Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Related Documentation
• Documentation Accessibility

1 Overview

• About Network Service Orchestration Solution
• Solution Components
• About Network Service Orchestration Entities
• About the Sample Network Protection Service

2 Installing and Integrating the Solution Components

• Planning Your Implementation
• Software Requirements
• Configuring UIM for the Network Service Orchestration Solution
• Integrating the Network Service Orchestration Solution Components
  • Integrating the VIM with the Solution
    • Registering the VIM
    • Discovering VIM Resources
  • Integrating the SDN Controller With the Solution
• Supported Southbound Integration

3 Designing and Onboarding Network Services and VNFs

• About the Design Components
  • About the Descriptor Files
    • About the Network Service Descriptor
    • About the VNF Descriptor
    • Creating a Descriptor File
  • About the Technical Actions File
    • About Technical Actions
    • Creating a Technical Action File
  • About the VNF Configuration Files
• About the Sample Network Protection Service Model
  • Implementing a Network Service By Using the Sample Cartridges
• Designing New Network Services and VNF Services

4 Working with Network Services and VNFs

• Instantiating a Network Service
• Upgrading the Software Version of a VNF
• Monitoring and Healing a VNF
• Modifying a Network Service
  • Adding a VNF to a Network Service
  • Deleting a VNF from a Network Service
• Terminating a Network Service
• Retrieving Details About Network Services, VNFs, and Descriptors

5 Extending the Network Service Orchestration Solution

• Setting Up Design Studio for the Network Service Orchestration Solution Cartridges
• Designing Cartridges for Custom VNFs and Network Services
• Using Extension Points and Java Interface Extensions to Extend the Solution
  • Writing a Custom Ruleset Extension Point
  • Using Java Interface Extensions
    • Implementing a Custom SDN Controller
    • Implementing a Custom Monitoring Engine
    • Implementing a Custom VIM
    • Implementing a Custom VNF Manager
    • Implementing a Custom VNF Connection Manager
    • Implementing a Custom VNF Configuration Manager
• Localizing the Network Service Orchestration Solution

6 Contents of the Network Service Orchestration JAR and ZIP Files

• Network Service Orchestration Individual JAR Files
• Network Service Orchestration Super JAR File
• Network Service Orchestration Applications
• Network Service Orchestration ZIP Files

7 Network Service Orchestration RESTful API Reference

• List of Network Service Orchestration Solution RESTful API Resources
• HTTP Response Status Codes
• Sample Requests and Responses
  • Register a VIM
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample JSON Request
    • Sample JSON Response
  • Discover VIM Resources
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Request
    • Sample Response
  • Instantiate a Network Service
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Request
    • Sample Response
  • Terminate a Network Service
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Request
    • Sample Response
  • Upgrade the Software Version of a VNF
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Request
    • Sample Response
  • Heal a VNF
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Request
    • Sample Response
  • Add VNFs to a Network Service
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Request
    • Sample Response
  • Delete a VNF from a Network Service
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Request
    • Sample Response
  • Get Network Service Information
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Network Service Descriptors
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Information about a Network Service Descriptor
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get VNF Descriptors
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Flavors of a Network Service Descriptor
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Information about a VNF Descriptor
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Versions of a VNF Descriptor
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Flavors of a VNF Descriptor
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get List of Network Services
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Details about a Network Service
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Details about VNFs in a Network Service
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Details about Networks in a Network Service
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Details about Endpoints in a Network Service
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Status Information of a Network Service
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Details about a VNF
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response
  • Get Status Information of a VNF
    • Method
    • URL
    • Sample Response