Cloud Services Architectures

In recent years, types of user devices and applications for cloud services have grown rapidly with little standardization. The users prefer services that are on-demand, scalable, survivable and secure with usage-based billing. In order to meet these demands, service providers need to be able to quickly create the services and utilize their resources effectively. Standardization of interfaces and services is the key to achieve these objectives. Open Cloud Connect (OCC) was formed in 2013 to develop the standards.This paper will describe actors for Cloud Services and interfaces between them as defined in the first specification of OCC [1]. The interfaces can be physical, physical and logical, or virtual, supporting protocols up to layer seven. Cloud Services that are transported over Cloud Service Connections (cSCs) between Cloud Service Connection Termination Points (cSCTPs). Cloud Service architectures, components of the interfaces, cSC and cSCTPs are described. Possible attributes of the interfaces, cSC and cSCTP are listed.