Document No GSC 16 PLEN79 Source TIA Contact

Document No: GSC 16 -PLEN-79 Source: TIA Contact: Anil Kripalani (akripalani@wirefreecom. net) GSC Session: PLENARY Agenda Item: 6. 11 Cloud Services Anil Kripalani Wirefreecom Chair, TIA Emerging Technologies Subcommittee Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011 ICT Accessibility For All

GSC 16 -PLEN-79 Highlight of Current Activities • Recent Activities: o Creation of Cloud Computing Task Group in to explore and study the technology and identify standardization opportunities o Release of TIA Cloud Computing White Paper in September summarizing and identifying work initiatives for several TIA committees Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011 ICT Accessibility For All 2

GSC 16 -PLEN-79 Highlight of Current Activities • Recent Activities: o TIA Staff Working with Committees to launch new cloud related initiatives TR-45, TR-48, TR-50, TR-51 Proposed creation of Study Group on Cloud for Data Centers in Committee TR-42 o Ongoing assessment on others (TR-8) o o o Cloud Computing Subcommittee under the Technical Committee o o Newly formed Coordination across Engineering Committees Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011 ICT Accessibility For All 3

GSC 16 -PLEN-79 Strategic Direction • Fill gaps for cloud computing standards, as outlined by regulatory agencies, other standards developers, and industry fora. • Update existing base of network standards to comply with existing cloud requirements with a focus on Interoperability of TIA standards (M 2 M, telecom, data centers, healthcare, security) with Cloud standards Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011 ICT Accessibility For All 4

GSC 16 -PLEN-79 Challenges o The involvement of non-SDO organizations o Coordination between equipment manufacturers and cloud service providers o Creating standards to work in tandem with existing proprietary cloud platforms Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011 ICT Accessibility For All 5

GSC 16 -PLEN-79 Next Steps / Actions • Pursue liaison relationships with SDO's and organizations that are already engaged in cloud activities, to ensure that work remains harmonized. Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011 ICT Accessibility For All 6