SOL003-VNFLifecycleManagement-API.yaml

                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

            Error: The API producer did not find a current representation for
            the target resource or is not willing to disclose that one exists.
            Specifically in case of this task resource, the  response code 404
            shall also returned if the task is not supported for the VNF
            instance represented by the parent resource, which means that the
            task resource consequently does not exist.  In this case, the
            response body shall be present, and shall contain a ProblemDetails
            structure, in which the "detail" attribute shall 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
          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}/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.
        in: path
        type: string
        required: true
    post:
      description: |
        Terminate VNF

        The POST method terminates a VNF instance.
      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
                    resources immediately after accepting the request.
                  * 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.
                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.
                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. 
                type: object
        - name: Accept
          description: >
            Content-Types that are acceptable for the response. Reference: IETF
            RFC 7231
          in: header
          required: true
          type: string
        - name: Authorization
          description: |
            The authorization token for the request. Reference: IETF RFC 7235
          in: header
          required: false
          type: string
        - name: Content-Type
          description: |
            The MIME type of the body of the request. Reference: IETF RFC 7231
          in: header
          required: true
          type: string
      responses:
        '202':
          description: >
            Accepted

            The 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.
          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.
              type: string
              maximum: 1
              minimum: 0
          schema:
            description: |
              This type represents a VNF instance.
            type: object
            required:
              - id
              - vnfdId
              - vnfProvider
              - vnfProductName
              - vnfSoftwareVersion
              - vnfdVersion
              - vnfPkgId
              - instantiationState
            properties:
              id:
                description: |
                  An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.
                type: string
              vnfInstanceName:
                description: >
                  Name of the VNF instance. This attribute can be modified with
                  the PATCH method.
                type: string
              vnfInstanceDescription:
                description: >
                  Human-readable description of the VNF instance. This attribute
                  can be modified with the PATCH method.
                type: string
              vnfdId:
                description: |
                  An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.
                type: string
              vnfProvider:
                description: >
                  Provider of the VNF and the VNFD. The value is copied from the
                  VNFD.
                type: string
              vnfProductName:
                description: >
                  Name to identify the VNF Product. The value is copied from the
                  VNFD.
                type: string
              vnfSoftwareVersion:
                description: |
                  A Version.
                type: string
              vnfdVersion:
                description: |
                  A Version.
                type: string
              vnfPkgId:
                description: |
                  An identifier with the intention of being globally unique.
                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. 
                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.
                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.
                  type: object
                  required:
                    - id
                    - vimType
                  properties:
                    id:
                      description: >
                        An identifier with the intention of being globally
                        unique.
                      type: string
                    vimId:
                      description: >
                        An identifier with the intention of being globally
                        unique.
                      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.
                      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. 
                      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. 
                      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. 
                      type: object
              instantiationState:
                description: |
                  The instantiation state of the VNF.
                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.
                type: object
                required:
                  - flavourId
                  - vnfState
                properties:
                  flavourId:
                    description: |
                      An identifier that is unique within a VNF descriptor.
                    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.
                    type: array
                    items:
                      required:
                        - aspectId
                        - scaleLevel
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        aspectId:
                          description: >
                            An identifier that is unique within a VNF
                            descriptor.
                          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.
                          type: integer
                  extCpInfo:
                    description: >
                      Information about the external CPs exposed by the VNF
                      instance.
                    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.
                          type: string
                        cpdId:
                          description: >
                            An identifier that is unique within a VNF
                            descriptor.
                          type: string
                        cpProtocolInfo:
                          description: |
                            Network protocol information for this CP.
                          type: array
                          items:
                            description: >
                              This type describes the protocol layer(s) that a
                              CP uses together with protocol-related
                              information, like addresses. 
                            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.
                                type: string
                                enum:
                                  - IP_OVER_ETHERNET
                              ipOverEthernet:
                                description: >
                                  This type represents information about a
                                  network address that has been assigned. 
                                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.
                                    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.
                                    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
                                        addresses:
                                          description: >
                                            Fixed addresses assigned (from the
                                            subnet defined by "subnetId" if
                                            provided).
                                          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
                                        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.
                                          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.
                                          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 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
                        extLinkPortId:
                          description: >
                            An identifier with the intention of being globally
                            unique.
                          type: string
                  extVirtualLinkInfo:
                    description: >
                      Information about the external VLs the VNF instance is
                      connected to.
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      required:
                        - id
                        - resourceHandle
                      properties:
                        id:
                          description: >
                            An identifier with the intention of being globally
                            unique.
                          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.
                          properties:
                            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
                            vimLevelResourceType:
                              description: >
                                Type of the resource in the scope of the VIM or
                                the resource provider.
                              type: string
                        extLinkPorts:
                          description: |
                            Link ports of this VL.
                          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. 
                            type: object
                            required:
                              - id
                              - resourceHandle
                            properties:
                              id:
                                description: >
                                  An identifier with the intention of being
                                  globally unique.
                                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.
                                properties:
                                  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: >