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Ve-Vnfm
(NFV-SOL 002)

VNF Lifecycle Management interface (as produced by the VNFM towards the EM/VNF)

VNF Performance Management interface (as produced by the VNFM towards the EM)

VNF Fault Management interface (as produced by the VNFM towards the EM)

VNF Indicator interface (as produced by the EM/VNF towards the VNFM)

VNF Configuration interface (as produced by the VNF towards the VNFM)

This specification fulfills the requirements specified in ETSI GS NFV-IFA 008

Published specification Draft Issue Tracker Git repository
Or-Vnfm
(NFV-SOL 003)

VNF Lifecycle Management interface (as produced by the VNFM towards the NFVO).

VNF Performance Management interface (as produced by the VNFM towards the NFVO).

VNF Fault Management interface (as produced by the VNFM towards the NFVO).

VNF Indicator interface (as produced by the VNFM towards the NFVO).

VNF Lifecycle Operation Granting interface (as produced by the NFVO towards the VNFM).

VNF Package Management interface (as produced by the NFVO towards the VNFM).

Virtualised Resources Quota Available Notification interface (as produced by the NFVO towards the VNFM).

This specification fulfills the requirements specified in ETSI GS NFV-IFA 007

Published specification Draft Issue Tracker Git repository
Os-Ma-Nfvo
(NFV-SOL 005)

NSD Management interface (as produced by the NFVO towards the OSS/BSS)

NS Lifecycle Management interface (as produced by the NFVO towards the OSS/BSS)

NS Performance Management interface (as produced by the NFVO towards the OSS/BSS)

NS Fault Management interface (as produced by the NFVO towards the OSS/BSS)

VNF Package Management interface (as produced by the NFVO towards the OSS/BSS)

This specification fulfills the requirements specified in ETSI GS NFV-IFA 013

Published specification Draft Issue Tracker Work In Progress

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In case of discrepancies the published ETSI Group Specification takes precedence.

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  • YAML and JSON columns contain links to the raw text files. They will open a page in the browser with a lot of non readable text and they are meant to be downloaded or used as input for other tools;
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Interface Ref Point Producer YAML JSON UI EDITOR PDF
SOL002-VNFConfiguration-API Ve-Vnfm VNF Link Link Link Link Link
SOL002-VNFIndicator-API Ve-Vnfm VNF/EM Link Link Link Link Link
SOL002-VNFIndicatorNotification-API Ve-Vnfm VNFM Link Link Link Link Link
SOL002-VNFFaultManagement-API Ve-Vnfm VNFM Link Link Link Link Link
SOL002-VNFLifecycleManagement-API Ve-Vnfm VNFM Link Link Link Link Link
SOL002-VNFPerformanceManagement-API Ve-Vnfm VNFM Link Link Link Link Link
SOL003-VirtualisedResourcesQuotaAvailableNotification-API Or-Vnfm NFVO Link Link Link Link Link
SOL003-VNFFaultManagement-API Or-Vnfm VNFM Link Link Link Link Link
SOL003-VNFFaultManagementNotification-API Or-Vnfm NFVO Link Link Link Link Link
SOL003-VNFIndicator-API Or-Vnfm VNFM Link Link Link Link Link
SOL003-VNFIndicatorNotification-API Or-Vnfm NFVO Link Link Link Link Link
SOL003-VNFLifecycleManagement-API Or-Vnfm VNFM Link Link Link Link Link
SOL003-VNFLifecycleOperationGranting-API Or-Vnfm NFVO Link Link Link Link Link
SOL003-VNFPackageManagement-API Or-Vnfm NFVO Link Link Link Link Link
SOL003-VNFPackageManagementNotification-API Or-Vnfm VNFM Link Link Link Link Link
SOL003-VNFPerformanceManagement-API Or-Vnfm VNFM Link Link Link Link Link
SOL003-VNFPerformanceManagementNotification-API Or-Vnfm NFVO Link Link Link Link Link
SOL005-NSDManagement-API Os-Ma NFVO Link Link Link Link Link
SOL005-NSLifecycleManagement-API Os-Ma NFVO Link Link Link Link Link
SOL005-NSFaultManagement-API Os-Ma NFVO Link Link Link Link Link
SOL005-VNFPackageManagement-API Os-Ma NFVO Link Link Link Link Link

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Category Short name Description OpenAPI Bug?
1 Functionality missing in the OpenAPI Functionality bug

representation compared to the base GS* (e.g., SOL003),Ex. Missing resource, missing attribute

yes
2 Syntax bug Errors in the OpenAPI representation or textual description

errors,Ex: “Integer” instead of “String”, cardinality incorrect or missing

yes
3 Suggestion Suggested functionality to be included in

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no
4 No Spec The OpenAPI is designed beyond the scope of the base

GS (1)

yes
5 Comment General comments on the OpenAPI no

(1) Base GS are NFV-SOL 002, NFV-SOL 003, and NFV-SOL 005.

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