1. Recent Standardization Activities on Cloud Computing
Document No:
GSC16-PLEN-28
Source:
TTA
Contact:
Kishik Park, Kangchan Lee, Seungyun Lee
GSC Session:
PLENARY
Agenda Item:
6.11
Recent Standardization Activities on Cloud Computing
Kishik Park, Kangchan Lee, Seungyun Lee
TTA (ETRI)

2. Highlight of Current Activities
Standardization initiatives on Cloud Computing
There are lots of efforts to develop the standards on Cloud Computing in many SDOs and Consortia.
In particular, it is expected to develop the Cloud Computing standards in the De-jure SDOs (ITU-T, ISO) from the next year since the market requirements have been extremely increased.
Most significant Issues to be standardized

3. Highlight of Current Activities
ITU-T FG Cloud
ITU-T Focus Group on Cloud Computing was established according to ITU-T TSAG agreement at its meeting in Geneva, 8-11 February 2010.
Currently, ITU-T FG Cloud has been developing several deliverables which are scheduled to be finalized at the end of 2011.
It is expected that the relevant Study Group in ITU-T will start to develop the standards from the next year.
ITU-T FG Cloud Deliverables

4. Highlight of Current Activities
ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 38
ISO/IEC JTC 1 have formed a new Subcommittee 38 (SC 38) at 2009 Plenary under which includes working groups for Web Services and SOA as well as a Study Group on Cloud Computing (SGCC).
Recently, at the SC 38 Plenary meeting in Seoul, agreed to establish the new Working Group with new work item proposals (NWIPs)
NWIP #1. Definition & Terminology
NWIP #2. Reference Architecture

5. Highlight of Current Activities
Joint Meeting of ITU-T FG Cloud & JTC 1 SC 38 (26 Sep. 2011, Seoul)
Exchange of information concerning Cloud Computing standards activities and future plans.
Identification of what Cloud topics have the potential ones for joint standards between ITU-T and ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 38.
Discussion of specific topics on Cloud Computing for future possible joint standards collaboration

6. Strategic Direction Observations
As rapid deployments of Cloud Computing, it urgently needs additional relevant standards which have not already covered elsewhere in existing standards.
Cloud Computing should neither require a large corpus of new standards nor should it require replacement of a significant portion of existing standardization work.

7. Strategic Direction
Global Harmonization of Cloud Computing Standardization Activities
In order to avoid overlapped efforts for Cloud standards activities among the SDOs and Consortia
In order not to give unnecessary confusion to industries for their adoption
To encourage relevant SDOs for their efficient standards activity

8. Challenges Fragmented Standards
A Number of organizations are involved in the development of standards on Cloud Computing
Lack of basic framework of standards (e.g., Terms & Definition, Common Architecture)
Some current/possible overlaps of standardization activities among the SDOs and Consortia

9. Next Steps / Actions
Establishment of Global Collaborations for Cloud Computing Standardization activities
To promote necessary information exchange and discussions on Cloud Computing standards among the SDOs.
To develop the harmonized standards roadmap on Cloud Computing in more collaborative ways.
To encourage the joint standards activities.

10. Proposed Resolution
It is proposed to add the followings into the resolution GSC15/32 (Cloud Computing)
(for Considering)
g) Cloud Computing as a high interest subject needs to be more actively standardized through Global Standards Collaboration
(for Resolves)
2) In particular, it needs strengthening global collaboration for Cloud Computing Standards setting through GSC members.

11. Supplementary Slides

12. ITU-T FG Cloud Deliverables
No.
Title of Deliverables
Scope of Deliverables 1
Introduction to the cloud ecosystem
To provide cloud definitions and taxonomies, and to introduce cloud ecosystem, use cases and high level requirements focusing on
integration of cloud model and technologies in telecommunication. 2
Functional requirements and
reference architecture
To define functional requirements and reference architecture
including layers and functional entities. 3
Infrastructure & network enabled
Cloud
To provide general description and functional requirements of the infrastructure & network enabled cloud including related key network components. 4
Overview of SDOs involved in cloud computing
To provide a complete overview of main ITU-T and SDOs cloud
standard activities, to map the FG Cloud activities to these SDOs
and to produce a gap analysis from telecom perspectives. 5
Cloud computing security
To recognize several security threats and security requirements for cloud users and service providers and to propose cloud security
study items to be worked in ITU-T. 6
Benefits from telecommunication
Perspectives
To propose a first set of cloud benefits from service provider,
partner and user perspectives, to identify the general role of
telecommunication players in cloud computing. 7
Cloud Resource Management Gap Analysis
To provide an analysis of major standards gaps in cloud resource
management. The gaps are based on an analysis of the core
resource management requirements provided in the other FG
Cloud deliverables.

13. JTC1

14. Lock-in Problem Interoperability Security & Privacy
Most significant Issues to be standardized
Lock-in Problem
Interoperability
Security & Privacy