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5                                            Intercloud and interoperability


            3.1.3   cloud interoperability testing [ITU-T Q.4040]: Verifying functions and interaction that realize the
            cloud interoperability.

            3.1.4   cloud service [ITU-T Y.3500]: One or more capabilities offered via cloud computing invoked using a
            defined interface.

            3.1.5   cloud service customer [ITU-T Y.3500]: Party which is in a business relationship for the purpose of
            using cloud services.

            3.1.6   cloud service provider [ITU-T Y.3500]: Party which makes cloud services available.
            3.1.7   cloud service user [ITU-T Y.3500]: Natural person, or entity acting on their behalf, associated with a
            cloud service customer that uses cloud services.
            NOTE – Examples of such entities include devices and applications.
            3.1.8   interoperability  [ITU-T  Y.101]:  The  ability  of  two  or  more  systems  or  applications  to  exchange
            information and to mutually use the information that has been exchanged.

            3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation

            None.


            4       Abbreviations and acronyms
            This Recommendation uses the following abbreviations and acronyms:
            CPU         Central Processing Unit

            CSC         Cloud Service Customer
            CSP         Cloud Service Provider
            DHCP        Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

            FTP         File Transfer Protocol
            HTTP        Hypertext Transfer Protocol
            IaaS        Infrastructure as a Service
            IOPS        Input/Output operations Per Second

            I/O         Input/Output
            IP          Internet Protocol
            LUN         Logical Unit Number

            NAT         Network Address Translation
            NIC         Network Interface Card
            OVF         Open Virtualization Format
            QCOW2       QEMU Copy On Write version 2

            QEMU        Quick Emulator
            QoS         Quality of Service

            SLA         Service Level Agreement
            SSH         Secure Shell
            VLAN        Virtual Local Area Network
            VM          Virtual Machine

            VMDK        Virtual Machine Disk
            VNC         Virtual Network Computing



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