The article discusses the IEEE 2302-2021 Standard on Intercloud Interoperability and Federation, which was developed based on NIST’s Cloud Federation Reference Architecture. This standard outlines how multiple cloud providers can form a federation to enable data and service sharing across a distributed environment.
The authors highlight the potential societal benefits of cloud federation, including improved data sharing, increased service availability, and enhanced collaboration between organizations. They also note that while several federation-based systems are currently operational, they have limited capabilities and are primarily used for specific applications.
The IEEE standard advances a “Federation Hosting Service” model and identifies increased capability levels for building upon it. The authors emphasize that the standard provides a framework for future development and implementation of more advanced federation systems, which could lead to significant improvements in cloud computing capabilities and services.
Keywords: cloud, federation, interoperability, architecture, standard
