Cloud and Edge Computing

This Recommendation specifies the functional requirements of end-to-end (E2E) cloud service lifecycle management. This Recommendation comprises the following:

The present document defines the interfaces supported over the Os-Ma-nfvo reference point of the NFV-MANO architectural framework as well as the information elements exchanged over those interfaces.

This Recommendation specifies the overview and requirements of containers. The scope of this recommendation includes: " Overview of container concept including characteristics, Comparison between containers and VM, and Relationship between containers and VM; " Requirements of containers ; " Use cases of containers.

Recommendation ITU-T M.3372 introduces a functional framework and functional requirements for resource management in cloud-aware telecommunication management systems. It provides the composition of the functional framework and the functions of each component in the framework. In this Recommendation, the general background and status of cloud computing management are also analysed. The benefit of introducing a functional framework and functional requirements for resource management in cloud-aware telecommunication management systems is also explained.

Recommendation ITU-T M.3371 defines the general and functional management requirements that support service management in a cloud-aware telecommunication management system (see Recommendation ITU-T M.3070) and provides a functional framework for service management in a cloud-aware telecommunication management system.

Cloud computing

Recommendation ITU-T X.1641 provides generic security guidelines for the cloud service customer (CSC) data in cloud computing. It analyses the CSC data security lifecycle and proposes security requirements at each stage of the data lifecycle. Furthermore, Recommendation ITU-T X.1641 provides guidelines on when each control should be used for best security practice.

This Recommendation describes functional architecture for cloud service brokerage (CSB). To provide the functional architecture for CSB, the CSB functions based on configurations which have been identified in [ITU-T Y.3506] are introduced. This Recommendation also provides the relationship between the CSB functional architecture and the cloud computing reference architecture in [ITU-T Y.3502].

Recommendation ITU-T Q.4041.1 specifies the cloud computing infrastructure capabilities type interoperability testing between the CSC and CSP, including interoperability testing of computing services, storage services, network services and related management functions, based on the functional requirements specified in Recommendation ITU-T Y.3513. The test cases of cloud computing infrastructure capabilities type interoperability testing between the CSC and CSP have also been introduced.

Recommendation ITU-T Y.3508 provides an overview and high-level requirements for distributed cloud. This Recommendation introduces the concept of the distributed cloud and identifies the characteristics of distributed cloud. Based on concept and characteristics, configuration models are illustrated. Deployment considerations of distributed cloud are provided in perspective of infrastructure, network, service, management and security. From use cases, high-level requirements of the distributed cloud are derived.

This Recommendation provides functional framework and requirements for cloud computing maturity. It introduces the overview of cloud computing maturity and identifies the cloud computing maturity model including cloud customer management module, cloud resource management module, cloud service management module and cloud security management module. Additionally, this Recommendation provides cloud computing maturity requirements derived from use cases.

ISO/IEC 18384-1 establishes vocabulary, guidelines, and general technical principles underlying service oriented architecture (SOA), including principles relating to functional design, performance, development, deployment, and management.