1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
3.1 Terms defined elsewhere
3.2 Terms defined in this Recommendation
4 Abbreviations and acronyms
5 Conventions
6 Introduction
7 Patterns of inter-cloud
7.1 Inter-cloud peering
7.2 Inter-cloud federation
7.3 Inter-cloud intermediary
8 Overview of inter-cloud computing
8.1 Relationship between intra-cloud and inter-cloud handling of
resources
8.2 Overview of inter-cloud federation
8.3 Overview of inter-cloud intermediary
9 Functional requirements for inter-cloud
9.1 SLA and policy negotiation
9.2 Resource monitoring
9.3 Resource performance estimation and selection
9.4 Resource discovery and reservation
9.5 Resource set-up and activation
9.6 Cloud services switchover and switchback
9.7 Resource release
9.8 CSC information exchange
9.9 Primary CSP role delegation
9.10 Inter-cloud service handling
10 Security considerations
Appendix I – Use cases from the inter-cloud perspective
I.1 SLA mapping in intermediary pattern
I.2 Performance guarantee against an abrupt increase in load
(offloading)
I.3 Performance guarantee regarding delay (optimization for user
location)
I.4 Guaranteed availability in the event of a disaster or
large-scale failure
I.5 Service continuity (in the case of service termination of the
original CSP)
I.6 Market transactions in inter-cloud intermediary pattern
Appendix II – Use cases from cloud service providers' views
II.1 Use case 1 – Cloud service rebranding
II.2 Use case 2 – Discovery
II.3 Use case 3 – Intermediary
II.4 Use case 4 – Platforming
II.5 Use case 5 – Offloading
II.6 Use case 6 – Virtual data centre expansion
II.7 Use case 7 – Distributed media
II.8 Use case 8 – Cloud storage expansion
II.9 Use case 9 – Service delivery platform components
Appendix III – Abstract service offering models for inter-cloud computing
III.1 Service item expansion
III.2 Service operation enhancement
III.3 Consideration on network connectivity
Appendix IV – Inter-cloud security aspects
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