diff --git a/01-requirements.md b/01-requirements.md index 041c3b73bd5dde195fdb59ec4d9ec03126632b23..9d4324deec6cd5fb396e9ecf1aeb4e71a461abde 100644 --- a/01-requirements.md +++ b/01-requirements.md @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ The main function of every VNF component (VDU) should be clearly described in or | uMgmt | Universal VNF Manager (EM) | | sBE | Service Backend of the platform | -### Defining NFVI basic requirements +### Defining NFVI requirements -Basic requirements include the number of vCPUs, RAM GBs and disk GBs per component, as well as any other resource that the VNF components need from the physical infrastructure. For example: +These requirements refer to properties like the number of vCPUs, RAM GBs and disk GBs per component, as well as any other resource that the VNF components need from the physical infrastructure. For example: | VDU | vCPU | RAM (GB) | Storage (GB) | External volume? | |:-----:|:----:|:--------:|:------------:|:----------------:| @@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ Basic requirements include the number of vCPUs, RAM GBs and disk GBs per compone | uMgmt | 1 | 1 | 2 | N | | sBE | 2 | 8 | 10 | Y | -### Defining NFVI EPA requirements - -Enhanced Platform Awareness characteristics should be defined in case the VNF requires 'higher than default' performance capabilities or any particular hardware architecture from the NFVI. Popular EPA attributes include: +For some VNFs, Enhanced Platform Awareness (EPA) characteristics need to be defined when VNF requires 'higher than default' performance capabilities or any particular hardware architecture from the NFVI. Popular EPA attributes include: - Compute performance attributes: - Hypervisor type / version @@ -37,8 +35,8 @@ Enhanced Platform Awareness characteristics should be defined in case the VNF re - Memory Page Size - Data plane performance attributes: - SR-IOV / PCI-Passthrough - - OVS-DPDK Acceleration (**TODO**: check this against OSM IM) -- Host attributes: (**TODO**: check this against OSM IM) + - OVS-DPDK Acceleration +- Host attributes: - CPU Model, Architecture & Vendor - CPU Socket & Core count @@ -54,6 +52,8 @@ For example, vLB and sBE VDU could require: Ideally, a diagram should be used to quickly identify components and internal/external connections. +Ideally, a diagram should be used to quickly identify components and internal/external connections. + ```diff - TODO: change diagram to a reference template from OSM ```