1. Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All Document No: GSC16-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

2. Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-79 2 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

3. Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-79 3 Highlight of Current Activities Recent Activities: o TIA Staff Working with Committees to launch new cloud related initiatives o TR-45, TR-48, TR-50, TR-51 o Proposed creation of Study Group on Cloud for Data Centers in Committee TR-42 o Ongoing assessment on others (TR-8) o Cloud Computing Subcommittee under the Technical Committee o Newly formed o Coordination across Engineering Committees

4. Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-79 4 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 (M2M, telecom, data centers, healthcare, security) with Cloud standards

5. Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-79 5 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

6. Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-79 6 Next Steps / Actions Pursue liaison relationships with SDO's and organizations that are already engaged in cloud activities, to ensure that work remains harmonized.