Human-readable description of the VNF instance. This attribute can be modified with the PATCH method.\n",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "vnfdId": {
                  "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "vnfProvider": {
                  "description": "Provider of the VNF and the VNFD. The value is copied from the VNFD.\n",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "vnfProductName": {
                  "description": "Name to identify the VNF Product. The value is copied from the VNFD.\n",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "vnfSoftwareVersion": {
                  "description": "A Version.\n",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "vnfdVersion": {
                  "description": "A Version.\n",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "vnfPkgId": {
                  "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "vnfConfigurableProperties": {
                  "description": "This type represents a list of key-value pairs. The order of the pairs in the list is not significant. In JSON, a set of key- value pairs is represented as an object. It shall comply with the provisions  defined in clause 4 of IETF RFC 7159. \n",
                  "type": "object"
                },
                "vimConnectionInfo": {
                  "description": "Information about VIM connections to be used for managing the resources for the VNF instance. This attribute shall only be supported and present if VNF-related resource management in direct mode is applicable. This attribute can be modified with the PATCH method.\n",
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": {
                    "description": "This type represents parameters to connect to a VIM for managing the resources of a VNF instance. This structure is used to convey VIM-related parameters over the Or-Vnfm interface. Additional parameters for a VIM may be configured into the VNFM by means outside the scope of the present document, and bound to the identifier of that VIM.\n",
                    "type": "object",
                    "required": [
                      "id",
                      "vimType"
                    ],
                    "properties": {
                      "id": {
                        "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                        "type": "string"
                      },
                      "vimId": {
                        "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                        "type": "string"
                      },
                      "vimType": {
                        "description": "Discriminator for the different types of the VIM information. The value of this attribute determines the structure of the \"interfaceInfo\" and \"accessInfo\" attributes, based on the type of the VIM. The set of permitted values is expected to change over time as new types or versions of VIMs become available. The ETSI NFV registry of VIM-related information provides access to information about VimConnectionInfo definitions for various VIM types. The structure of the registry is defined in Annex C of SOL003.\n",
                        "type": "string"
                      },
                      "interfaceInfo": {
                        "description": "This type represents a list of key-value pairs. The order of the pairs in the list is not significant. In JSON, a set of key- value pairs is represented as an object. It shall comply with the provisions  defined in clause 4 of IETF RFC 7159. \n",
                        "type": "object"
                      },
                      "accessInfo": {
                        "description": "This type represents a list of key-value pairs. The order of the pairs in the list is not significant. In JSON, a set of key- value pairs is represented as an object. It shall comply with the provisions  defined in clause 4 of IETF RFC 7159. \n",
                        "type": "object"
                      },
                      "extra": {
                        "description": "This type represents a list of key-value pairs. The order of the pairs in the list is not significant. In JSON, a set of key- value pairs is represented as an object. It shall comply with the provisions  defined in clause 4 of IETF RFC 7159. \n",
                        "type": "object"
                      }
                    }
                  }
                },
                "instantiationState": {
                  "description": "The instantiation state of the VNF.\n",
                  "type": "string",
                  "enum": [
                    "NOT_INSTANTIATED",
                    "INSTANTIATED"
                  ]
                },
                "instantiatedVnfInfo": {
                  "description": "Information specific to an instantiated VNF instance. This attribute shall be present if the instantiateState attribute value is INSTANTIATED.\n",
                  "type": "object",
                  "required": [
                    "flavourId",
                    "vnfState"
                  ],
                  "properties": {
                    "flavourId": {
                      "description": "An identifier that is unique within a VNF descriptor.\n",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "vnfState": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "enum": [
                        "STARTED",
                        "STOPPED"
                      ]
                    },
                    "scaleStatus": {
                      "description": "Scale status of the VNF, one entry per aspect. Represents for every scaling aspect how \"big\" the VNF has been scaled w.r.t. that aspect.\n",
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "required": [
                          "aspectId",
                          "scaleLevel"
                        ],
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                          "aspectId": {
                            "description": "An identifier that is unique within a VNF descriptor.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "scaleLevel": {
                            "description": "Indicates the scale level. The minimum value shall be 0 and the maximum value shall be <= maxScaleLevel as described in the VNFD.\n",
                            "type": "integer"
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "extCpInfo": {
                      "description": "Information about the external CPs exposed by the VNF instance.\n",
                      "type": "array",
                      "minItems": 1,
                      "items": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "required": [
                          "id",
                          "cpdId"
                        ],
                        "properties": {
                          "id": {
                            "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "cpdId": {
                            "description": "An identifier that is unique within a VNF descriptor.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "cpProtocolInfo": {
                            "description": "Network protocol information for this CP.\n",
                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                              "description": "This type describes the protocol layer(s) that a CP uses together with protocol-related information, like addresses. \n",
                              "required": [
                                "layerProtocol"
                              ],
                              "properties": {
                                "layerProtocol": {
                                  "description": "The identifier of layer(s) and protocol(s) associated to the network address information.  Permitted values: IP_OVER_ETHERNET 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.\n",
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "enum": [
                                    "IP_OVER_ETHERNET"
                                  ]
                                },
                                "ipOverEthernet": {
                                  "description": "This type represents information about a network address that has been assigned. \n",
                                  "type": "object",
                                  "required": [
                                    "macAddress"
                                  ],
                                  "properties": {
                                    "macAddress": {
                                      "description": "A MAC address. Representation: string that consists of groups of two hexadecimal digits, separated by hyphens or colons.\n",
                                      "type": "string",
                                      "format": "MAC"
                                    },
                                    "ipAddresses": {
                                      "description": "Addresses assigned to the CP instance. Each entry represents IP addresses assigned by fixed or dynamic IP address assignment per subnet.\n",
                                      "type": "array",
                                      "items": {
                                        "type": "object",
                                        "required": [
                                          "type"
                                        ],
                                        "properties": {
                                          "type": {
                                            "description": "The type of the IP addresses. Permitted values: IPV4, IPV6.\n",
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "enum": [
                                              "IPV4",
                                              "IPV6"
                                            ]
                                          },
                                          "addresses": {
                                            "description": "Fixed addresses assigned (from the subnet defined by \"subnetId\" if provided).\n",
                                            "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.\n",
                                              "type": "string",
                                              "format": "IP"
                                            }
                                          },
                                          "isDynamic": {
                                            "description": "Indicates whether this set of addresses was assigned dynamically (true) or based on address information provided as input from the API consumer (false). Shall be present if \"addresses\" is present and shall be absent otherwise.\n",
                                            "type": "boolean"
                                          },
                                          "addressRange": {
                                            "description": "An IP address range used, e.g., in case of egress connections. Exactly one of \"addresses\" or \"addressRange\" shall be present.\n",
                                            "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.\n",
                                                "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.\n",
                                                "type": "string",
                                                "format": "IP"
                                              }
                                            }
                                          },
                                          "subnetId": {
                                            "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.\n",
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "format": "IP"
                                          }
                                        }
                                      }
                                    }
                                  }
                                }
                              }
                            }
                          },
                          "extLinkPortId": {
                            "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "extVirtualLinkInfo": {
                      "description": "Information about the external VLs the VNF instance is connected to.\n",
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "required": [
                          "id",
                          "resourceHandle"
                        ],
                        "properties": {
                          "id": {
                            "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "resourceHandle": {
                            "required": [
                              "vimConnectionId",
                              "resourceId"
                            ],
                            "type": "object",
                            "description": "This type represents the information that allows addressing a virtualised resource that is used by a VNF instance. Information about the resource is available from the VIM.\n",
                            "properties": {
                              "vimConnectionId": {
                                "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "resourceProviderId": {
                                "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "resourceId": {
                                "description": "An identifier maintained by the VIM or other resource provider. It is expected to be unique within the VIM instance.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "vimLevelResourceType": {
                                "description": "Type of the resource in the scope of the VIM or the resource provider.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              }
                            }
                          },
                          "extLinkPorts": {
                            "description": "Link ports of this VL.\n",
                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                              "description": "This type represents information about a link port of an external VL, i.e. a port providing connectivity for the VNF to an NS VL. \n",
                              "type": "object",
                              "required": [
                                "id",
                                "resourceHandle"
                              ],
                              "properties": {
                                "id": {
                                  "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                  "type": "string"
                                },
                                "resourceHandle": {
                                  "required": [
                                    "vimConnectionId",
                                    "resourceId"
                                  ],
                                  "type": "object",
                                  "description": "This type represents the information that allows addressing a virtualised resource that is used by a VNF instance. Information about the resource is available from the VIM.\n",
                                  "properties": {
                                    "vimConnectionId": {
                                      "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                      "type": "string"
                                    },
                                    "resourceProviderId": {
                                      "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                      "type": "string"
                                    },
                                    "resourceId": {
                                      "description": "An identifier maintained by the VIM or other resource provider. It is expected to be unique within the VIM instance.\n",
                                      "type": "string"
                                    },
                                    "vimLevelResourceType": {
                                      "description": "Type of the resource in the scope of the VIM or the resource provider.\n",
                                      "type": "string"
                                    }
                                  }
                                },
                                "cpInstanceId": {
                                  "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                                  "type": "string"
                                }
                              }
                            }
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "extManagedVirtualLinkInfo": {
                      "description": "External virtual links the VNF instance is connected to.\n",
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "required": [
                          "id",
                          "vnfVirtualLinkDescId"
                        ],
                        "properties": {
                          "id": {
                            "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "vnfVirtualLinkDescId": {
                            "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "networkResource": {
                            "required": [
                              "vimConnectionId",
                              "resourceId"
                            ],
                            "type": "object",
                            "description": "This type represents the information that allows addressing a virtualised resource that is used by a VNF instance. Information about the resource is available from the VIM.\n",
                            "properties": {
                              "vimConnectionId": {
                                "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "resourceProviderId": {
                                "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "resourceId": {
                                "description": "An identifier maintained by the VIM or other resource provider. It is expected to be unique within the VIM instance.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "vimLevelResourceType": {
                                "description": "Type of the resource in the scope of the VIM or the resource provider.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              }
                            }
                          },
                          "vnfLinkPorts": {
                            "description": "Link ports of this VL.\n",
                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                              "type": "object",
                              "required": [
                                "id",
                                "resourceHandle"
                              ],
                              "properties": {
                                "id": {
                                  "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                                  "type": "string"
                                },
                                "resourceHandle": {
                                  "required": [
                                    "vimConnectionId",
                                    "resourceId"
                                  ],
                                  "type": "object",
                                  "description": "This type represents the information that allows addressing a virtualised resource that is used by a VNF instance. Information about the resource is available from the VIM.\n",
                                  "properties": {
                                    "vimConnectionId": {
                                      "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                      "type": "string"
                                    },
                                    "resourceProviderId": {
                                      "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                      "type": "string"
                                    },
                                    "resourceId": {
                                      "description": "An identifier maintained by the VIM or other resource provider. It is expected to be unique within the VIM instance.\n",
                                      "type": "string"
                                    },
                                    "vimLevelResourceType": {
                                      "description": "Type of the resource in the scope of the VIM or the resource provider.\n",
                                      "type": "string"
                                    }
                                  }
                                },
                                "cpInstanceId": {
                                  "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                                  "type": "string"
                                }
                              }
                            }
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "monitoringParameters": {
                      "description": "Active monitoring parameters.\n",
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "required": [
                          "id",
                          "value",
                          "timeStamp"
                        ],
                        "properties": {
                          "id": {
                            "description": "An identifier that is unique within a VNF descriptor.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "name": {
                            "description": "Human readable name of the monitoring parameter, as defined in the VNFD.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "value": {
                            "description": "Value of the monitoring parameter known to the VNFM (e.g. obtained for autoscaling purposes). The type of the \"value\" attribute (i.e. scalar, structure (Object in JSON), or array (of scalars, arrays or structures/Objects)) is assumed to be defined in an external measurement specification.\n",
                            "type": "object"
                          },
                          "timeStamp": {
                            "description": "Represents the point in time when the measurement has been performed, as known to the VNFM. Should be formatted according to ETF RFC 3339.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "localizationLanguage": {
                      "description": "Information about localization language of the VNF (includes e.g. strings in the VNFD). The localization languages supported by a VNF can be declared in the VNFD, and localization language selection can take place at instantiation time. The value shall comply with the format defined in IETF RFC 5646.\n",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "vnfcResourceInfo": {
                      "description": "Information about the virtualised compute and storage resources used by the VNFCs of the VNF instance.\n",
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "description": "This type represents the information on virtualised compute and storage resources used by a VNFC in a VNF instance.\n",
                        "type": "object",
                        "required": [
                          "id",
                          "vduId",
                          "computeResource"
                        ],
                        "properties": {
                          "id": {
                            "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "vduId": {
                            "description": "An identifier that is unique within a VNF descriptor.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "computeResource": {
                            "required": [
                              "vimConnectionId",
                              "resourceId"
                            ],
                            "type": "object",
                            "description": "This type represents the information that allows addressing a virtualised resource that is used by a VNF instance. Information about the resource is available from the VIM.\n",
                            "properties": {
                              "vimConnectionId": {
                                "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "resourceProviderId": {
                                "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "resourceId": {
                                "description": "An identifier maintained by the VIM or other resource provider. It is expected to be unique within the VIM instance.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "vimLevelResourceType": {
                                "description": "Type of the resource in the scope of the VIM or the resource provider.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              }
                            }
                          },
                          "storageResourceIds": {
                            "description": "References to the VirtualStorage resources. The value refers to a VirtualStorageResourceInfo item in the VnfInstance.\n",
                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                              "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                              "type": "string"
                            }
                          },
                          "reservationId": {
                            "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "vnfcCpInfo": {
                            "description": "CPs of the VNFC instance. Shall be present when that particular CP of the VNFC instance is associated to an external CP of the VNF instance. May be present otherwise.\n",
                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                              "type": "object",
                              "required": [
                                "id",
                                "cpdId"
                              ],
                              "properties": {
                                "id": {
                                  "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                                  "type": "string"
                                },
                                "cpdId": {
                                  "description": "An identifier that is unique within a VNF descriptor.\n",
                                  "type": "string"
                                },
                                "vnfExtCpId": {
                                  "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                                  "type": "string"
                                },
                                "cpProtocolInfo": {
                                  "description": "Network protocol information for this CP.\n",
                                  "type": "array",
                                  "items": {
                                    "description": "This type describes the protocol layer(s) that a CP uses together with protocol-related information, like addresses. \n",
                                    "required": [
                                      "layerProtocol"
                                    ],
                                    "properties": {
                                      "layerProtocol": {
                                        "description": "The identifier of layer(s) and protocol(s) associated to the network address information.  Permitted values: IP_OVER_ETHERNET 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.\n",
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "enum": [
                                          "IP_OVER_ETHERNET"
                                        ]
                                      },
                                      "ipOverEthernet": {
                                        "description": "This type represents information about a network address that has been assigned. \n",
                                        "type": "object",
                                        "required": [
                                          "macAddress"
                                        ],
                                        "properties": {
                                          "macAddress": {
                                            "description": "A MAC address. Representation: string that consists of groups of two hexadecimal digits, separated by hyphens or colons.\n",
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "format": "MAC"
                                          },
                                          "ipAddresses": {
                                            "description": "Addresses assigned to the CP instance. Each entry represents IP addresses assigned by fixed or dynamic IP address assignment per subnet.\n",
                                            "type": "array",
                                            "items": {
                                              "type": "object",
                                              "required": [
                                                "type"
                                              ],
                                              "properties": {
                                                "type": {
                                                  "description": "The type of the IP addresses. Permitted values: IPV4, IPV6.\n",
                                                  "type": "string",
                                                  "enum": [
                                                    "IPV4",
                                                    "IPV6"
                                                  ]
                                                },
                                                "addresses": {
                                                  "description": "Fixed addresses assigned (from the subnet defined by \"subnetId\" if provided).\n",
                                                  "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.\n",
                                                    "type": "string",
                                                    "format": "IP"
                                                  }
                                                },
                                                "isDynamic": {
                                                  "description": "Indicates whether this set of addresses was assigned dynamically (true) or based on address information provided as input from the API consumer (false). Shall be present if \"addresses\" is present and shall be absent otherwise.\n",
                                                  "type": "boolean"
                                                },
                                                "addressRange": {
                                                  "description": "An IP address range used, e.g., in case of egress connections. Exactly one of \"addresses\" or \"addressRange\" shall be present.\n",
                                                  "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.\n",
                                                      "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.\n",
                                                      "type": "string",
                                                      "format": "IP"
                                                    }
                                                  }
                                                },
                                                "subnetId": {
                                                  "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.\n",
                                                  "type": "string",
                                                  "format": "IP"
                                                }
                                              }
                                            }
                                          }
                                        }
                                      }
                                    }
                                  }
                                },
                                "vnfLinkPortId": {
                                  "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                                  "type": "string"
                                }
                              }
                            }
                          },
                          "metadata": {
                            "description": "This type represents a list of key-value pairs. The order of the pairs in the list is not significant. In JSON, a set of key- value pairs is represented as an object. It shall comply with the provisions  defined in clause 4 of IETF RFC 7159. \n",
                            "type": "object"
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "virtualLinkResourceInfo": {
                      "description": "Information about the virtualised network resources used by the VLs of the VNF instance.\n",
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "description": "This type represents the information that allows addressing a virtualised resource that is used by an internal VL instance in a VNF instance.\n",
                        "type": "object",
                        "required": [
                          "id",
                          "vnfVirtualLinkDescId",
                          "networkResource"
                        ],
                        "properties": {
                          "id": {
                            "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "vnfVirtualLinkDescId": {
                            "description": "An identifier that is unique within a VNF descriptor.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "networkResource": {
                            "required": [
                              "vimConnectionId",
                              "resourceId"
                            ],
                            "type": "object",
                            "description": "This type represents the information that allows addressing a virtualised resource that is used by a VNF instance. Information about the resource is available from the VIM.\n",
                            "properties": {
                              "vimConnectionId": {
                                "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "resourceProviderId": {
                                "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "resourceId": {
                                "description": "An identifier maintained by the VIM or other resource provider. It is expected to be unique within the VIM instance.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "vimLevelResourceType": {
                                "description": "Type of the resource in the scope of the VIM or the resource provider.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              }
                            }
                          },
                          "reservationId": {
                            "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "vnfLinkPorts": {
                            "description": "Links ports of this VL. Shall be present when the linkPort is used for external connectivity by the VNF (refer to VnfLinkPortInfo). May be present otherwise.\n",
                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                              "type": "object",
                              "required": [
                                "id",
                                "resourceHandle"
                              ],
                              "properties": {
                                "id": {
                                  "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                                  "type": "string"
                                },
                                "resourceHandle": {
                                  "required": [
                                    "vimConnectionId",
                                    "resourceId"
                                  ],
                                  "type": "object",
                                  "description": "This type represents the information that allows addressing a virtualised resource that is used by a VNF instance. Information about the resource is available from the VIM.\n",
                                  "properties": {
                                    "vimConnectionId": {
                                      "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                      "type": "string"
                                    },
                                    "resourceProviderId": {
                                      "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                      "type": "string"
                                    },
                                    "resourceId": {
                                      "description": "An identifier maintained by the VIM or other resource provider. It is expected to be unique within the VIM instance.\n",
                                      "type": "string"
                                    },
                                    "vimLevelResourceType": {
                                      "description": "Type of the resource in the scope of the VIM or the resource provider.\n",
                                      "type": "string"
                                    }
                                  }
                                },
                                "cpInstanceId": {
                                  "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                                  "type": "string"
                                }
                              }
                            }
                          },
                          "metadata": {
                            "description": "This type represents a list of key-value pairs. The order of the pairs in the list is not significant. In JSON, a set of key- value pairs is represented as an object. It shall comply with the provisions  defined in clause 4 of IETF RFC 7159. \n",
                            "type": "object"
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "virtualStorageResourceInfo": {
                      "description": "Information on the virtualised storage resource(s) used as storage for the VNF instance.\n",
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "description": "This type represents the information that allows addressing a virtualised resource that is used by a VNF instance.\n",
                        "type": "object",
                        "required": [
                          "id",
                          "virtualStorageDescId",
                          "storageResource"
                        ],
                        "properties": {
                          "id": {
                            "description": "An identifier that is unique for the respective type within a VNF instance, but may not be globally unique.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "virtualStorageDescId": {
                            "description": "An identifier that is unique within a VNF descriptor.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "storageResource": {
                            "required": [
                              "vimConnectionId",
                              "resourceId"
                            ],
                            "type": "object",
                            "description": "This type represents the information that allows addressing a virtualised resource that is used by a VNF instance. Information about the resource is available from the VIM.\n",
                            "properties": {
                              "vimConnectionId": {
                                "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "resourceProviderId": {
                                "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "resourceId": {
                                "description": "An identifier maintained by the VIM or other resource provider. It is expected to be unique within the VIM instance.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              },
                              "vimLevelResourceType": {
                                "description": "Type of the resource in the scope of the VIM or the resource provider.\n",
                                "type": "string"
                              }
                            }
                          },
                          "reservationId": {
                            "description": "An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.\n",
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "metadata": {
                            "description": "This type represents a list of key-value pairs. The order of the pairs in the list is not significant. In JSON, a set of key- value pairs is represented as an object. It shall comply with the provisions  defined in clause 4 of IETF RFC 7159. \n",