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2 Cloud Computing management

1 Scope
This Recommendation provides the concept of cloud-based network management functional architecture
and its fundamental components.
This Recommendation describes the composition of a cloud-based network management functional
architecture, explains the functions of each components in the architecture, and also introduces the
relationship among the components.

2 References

The following ITU-T Recommendations and other references contain provisions which, through reference in
this text, constitute provisions of this Recommendation. At the time of publication, the editions indicated
were valid. All Recommendations and other references are subject to revision; users of this Recommendation
are therefore encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the
Recommendations and other references listed below. A list of the currently valid ITU-T Recommendations is
regularly published. The reference to a document within this Recommendation does not give it, as a stand-
alone document, the status of a Recommendation.
[ITU-T M.3010] Recommendation ITU-T M.3010 (02/2000), Principles for a telecommunications
management network.
[ITU-T Y.3521/M.3070] Recommendation ITU-T Y.3521/M.3070 (03/2016), Overview of end to end cloud
computing management.

3 Definitions

3.1 Terms defined elsewhere

This Recommendation uses the following terms defined elsewhere:
3.1.1 network element [ITU-T M.3010]: An architectural concept that represents telecommunication
equipment (or groups/parts of telecommunication equipment) and supports equipments or any item or
groups of items considered belonging to the telecommunications environment that performs network
element functions (NEFs).

3.1.2 management service [ITU-T M.3010]: A management service is an offering fulfilling specific
telecommunications management needs.

3.2 Terms defined in this Recommendation

This Recommendation defines the following new terms.

3.2.1 cloud-based network management
Cloud-based network management is to perform network management functions using cloud computing
technology, and it can also be used to manage both traditional telecommunication networks and/or cloud
computing infrastructures.

3.2.2 management service analysis function
Management service analysis function provides the ability of analyzing each management service in network
management. Each management service is registered in this analyzer function, and all the related
information about this service is analyzed and stored for future use.

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