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2 Cloud Computing management

1 Scope
This Recommendation defines the general and functional management requirements that support the
service management in a cloud-aware telecommunication management system (see [ITU-T M.3070]), and it
also provides a functional framework for service management in a cloud-aware telecommunication
management system.

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.3070] Recommendation ITU-T M.3070/Y.3521 (2016), Overview of end-to-end cloud computing
management.
[ITU-T X.1601] Recommendation ITU-T X.1601 (2015), Security framework for cloud computing.

[ITU-T Y.3522] Recommendation ITU-T Y.3522 (2016), End-to-end cloud service lifecycle management
requirements.

3 Definitions

3.1 Terms defined elsewhere

This Recommendation uses the following terms defined elsewhere:
3.1.1 cloud computing [b-ITU-T Y.3500]: Paradigm for enabling network access to a scalable and elastic
pool of shareable physical or virtual resources with self-service provisioning and administration on-demand.
NOTE – Examples of resources include servers, operating systems, networks, software, applications, and storage
equipment.
3.1.2 cloud service [b-ITU-T Y.3500]: One or more capabilities offered via cloud computing invoked using
a defined interface.
3.1.3 cloud service provider [b-ITU-T Y.3500]: Party which makes cloud services available.

3.1.4 customer [b-ITU-T M.60]: An entity which receives services offered by a service provider based on
a contractual relationship. It may include the role of a network user.

3.1.5 inter-cloud computing [b-ITU-T Y.3511]: The paradigm for enabling the interworking between two
or more cloud service providers.

NOTE – Inter-cloud computing is also referred as inter-cloud.
3.1.6 service [b-ITU-T M.3050.1]: Services are developed by a Service Provider for sale within Products.
The same service may be included in multiple products, packaged differently, with different pricing, etc.
3.1.7 service management interface [ITU-T M.3070]: Interface that provides a set of management
capabilities exposed by a cloud service through which the cloud service can be managed.
3.1.8 service provider [b-ITU-T M.3320]: A general reference to an entity who provides
telecommunication services to Customers and other users either on a tariff or contract basis. A Service
Provider may or may not operate a network. A Service Provider may or may not be a Customer of another
Service Provider.

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