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Intercloud and interoperability 5

There are three different cloud computing capabilities types:

• Infrastructure capabilities type ;
• Platform capabilities type ;
• Application capabilities type.
Different cloud capabilities types have different interoperability testing.

Table 6-1 shows the potential interoperability testing target areas of cloud computing with different cloud
computing capabilities types. It is useful to identify the target areas. Each target area should include
functional testing as well as performance testing.

Table 6-1 Potential cloud computing interoperability testing areas

Capability Infrastructure capabilities Platform capabilities type Application capabilities
type type type

Target areas
Target area A:
CSC – CSP
Target area B:
CSP – CSP
Target area C:
CSP – management
interface
Target area D:CSP –
legacy network
"CSC – CSP" means interaction between CSC and CSP.
"CSP – CSP" means collaboration among different cloud services.
"CSP – management interface" means consistent and interoperable management interface.
"CSP – legacy network" means collaboration with legacy network.

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