Summary

Recommendation ITU-T M.3173.1 specifies interface requirements for synergy management of cloud and networks based on software-defined networking (SDN). Recommendation ITU-T M.3173.1 describes the interface position for the synergy management system, and synergy management scenarios for cloud and SDN-based networks. Recommendation ITU-T M.3173.1 also specifies the management interface requirements and the related use cases for the synergy management interface at a technology independent level (protocol neutral).