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10 The goal of the design process is to create all artifacts (models)
11 that are required to instantiate and manage resources, services,
12 and products on the ONAP platform. The design process requires
13 input from users with multiple roles.
15 Design progresses logically through a series of phases. Each phase:
17 * is organized into steps that are completed in sequence
19 * is accessed using a different role with specific responsibilities
20 generates artifacts that are used in other phases of design or when
21 instantiating or monitoring virtual functions.
23 The following figure show the different phases and tools involved in
24 Onboarding, Design and Distribution process.
28 **The "Core" Design Process includes the following steps:**
31 A VNF/PNF/CNF Provider delivers its descriptor, model and
32 artefacts (e.g. HEAT template, Helm Chart), which will be validated
33 and packaged for onboarding to ONAP
35 **(Resource)-Onboarding**
36 In the SDC a License Model is created, the VNF/PNF/CNF package imported
37 and a Vendor Software Product (VSP) is created
39 **VF Creation and Testing**
40 A V(N)F, PNF or CR Model is created (a) import of a VSP or VFC
41 (b) manual creation and import of artefacts created via external
42 tools like the Controller Design Studio (CDS), responsible for the
43 Controller Blueprint Design
44 The created VF will pass a testing workflow to be used
48 A Service Model is created as a composition of resources
49 (e.g. V(N)Fs, PNFs,...), Policies, Workflows,...
50 The created Service Model will ber certified and handed over to
51 the Service Distribution process
53 **Service Distribution**
54 The Service Provider will distribute the Service Model to the
55 Runtime Service Catalog
57 **The optional/additional Design steps are:**
59 **VNF parameter assignment templating**
60 The objective is to automate the resolution of resources for instantiation
61 and any config provisioning operation, such as day0, day1 or day2
63 The Controller Blueprint archive (CBA) is the overall service design,
64 fully model-driven, intent based package needed to design self service
65 provisioning and configuration management automation.
66 ONAP CDS (Controller Design Studio) is the controller that will process
67 the Controller Blueprint archive (CBA) at run-time.
70 These are rules, conditions, requirements, constraints, attributes,
71 or needs that must be provided, maintained, and/or enforced.
72 At a lower level, Policy involves machine-readable rules enabling
73 actions to be taken based on triggers or requests. ONAP Policy framework
74 provides some policy models that are implemented and pre-loaded when
77 **VNF LifeCycle Command templating**
78 APPC Controller Design Tool (CDT) is used for self-service onboarding of
79 VNF’s. VNF owners can create templates and other artifacts for APPC
80 Configure command (used to apply a post-instantiation configuration)
81 as well as other life cycle commands.
84 The purpose of the Workflow Designer is to enable designers to define or
85 modify workflows to support Service/Resource change management scenarios
86 executed by the Service Orchestrator.
88 **Control Loop Design**
89 This phase includes the Design of a closed loop template and associate it
90 to a Service. The template represents the theoretical flow of the CL.
91 It generates a deployment artifact that can be ingested by the DCAE in
92 order to create the needed DCAE microservices in runtime.
93 The design is done in the SDC DCAE-DS (Design Studio).
94 The DCAE Design Studio enables to define and configure
95 the monitoring flows of DCAE.
96 The configuration and deployment of a Control Loop will be done with
97 Control Loop Automation Management (CLAMP) tool.
99 The follwing sections will focus on the different Design steps:
105 Pre-Onboarding <./pre-onboarding/index.rst>
107 Resource-Onboarding <./resource-onboarding/index.rst>
109 VF Creation and Testing <./vfcreation/index.rst>
111 Service Design <./service-design/index.rst>
113 Service Distribution <./service-distribution/index.rst>
115 VNF parameter resolution Design <./parameter_resolution/index.rst>
117 :ref:`Policy Design<onap-policy-parent:design-label>`
119 :ref:`VNF LifeCycle Command templating<onap-appc:master_index>`
121 :ref:`Workflow Design<onap-sdc:workflow>`
123 :ref:`Control Loop Design<onap-sdc:dcaedesigner>`
125 :ref:`Control Loop Automation Management<onap-clamp:master_index>`
129 .. |image1| image:: media/Design-Overview.png