TS 28.527
Life Cycle Management (LCM)
for Mobile Networks that include Virtualized Network Functions –
Stage 2

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Rapporteur:: Mr. Andrianov, Anatoly
Nokia Germany

Content for TS 28.527 Word version: 18.1.0

0 Introduction p. 4

The present document is part of a TS-family covering the 3rd Generation Partnership Project Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects, Telecommunication Management; as identified below:

TS 28.525:

Telecommunication management; Life Cycle Management (LCM) for mobile networks that include virtualized network functions; Requirements.

TS 28.526:

Telecommunication management; Life Cycle Management (LCM) for mobile networks that include virtualized network functions; Procedures.

TS 28.527:

Telecommunication management; Life Cycle Management (LCM) for mobile networks that include virtualized network functions; Stage 2.

TS 28.528:

Telecommunication management; Life Cycle Management (LCM) for mobile networks that include virtualized network functions; Stage 3.

1 Scope p. 5

The present document is the Life Cycle Management (LCM) stage 2 specification for mobile networks that include virtualized network functions.

2 References p. 5

The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document.

References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or non-specific.
For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same Release as the present document.

[1]

TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".

[2]

TS 28.500: "Telecommunication management; Concept, architecture and requirements for mobile networks that include virtualized network functions".

[3]

ETSI GS NFV-IFA 008 ( V3.7.1) (2022-11): "Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) Release 3; Management and Orchestration; Ve-Vnfm reference point - Interface and Information Model Specification".

[4]

ETSI GS NFV-IFA 013 ( V3.7.1) (2022-11): "Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) Release 3; Management and Orchestration; Os-Ma-nfvo reference point - Interface and Information Model Specification".

3 Definitions and abbreviations p. 5

3.1 Definitions p. 5

For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TR 21.905, TS 28.500 and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in TR 21.905 or in TS 28.500.

3.2 Abbreviations p. 5

For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in TR 21.905, TS 28.500 and the following apply. An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in TR 21.905 or in TS 28.500.

4 Information model definition p. 5

4.1 Os-Ma-nfvo p. 5

For Os-Ma-nfvo NS lifecycle management (LCM) and VNF lifecycle as part of NS LCM, the information elements and notifications related to NS lifecycle management which are specified in clause 8.3 of ETSI GS NFV-IFA 013 [4] shall be used.

4.2 Ve-Vnfm-em p. 6

For Ve-Vnfm-em VNF lifecycle management, the following shall be used:

the information elements related to VNF lifecycle management which are specified in clause 9.4 of ETSI GS NFV-IFA 008 [3],
the information elements and notifications related to VNF lifecycle changes which are specified in clause 9.5 of ETSI GS NFV-IFA 008 [3], and
the information elements and notifications related to multiple interfaces which are specified in clause 9.8 of ETSI GS NFV-IFA 008 [3].

5 Interface definitions p. 6

5.1 Os-Ma-nfvo p. 6

For NS lifecycle management the operations of the NS Lifecycle Management interface specified in clause 7.3 of ETSI GS NFV-IFA 013 [4] shall be used.

For NS lifecycle change notifications and notification subscription management, the respective operations of the NS Lifecycle Management interface specified in clause 7.3 of ETSI GS NFV-IFA 013 [4] shall be used.

5.2 Ve-Vnfm-em p. 6

For VNF lifecycle management the operations of the VNF Lifecycle Management interface specified in clause 7.2 of ETSI GS NFV-IFA 008 [3] shall be used.

For VNF lifecycle change notifications and notification subscription management, the respective operations of the VNF Lifecycle Management interface specified in clause 7.2 of ETSI GS NFV-IFA 008 [3] shall be used.