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Table I.1 – Mapping of inter-cloud computing functional requirements
and inter-cloud functions

Inter-cloud functions in this
Functional requirements specified in [ITU-T Y.3511]
Recommendation
9.4 resource
discovery Allow the reservation of discovered resources in the – 7.3.5 Inter-cloud service reservation
and peer CSPs. – 7.3.7 Inter-cloud capabilities adaptation
reservation
9.4 resource Allow provisional reservation of discovered resources,
discovery i.e., to keep the resources to be used (as candidates), for – 7.3.5 Inter-cloud service reservation
and later acknowledgement (for some of them) or release – 7.3.7 Inter-cloud capabilities adaptation
reservation (for others).
9.4 resource – 7.3.3 Inter-cloud service discovery
discovery Allow finding of available resources in the peer CSPs – 7.3.4 Inter-cloud service selection
and based on different priorities.
– 7.3.7 Inter-cloud capabilities adaptation
reservation
9.4 resource
– 7.3.5 Inter-cloud service reservation
discovery Allow reservation of available resources in the peer CSPs
– 7.3.4 Inter-cloud service selection
and on the basis of different priorities
– 7.3.7 Inter-cloud capabilities adaptation
reservation
– 7.2.2 Service provisioning
The resource set-up and activation capability deals with – 7.2.8 Peer service management
the set up and activation of reserved resources in the – 7.3.7 Inter-cloud capabilities adaptation
9.5 resource
peer CSPs. This includes connecting to the peer CSPs via – 7.4.1 Authentication and identity
set-up and
networks, remotely activating (i.e., invoking) software management
activation
and transferring or copying data to enable the use of – 7.4.2 Authorization and security policy
resources in the peer CSPs. management
– 7.4.3 Encryption management
9.5 resource Allow the establishment of reserved resources in a peer – 7.2.2 Service provisioning
set-up and CSP.
activation – 7.3.7 Inter-cloud capabilities adaptation
9.5 resource Allow accessing to the configuration and policy settings – 7.2.2 Service provisioning
set-up and of reserved resources in the peer CSPs. – 7.2.8 Peer service management
activation – 7.3.7 Inter-cloud capabilities adaptation
– 7.3.1 Peer CSP management
Allow switching over of CSC end-user access to a peer
CSP (acting as primary CSP) without manual operation – 7.2.7 Incident and problem
from the CSC, in order to allow the CSC end user to use management
9.6 cloud
services in a similar manner to the way they did before – 7.2.5 Service automation
services
the access was switched over. – 7.3.7 Inter-cloud capabilities adaptation
switchover
and Allow switching back of CSC end-user access to the – 7.4.1 Authentication and identity
primary CSP when this CSP has recovered from the management
switchback
reasons that led to the switchover (e.g., a disaster or – 7.4.2 Authorization and security policy
load distribution between peer CSPs is no longer management
needed).
– 7.4.3 Encryption management
– 7.2.3 Monitoring and reporting
9.7 resource Allow updating of the peer CSP resource configuration
– 7.2.8 Peer service management
release information.
– 7.3.7 Inter-cloud capabilities adaptation
9.7 resource Allow releasing by the CSP of resources reserved, – 7.3.6 Inter-cloud service release
release activated or set up in the peer CSPs. – 7.3.7 Inter-cloud capabilities adaptation

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