a Service Provider using VNF Requirements as prototype text for RFPs to acquire VNFs to run in an ONAP context ONAP.org VNF Requirements Project VNF Provider #1 VNF Provider #n Service Provider ONAP Release 1 Develop VNF Requirements Pull ONAP R1 VNF Requirements Committed VNF Requirements Develop VNF RFP Distribute VNF RFP VNF RFP Response VNF RFP Selection VNF Available for onboarding

a  VNF Provider (developer) using VNF Requirements in designing, testing, and certifying a VNF for use on ONAP ONAP.org VNF Requirements Project VNF Provider #1 VNF Provider #n ONAP Release 1 Pull Early views of ONAP R1 VNF Requirements Develop VNF Requirements Committed VNF Requirements Pull ONAP R1 VNF Requirements Develop VNF #1 Develop VNF #n Develop VNF Rqts Compliance Stmt Develop VNF Rqts Compliance Stmt VNF #1 Available VNF #n Available

VNF Requirements repo usage/ flow vnfrqts/guidelines vnfrqts/requirements vnfrqts/epics vnfrqts/usecases vnfrqts/testcases Seed Seed Member Contributions Member Contributions Committed requirements Committed epics Committed Use cases

VNF Requirements across the VNF Lifecycle VNF Provider: Design Develop Test (certify) Integrate Deliver Service Provider VNF Design-time: Select Order Enrichment & Design Validate & Certify On-board VNF Package (with VNFD) End of Life Service Provider VNF Run-time: Assemble Assign Service Configure Deploy (instantiate, rebuild) Operate (stop, restart, etc.) Modify / Query Monitor Test & Heal Scale Terminate