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3.2 Terms defined in this Recommendation

This Recommendation defines the following terms:
3.2.1 monitoring data: Monitoring data is the output of the cloud monitor service, which helps cloud
service provider (CSP) and cloud service customers (CSC) manage cloud platforms and cloud resources.
3.2.2 monitor service: The monitor service activity monitors the delivered service quality with respect to
service levels as defined in the service level agreement (SLA) between cloud service customer and cloud
service provider.
3.2.3 necessary monitoring data: Necessary monitoring data is used to maintain service level agreements
(SLA). Necessary monitoring data could help cloud service provider (CSP) to keep cloud computing platforms
security and stable. Necessary monitoring data could include, but is not limited to, management system
monitoring data, physical resources monitoring data, network monitoring data and etc. Necessary
monitoring data is mainly used by CSPs but could also be shared with cloud service customers (CSCs).
3.2.4 optional monitoring data: Optional monitoring data is provided on the demand of cloud service
customers (CSCs) and to provide cloud monitor service. Optional monitoring data could include, but is not
limited to, virtual machine monitoring data, data storage service monitoring data, CSCs' application on cloud
monitoring data and etc.

3.2.5 virtual machine (VM): An efficient, isolated, logical duplicate of a real machine.

4 Abbreviations and acronyms
This Recommendation uses the following abbreviations and acronyms:

API Application Programming Interface
BCP Business Continuity Plan
CaaS Communications as a Service

CPU Central Processing Unit
CSC Cloud Service Customer

CSN Cloud Service Partner
CSP Cloud Service Provider
CSU Cloud Service User

DDOS Distributed Denial of Service
DNS Domain Name System

DOS Denial of Service
IaaS Infrastructure as a Service

IAM Identity and Access Management
ICT Information and Communication Technology

IP Internet Protocol
IT Information Technology
NaaS Network as a Service

OS Operating System
PaaS Platform as a Service

PII Personally Identifiable Information
PKI Public Key Infrastructure

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