Baldy Release Notes

Figure 1: Baldy Release Organisation

Baldy Release Contents

• Overview

• RM (v3.0)

• RA-1 (v2.0)

• RC-1 (v2.0)

• RI-1 (v3.0-alpha)

• RA-2 (v3.0)

• RI-2 (draft)

• RC-2 (draft)

Overview

Reference #	Feature	Notes
baldy.tech.1	VNF Evolution policy and strategy
baldy.tech.2	Backward/Forward Compatibility
baldy.tech.3	Future Roadmap

Reference Model (v3.0)

WSL Note: Features below should be implemented in order.

Reference #	Feature	Notes
baldy.rm.1	General Cleanup	All Chapters
baldy.rm.2	Limiting infrastructure profiles to Basic and Network Intensive (Parking Compute intensive)	Ch02, Ch04, and Ch05
baldy.rm.3	Finalising Compliance, Verification and Conformance Strategy	Ch08
baldy.rm.4*	Full Container support	Ch04
baldy.rm.5	Complete Security Chapter	Ch07: 100% alignment with ONAP
baldy.rm.6	Virtual Networking/ Networking Fabric Modelling	Ch03
baldy.rm.7	Generic Installer Model	Ch09
baldy.rm.8	Guidelines	Appnedix-A

*Baldy Release includes at least features up to and including baldy.rm.4.

Reference Architecture 1 (v2.0)

WSL Note: Features below should be implemented in order.

Reference #	Feature	Notes
baldy.ra1.1	General Cleanup	All Chapters
baldy.ra1.2	Clarify OpenStack version policy	Ch01, Ch05
baldy.ra1.3	Incorporate RM Requirements in RA-1 Requirements	Ch02
baldy.ra1.4	Create a proposal for an exiting Gap	Ch08
baldy.ra1.5	Complete High Level Architecture	Ch03
baldy.ra1.6*	Complete Interfaces & APIs	Ch05
baldy.ra1.7	Complete Components Level Architecture	Ch04
baldy.ra1.8	Complete Security Chapter	Ch06
baldy.ra1.9	Complete LCM Chapter	Ch07

*Baldy Release includes at least features up to and including baldy.ra1.6.

Reference Conformance 1 (v2.0)

Figure 2: RC-1 Baldy Release plan

WSL Note: Features below should be implemented in order.

Reference #	Feature	Notes
baldy.rc1.1	General Cleanup	All Chapters
baldy.rc1.2	Clarify Conformance Categories (NFVI & VNFs)	Ch01
baldy.rc1.3	Complete NFVI Framework Requirements	Ch02
baldy.rc1.4	Categorise NFVI TC Req and Write API Testing TC	Ch03
baldy.rc1.5	Create NFVI Mapping & Traceability Matrix and populate it	Ch05
baldy.rc1.6	Restructure NFVI Cookbook and Cleanup	Ch04
baldy.rc1.7	NFVI Framework & Test Cases Development	DEV
baldy.rc1.8	RC-1 test suites can run against RI-1	DEV

Reference Implementation 1 (v3.0-alpha)

Figure 1: RI-1 Baldy Release plan

Reference #	Feature	Notes
baldy.ri1.1	General Cleanups	All Chapters
baldy.ri1.2	Complete Overall Requirements	Ch02
baldy.ri1.3	Complete Lab Requirements	Ch04
baldy.ri1.4	Complete Target State & Metadata	Ch03
baldy.ri1.5	Complete Installer Requirements	Ch05
baldy.ri1.6	Complete Lab Cookbook (Ops)	Ch06
baldy.ri1.6	Restructure & Complete Integration Cookbook	Ch07
baldy.ri1.7	Implement Profiles within OPNFV Installers and consume CNTT metadata	DEV
baldy.ri1.8	RI-1 passes the RC-1 test suite execution (For sanity and APIs)	DEV

Reference Architecture 2 (v3.0)

WSL Note: Features below should be implemented in order. For Baldy, At least

Reference #	Feature	Notes
baldy.ra2.1	General Cleanup	All Chapters
baldy.ra2.2	Complete Requirements & Map to RM	Ch02
baldy.ra2.3	Finish High Level Architecture	Ch03
baldy.ra2.4*	Propose solution to an existing gap	Ch08
baldy.ra2.5	More Details about Component Level Architecture	Ch04
baldy.ra2.6	More Details about Interfaces & APIs	Ch05
baldy.ra2.7	More Details about Security	Ch06
baldy.ra2.8	More Details about LCM	Ch07
baldy.ra2.9	More Details and proposals about Gaps	Ch08
baldy.ra2.10	Guidelines	Appendix-A

*Baldy Release includes at least features up to and including baldy.ra2.4.