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1 Framework and requirements for cloud computing

3.2.3 secondary cloud service provider: In inter-cloud computing, a cloud service provider which provides
cloud services to a primary cloud service provider.
NOTE – The primary cloud service provider can use the services of secondary cloud service providers as part of its
services offered to cloud service customers.

4 Abbreviations and acronyms

This Recommendation uses the following abbreviations and acronyms:
API Application Programming Interface

B2B Business-to-Business
CaaS Communications as a Service

CDN Content Distribution Network
CPU Central Processing Unit

CSC Cloud Service Customer
CSP Cloud Service Provider
DRM Digital Rights Management

IaaS Infrastructure as a Service
ID Identifier

IT Information Technology
LAN Local Area Network
NaaS Network as a Service

P-CSP Primary CSP
PaaS Platform as a Service

QoS Quality of Service
S-CSP Secondary CSP

SaaS Software as a Service
SDP Service Delivery Platform

SLA Service Level Agreement
VM Virtual Machine
VPN Virtual Private Network

5 Conventions

In this Recommendation:
The keywords "is required" indicate a requirement which must be strictly followed and from which no
deviation is permitted if conformance to this Recommendation is to be claimed.
The keywords "is recommended" indicate a requirement which is recommended but which is not absolutely
required. Thus, this requirement need not be present to claim conformance.

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