Definition and architectures for the Network as a Service (NaaS) cloud service model and Cloud Carrier operational model

Intercloud and inter-datacenters Software Defined Networks (SDN)

Cloud and Intercloud architecture frameworks and required on-demand network infrastructure provisioning

Unified and converged IT and optical resources description languages and frameworks for cloud oriented infrastructures

General Infrastructure services provisioning in clouds, new architecture developments, service delivery and on-demand provisioning frameworks

Isolation and flexibility of the cloud oriented virtualized optical networks

Standardization of optical network service provisioning interfaces for cloud based platforms and services

Co-advertisement, co-planning, composition and co-provisioning of any type of optical network resource and IT services (i.e. connectivity + IT resources at the end-points coordinated in a single, optimal procedure)

Performance and reliability issues, Service Level Agreement and QoS guarantees in the network layer

End-to-end techniques for autonomic management of cloud resources

Policy based infrastructure services management

Experimental platforms that support network management in cloud computing

Multi-cloud applications and topologies

Support systems for holistic cloud and network self service provisioning enabling agile transformation and open market exchange for composed services

Network support for fog and dew computing