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	[[File:CarrierCloud.png\|380px\|right\|thumb\|The carrier cloud merges a CSP's network strengths with the benefits of cloud computing.]]		[[File:CarrierCloud.png\|380px\|right\|thumb\|The carrier cloud merges a CSP's network strengths with the benefits of cloud computing.]]
	'''Carrier cloud''' is class of [[cloud computing]] service that merges the high-performance capabilities and reliability of a communications service provider's network with the lower costs and flexibility provided by traditional public cloud services. The carrier cloud attempts to remove the data bottleneck and security issues that often occur in and to the virtualized data center due to lack of control of data flow over the public Internet.<ref name="KontronWP">{{cite web \|url=http://www.kontron.com/resources/collateral/white_papers/kontroncarriercloudwp.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Cloud Evolution: The Carrier Cloud \|publisher=Kontron \|date=2013 \|accesssdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="NarcisiCC">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/feature/Carrier-cloud-services-Do-customers-care-if-you-own-the-network \|title=Carrier cloud services: Do customers care if you own the network? \|author=Narcisi, Gina \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=November 2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>		'''Carrier cloud''' is class of [[cloud computing]] service that merges the high-performance capabilities and reliability of a communications service provider's network with the lower costs and flexibility provided by traditional public cloud services. The carrier cloud attempts to remove the data bottleneck and security issues that often occur in and to the virtualized [[data center]] due to lack of control of data flow over the public Internet.<ref name="KontronWP">{{cite web \|url=http://www.kontron.com/resources/collateral/white_papers/kontroncarriercloudwp.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Cloud Evolution: The Carrier Cloud \|publisher=Kontron \|date=2013 \|accesssdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="NarcisiCC">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/feature/Carrier-cloud-services-Do-customers-care-if-you-own-the-network \|title=Carrier cloud services: Do customers care if you own the network? \|author=Narcisi, Gina \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=November 2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the advent of virtualization technology and cost effective computing hardware, as well as ubiquitous Internet connectivity, enabled a first wave of cloud services, including Salesforce.com in 1999 and Amazon Web Services in 2002.<ref name="CWHistOfCC">{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/A-history-of-cloud-computing \|title=A history of cloud computing \|author=Mohamed, Arif \|work=ComputerWorld.com \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=March 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> However, many businesses and organizations hesitated to move more demanding applications from on-premise dedicated hardware into public or private clouds. As a response, communications service providers (CSPs) started around 2009 to develop carrier clouds that address perceived weaknesses in existing cloud services.<ref name="ScarpatiCC1">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370739/Carriers-poised-to-offer-cloud-computing-services-but-with-some-risks \|title=Carriers poised to offer cloud computing services, but with some risks \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="ScarpatiCC2">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370759/Telecom-cloud-services-change-hosting-business-model \|title=Telecom cloud services change hosting business model \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> Weaknesses cited vary but often include performance, availability, security, and service level agreements (SLAs).<ref name="NISTCloud">{{cite web \|url=https://downloads.cloudsecurityalliance.org/initiatives/guidance/NIST-Draft-SP-800-144_cloud-computing.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing \|author=Jansen, Wayne; Grance, Timothy \|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology \|date=January 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="KimPrivCloud">{{cite web \|url=http://ecmplus.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/feature-performance-issues-cloud-content-deliverey-options/ \|title=Performance issues cloud content delivery options \|author=Kim, Jeff \|publisher=ECM Plus \|date=21 April 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>		By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the advent of [[Desktop virtualization\|virtualization]] technology and cost effective computing hardware, as well as ubiquitous Internet connectivity, enabled a first wave of cloud services, including Salesforce.com in 1999 and Amazon Web Services in 2002.<ref name="CWHistOfCC">{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/A-history-of-cloud-computing \|title=A history of cloud computing \|author=Mohamed, Arif \|work=ComputerWorld.com \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=March 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> However, many businesses and organizations hesitated to move more demanding applications from on-premise dedicated hardware into public or private clouds. As a response, communications service providers (CSPs) started around 2009 to develop carrier clouds that address perceived weaknesses in existing cloud services.<ref name="ScarpatiCC1">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370739/Carriers-poised-to-offer-cloud-computing-services-but-with-some-risks \|title=Carriers poised to offer cloud computing services, but with some risks \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="ScarpatiCC2">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370759/Telecom-cloud-services-change-hosting-business-model \|title=Telecom cloud services change hosting business model \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> Weaknesses cited vary but often include performance, availability, security, and service level agreements (SLAs).<ref name="NISTCloud">{{cite web \|url=https://downloads.cloudsecurityalliance.org/initiatives/guidance/NIST-Draft-SP-800-144_cloud-computing.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing \|author=Jansen, Wayne; Grance, Timothy \|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology \|date=January 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="KimPrivCloud">{{cite web \|url=http://ecmplus.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/feature-performance-issues-cloud-content-deliverey-options/ \|title=Performance issues cloud content delivery options \|author=Kim, Jeff \|publisher=ECM Plus \|date=21 April 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

	By 2012, carrier cloud was becoming more notable, with the Carrier Cloud Summit taking place in Paris, France<ref name="CCS">{{cite web \|url=http://www.uppersideconferences.com/carriercloud2012/carriercloud2012intro.html \|title=Carrier Cloud Summit 2012 \|publisher=Upperside Conferences \|date=2012 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> and the Carrier Cloud Telecoms initiative between Intel and Tieto exploring the research and development challenges for CSPs in the cloud computing domain.<ref name="IntelTieto">{{cite web \|url=http://www.tieto.com/sites/default/files/atoms/files/carrier-cloud-telecoms-whitepaper.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Carrier Cloud Telecoms - Exploring the Challenges of Deploying Virtualisation and SDN in Telecoms Networks \|publisher=Intel Corporation \|date=2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> And in September 2013, communications and research business LightReading announced it would include the new category of "Most Innovative Carrier Cloud Service" in its annual Leading Lights awards "to recognize the growing focus in the communication service provider (CSP) sector on cloud services and the ways in which CSPs are innovating in this realm."<ref name="LRCC">{{cite web \|url=http://www.lightreading.com/services-apps/cloud-services/2013-leading-lights-finalists-most-innovative-carrier-cloud-service/d/d-id/705653 \|title=2013 Leading Lights Finalists: Most Innovative Carrier Cloud Service \|author=Wilson, Carol \|publisher=LightReading \|date=13 September 2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>		By 2012, carrier cloud was becoming more notable, with the Carrier Cloud Summit taking place in Paris, France<ref name="CCS">{{cite web \|url=http://www.uppersideconferences.com/carriercloud2012/carriercloud2012intro.html \|title=Carrier Cloud Summit 2012 \|publisher=Upperside Conferences \|date=2012 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> and the Carrier Cloud Telecoms initiative between Intel and Tieto exploring the research and development challenges for CSPs in the cloud computing domain.<ref name="IntelTieto">{{cite web \|url=http://www.tieto.com/sites/default/files/atoms/files/carrier-cloud-telecoms-whitepaper.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Carrier Cloud Telecoms - Exploring the Challenges of Deploying Virtualisation and SDN in Telecoms Networks \|publisher=Intel Corporation \|date=2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> And in September 2013, communications and research business LightReading announced it would include the new category of "Most Innovative Carrier Cloud Service" in its annual Leading Lights awards "to recognize the growing focus in the communication service provider (CSP) sector on cloud services and the ways in which CSPs are innovating in this realm."<ref name="LRCC">{{cite web \|url=http://www.lightreading.com/services-apps/cloud-services/2013-leading-lights-finalists-most-innovative-carrier-cloud-service/d/d-id/705653 \|title=2013 Leading Lights Finalists: Most Innovative Carrier Cloud Service \|author=Wilson, Carol \|publisher=LightReading \|date=13 September 2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

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	==Carrier cloud vs. public cloud==		==Carrier cloud vs. public cloud==
	Carrier cloud service is similar to public cloud service in that infrastructures are converged into a single, optimized computing package, and services are shared across a group or organization. Carrier cloud service, however, utilizes the existing and upgraded network structures of the CSP to provide end-to-end services over their own network. Since the CSP more readily controls the data flow through its content delivery networks and/or dedicated virtual private networks, it can better manage issues with bandwidth, latency, and jitter.<ref name="KontronWP" /><ref name="IntelTieto" /> Additional "last mile" carrier-grade services already provided by CSPs in cities also "offset the latencies associated with cross-country or inter-continental backhaul."<ref name="KontronWP" /> Additionally, because the CSP uses carrier-grade equipment — which meets or exceeds "five nines" (99.999%) high availability standards and provides very fast fault recovery through redundancy — reliability is built in from end-to-end.<ref name="KontronWP" /> The carrier cloud also adds security, with its wide area network providing segregated encrypted or unencrypted network links that are not accessible from the general Internet and its data center providing virtual private servers, management processes, logs, and documentation to fulfill security and governance rules.<ref name="KontronWP" /><ref name="IntelTieto" /> This may include adhering to privacy and other types of regulations that mandate certain types of data must not be sent outside a national jurisdiction or other geographical region.<ref name="Valbonne">{{cite web \|url=http://valbonneconsulting.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/considerations-for-carrier-grade-clouds-security/ \|title=Considerations for Carrier Grade Clouds: Security \|publisher=Valbonne Consulting \|date=13 August 2014 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>		Carrier cloud service is similar to public cloud service in that infrastructures are converged into a single, optimized computing package, and services are shared across a group or organization. Carrier cloud service, however, utilizes the existing and upgraded network structures of the CSP to provide end-to-end services over their own network. Since the CSP more readily controls the data flow through its content delivery networks and/or dedicated virtual private networks, it can better manage issues with bandwidth, latency, and jitter.<ref name="KontronWP" /><ref name="IntelTieto" /> Additional "last mile" carrier-grade services already provided by CSPs in cities also "offset the latencies associated with cross-country or inter-continental backhaul."<ref name="KontronWP" /> Additionally, because the CSP uses carrier-grade equipment — which meets or exceeds "five nines" (99.999%) high availability standards and provides very fast fault recovery through redundancy — reliability is built in from end-to-end.<ref name="KontronWP" /> The carrier cloud also adds security, with its wide area network providing segregated encrypted or unencrypted network links that are not accessible from the general Internet and its [[data center]] providing virtual private servers, management processes, logs, and documentation to fulfill security and governance rules.<ref name="KontronWP" /><ref name="IntelTieto" /> This may include adhering to privacy and other types of regulations that mandate certain types of data must not be sent outside a national jurisdiction or other geographical region.<ref name="Valbonne">{{cite web \|url=http://valbonneconsulting.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/considerations-for-carrier-grade-clouds-security/ \|title=Considerations for Carrier Grade Clouds: Security \|publisher=Valbonne Consulting \|date=13 August 2014 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

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	'''Carrier cloud''' is class of [[cloud computing]] service that merges the high-performance capabilities and reliability of a communications service provider's network with the lower costs and flexibility provided by traditional public cloud services. The carrier cloud attempts to remove the data bottleneck and security issues that often occur in and to the virtualized data center due to lack of control of data flow over the public Internet.<ref name="KontronWP">{{cite web \|url=http://www.kontron.com/resources/collateral/white_papers/kontroncarriercloudwp.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Cloud Evolution: The Carrier Cloud \|publisher=Kontron \|date=2013 \|accesssdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="NarcisiCC">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/feature/Carrier-cloud-services-Do-customers-care-if-you-own-the-network \|title=Carrier cloud services: Do customers care if you own the network? \|author=Narcisi, Gina \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=November 2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>		'''Carrier cloud''' is class of [[cloud computing]] service that merges the high-performance capabilities and reliability of a communications service provider's network with the lower costs and flexibility provided by traditional public cloud services. The carrier cloud attempts to remove the data bottleneck and security issues that often occur in and to the virtualized data center due to lack of control of data flow over the public Internet.<ref name="KontronWP">{{cite web \|url=http://www.kontron.com/resources/collateral/white_papers/kontroncarriercloudwp.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Cloud Evolution: The Carrier Cloud \|publisher=Kontron \|date=2013 \|accesssdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="NarcisiCC">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/feature/Carrier-cloud-services-Do-customers-care-if-you-own-the-network \|title=Carrier cloud services: Do customers care if you own the network? \|author=Narcisi, Gina \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=November 2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

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			[[File:CarrierCloud.png\|220px\|right\|thumb\|The carrier cloud merges a CSP's network strengths with the benefits of cloud computing.]]
	'''Carrier cloud''' is class of [[cloud computing]] service that merges the high-performance capabilities and reliability of a communications service provider's network with the lower costs and flexibility provided by traditional public cloud services. The carrier cloud attempts to remove the data bottleneck and security issues that often occur in and to the virtualized data center due to lack of control of data flow over the public Internet.<ref name="KontronWP">{{cite web \|url=http://www.kontron.com/resources/collateral/white_papers/kontroncarriercloudwp.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Cloud Evolution: The Carrier Cloud \|publisher=Kontron \|date=2013 \|accesssdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="NarcisiCC">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/feature/Carrier-cloud-services-Do-customers-care-if-you-own-the-network \|title=Carrier cloud services: Do customers care if you own the network? \|author=Narcisi, Gina \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=November 2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>		'''Carrier cloud''' is class of [[cloud computing]] service that merges the high-performance capabilities and reliability of a communications service provider's network with the lower costs and flexibility provided by traditional public cloud services. The carrier cloud attempts to remove the data bottleneck and security issues that often occur in and to the virtualized data center due to lack of control of data flow over the public Internet.<ref name="KontronWP">{{cite web \|url=http://www.kontron.com/resources/collateral/white_papers/kontroncarriercloudwp.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Cloud Evolution: The Carrier Cloud \|publisher=Kontron \|date=2013 \|accesssdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="NarcisiCC">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/feature/Carrier-cloud-services-Do-customers-care-if-you-own-the-network \|title=Carrier cloud services: Do customers care if you own the network? \|author=Narcisi, Gina \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=November 2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

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	By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the advent of virtualization technology and cost effective computing hardware, as well as ubiquitous Internet connectivity, enabled a first wave of cloud services, including Salesforce.com in 1999 and Amazon Web Services in 2002.<ref name="CWHistOfCC">{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/A-history-of-cloud-computing \|title=A history of cloud computing \|author=Mohamed, Arif \|work=ComputerWorld.com \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=March 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> However, many businesses and organizations hesitated to move more demanding applications from on-premise dedicated hardware into public or private clouds. As a response, communications service providers (CSPs) started around 2009 to develop carrier clouds that address perceived weaknesses in existing cloud services.<ref name="ScarpatiCC1">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370739/Carriers-poised-to-offer-cloud-computing-services-but-with-some-risks \|title=Carriers poised to offer cloud computing services, but with some risks \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="ScarpatiCC2">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370759/Telecom-cloud-services-change-hosting-business-model \|title=Telecom cloud services change hosting business model \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> Weaknesses cited vary but often include performance, availability, security, and service level agreements (SLAs).<ref name="NISTCloud">{{cite web \|url=https://downloads.cloudsecurityalliance.org/initiatives/guidance/NIST-Draft-SP-800-144_cloud-computing.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing \|author=Jansen, Wayne; Grance, Timothy \|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology \|date=January 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="KimPrivCloud">{{cite web \|url=http://ecmplus.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/feature-performance-issues-cloud-content-deliverey-options/ \|title=Performance issues cloud content delivery options \|author=Kim, Jeff \|publisher=ECM Plus \|date=21 April 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>		By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the advent of virtualization technology and cost effective computing hardware, as well as ubiquitous Internet connectivity, enabled a first wave of cloud services, including Salesforce.com in 1999 and Amazon Web Services in 2002.<ref name="CWHistOfCC">{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/A-history-of-cloud-computing \|title=A history of cloud computing \|author=Mohamed, Arif \|work=ComputerWorld.com \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=March 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> However, many businesses and organizations hesitated to move more demanding applications from on-premise dedicated hardware into public or private clouds. As a response, communications service providers (CSPs) started around 2009 to develop carrier clouds that address perceived weaknesses in existing cloud services.<ref name="ScarpatiCC1">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370739/Carriers-poised-to-offer-cloud-computing-services-but-with-some-risks \|title=Carriers poised to offer cloud computing services, but with some risks \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="ScarpatiCC2">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370759/Telecom-cloud-services-change-hosting-business-model \|title=Telecom cloud services change hosting business model \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> Weaknesses cited vary but often include performance, availability, security, and service level agreements (SLAs).<ref name="NISTCloud">{{cite web \|url=https://downloads.cloudsecurityalliance.org/initiatives/guidance/NIST-Draft-SP-800-144_cloud-computing.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing \|author=Jansen, Wayne; Grance, Timothy \|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology \|date=January 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="KimPrivCloud">{{cite web \|url=http://ecmplus.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/feature-performance-issues-cloud-content-deliverey-options/ \|title=Performance issues cloud content delivery options \|author=Kim, Jeff \|publisher=ECM Plus \|date=21 April 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

	By 2012, carrier cloud was becoming more notable, with the Carrier Cloud Summit taking place in Paris, France<ref name="CCS">{{cite web \|url=http://www.uppersideconferences.com/carriercloud2012/carriercloud2012intro.html \|title=Carrier Cloud Summit 2012 \|publisher=Upperside Conferences \|date=2012 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> and the Carrier Cloud Telecoms initiative between Intel and Tieto exploring the research and development challenges for CSPs in the cloud computing domain.<ref name="IntelTieto">{{cite web \|url=http://www.tieto.com/sites/default/files/atoms/files/carrier-cloud-telecoms-whitepaper.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Carrier Cloud Telecoms - Exploring the Challenges of Deploying Virtualisation and SDN in Telecoms Networks \|publisher=Intel Corporation \|date=2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>		By 2012, carrier cloud was becoming more notable, with the Carrier Cloud Summit taking place in Paris, France<ref name="CCS">{{cite web \|url=http://www.uppersideconferences.com/carriercloud2012/carriercloud2012intro.html \|title=Carrier Cloud Summit 2012 \|publisher=Upperside Conferences \|date=2012 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> and the Carrier Cloud Telecoms initiative between Intel and Tieto exploring the research and development challenges for CSPs in the cloud computing domain.<ref name="IntelTieto">{{cite web \|url=http://www.tieto.com/sites/default/files/atoms/files/carrier-cloud-telecoms-whitepaper.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Carrier Cloud Telecoms - Exploring the Challenges of Deploying Virtualisation and SDN in Telecoms Networks \|publisher=Intel Corporation \|date=2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> And in September 2013, communications and research business LightReading announced it would include the new category of "Most Innovative Carrier Cloud Service" in its annual Leading Lights awards "to recognize the growing focus in the communication service provider (CSP) sector on cloud services and the ways in which CSPs are innovating in this realm."<ref name="LRCC">{{cite web \|url=http://www.lightreading.com/services-apps/cloud-services/2013-leading-lights-finalists-most-innovative-carrier-cloud-service/d/d-id/705653 \|title=2013 Leading Lights Finalists: Most Innovative Carrier Cloud Service \|author=Wilson, Carol \|publisher=LightReading \|date=13 September 2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

	==Carrier cloud vs. public cloud==		==Carrier cloud vs. public cloud==
	Carrier cloud service is similar to public cloud service in that infrastructures are converged into a single, optimized computing package, and services are shared across a group or organization. Carrier cloud service, however, utilizes the existing and upgraded network structures of the CSP to provide end-to-end services over their own network. Since the CSP more readily controls the data flow through its content delivery networks and/or dedicated virtual private networks, it can better manage issues with bandwidth, latency, and jitter.<ref name="KontronWP" /><ref name="IntelTieto" /> Additional "last mile" carrier-grade services already provided by CSPs in cities also "offset the latencies associated with cross-country or inter-continental backhaul."<ref name="KontronWP" /> ~~Finally~~, because the CSP uses carrier-grade equipment — which meets or exceeds "five nines" (99.999%) high availability standards and provides very fast fault recovery through redundancy — reliability is built in from end-to-end.<ref name="KontronWP" />		Carrier cloud service is similar to public cloud service in that infrastructures are converged into a single, optimized computing package, and services are shared across a group or organization. Carrier cloud service, however, utilizes the existing and upgraded network structures of the CSP to provide end-to-end services over their own network. Since the CSP more readily controls the data flow through its content delivery networks and/or dedicated virtual private networks, it can better manage issues with bandwidth, latency, and jitter.<ref name="KontronWP" /><ref name="IntelTieto" /> Additional "last mile" carrier-grade services already provided by CSPs in cities also "offset the latencies associated with cross-country or inter-continental backhaul."<ref name="KontronWP" /> Additionally, because the CSP uses carrier-grade equipment — which meets or exceeds "five nines" (99.999%) high availability standards and provides very fast fault recovery through redundancy — reliability is built in from end-to-end.<ref name="KontronWP" /> The carrier cloud also adds security, with its wide area network providing segregated encrypted or unencrypted network links that are not accessible from the general Internet and its data center providing virtual private servers, management processes, logs, and documentation to fulfill security and governance rules.<ref name="KontronWP" /><ref name="IntelTieto" /> This may include adhering to privacy and other types of regulations that mandate certain types of data must not be sent outside a national jurisdiction or other geographical region.<ref name="Valbonne">{{cite web \|url=http://valbonneconsulting.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/considerations-for-carrier-grade-clouds-security/ \|title=Considerations for Carrier Grade Clouds: Security \|publisher=Valbonne Consulting \|date=13 August 2014 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

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			An element or two of this article is reused from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_cloud the Wikipedia article].

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	By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the advent of virtualization technology and cost effective computing hardware, as well as ubiquitous Internet connectivity, enabled a first wave of cloud services, including Salesforce.com in 1999 and Amazon Web Services in 2002.<ref name="CWHistOfCC">{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/A-history-of-cloud-computing \|title=A history of cloud computing \|author=Mohamed, Arif \|work=ComputerWorld.com \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=March 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> However, many businesses and organizations hesitated to move more demanding applications from on-premise dedicated hardware into public or private clouds. As a response, communications service providers (CSPs) started around 2009 to develop carrier clouds that address perceived weaknesses in existing cloud services.<ref name="ScarpatiCC1">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370739/Carriers-poised-to-offer-cloud-computing-services-but-with-some-risks \|title=Carriers poised to offer cloud computing services, but with some risks \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="ScarpatiCC2">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370759/Telecom-cloud-services-change-hosting-business-model \|title=Telecom cloud services change hosting business model \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> Weaknesses cited vary but often include performance, availability, security, and service level agreements (SLAs).<ref name="NISTCloud">{{cite web \|url=https://downloads.cloudsecurityalliance.org/initiatives/guidance/NIST-Draft-SP-800-144_cloud-computing.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing \|author=Jansen, Wayne; Grance, Timothy \|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology \|date=January 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="KimPrivCloud">{{cite web \|url=http://ecmplus.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/feature-performance-issues-cloud-content-deliverey-options/ \|title=Performance issues cloud content delivery options \|author=Kim, Jeff \|publisher=ECM Plus \|date=21 April 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>		By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the advent of virtualization technology and cost effective computing hardware, as well as ubiquitous Internet connectivity, enabled a first wave of cloud services, including Salesforce.com in 1999 and Amazon Web Services in 2002.<ref name="CWHistOfCC">{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/A-history-of-cloud-computing \|title=A history of cloud computing \|author=Mohamed, Arif \|work=ComputerWorld.com \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=March 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> However, many businesses and organizations hesitated to move more demanding applications from on-premise dedicated hardware into public or private clouds. As a response, communications service providers (CSPs) started around 2009 to develop carrier clouds that address perceived weaknesses in existing cloud services.<ref name="ScarpatiCC1">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370739/Carriers-poised-to-offer-cloud-computing-services-but-with-some-risks \|title=Carriers poised to offer cloud computing services, but with some risks \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="ScarpatiCC2">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370759/Telecom-cloud-services-change-hosting-business-model \|title=Telecom cloud services change hosting business model \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> Weaknesses cited vary but often include performance, availability, security, and service level agreements (SLAs).<ref name="NISTCloud">{{cite web \|url=https://downloads.cloudsecurityalliance.org/initiatives/guidance/NIST-Draft-SP-800-144_cloud-computing.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing \|author=Jansen, Wayne; Grance, Timothy \|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology \|date=January 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="KimPrivCloud">{{cite web \|url=http://ecmplus.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/feature-performance-issues-cloud-content-deliverey-options/ \|title=Performance issues cloud content delivery options \|author=Kim, Jeff \|publisher=ECM Plus \|date=21 April 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

			By 2012, carrier cloud was becoming more notable, with the Carrier Cloud Summit taking place in Paris, France<ref name="CCS">{{cite web \|url=http://www.uppersideconferences.com/carriercloud2012/carriercloud2012intro.html \|title=Carrier Cloud Summit 2012 \|publisher=Upperside Conferences \|date=2012 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> and the Carrier Cloud Telecoms initiative between Intel and Tieto exploring the research and development challenges for CSPs in the cloud computing domain.<ref name="IntelTieto">{{cite web \|url=http://www.tieto.com/sites/default/files/atoms/files/carrier-cloud-telecoms-whitepaper.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Carrier Cloud Telecoms - Exploring the Challenges of Deploying Virtualisation and SDN in Telecoms Networks \|publisher=Intel Corporation \|date=2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

	==Carrier cloud vs. public cloud==		==Carrier cloud vs. public cloud==
	Carrier cloud service is similar to public cloud service in that infrastructures are converged into a single, optimized computing package, and services are shared across a group or organization. Carrier cloud service, however, utilizes the existing and upgraded network structures of the CSP to provide end-to-end services over their own network. Since the CSP more readily controls the data flow through its content delivery networks and/or dedicated virtual private networks, it can better manage issues with bandwidth, latency, and jitter.<ref name="KontronWP" /><ref name="IntelTieto"~~>{{cite web \|url=http:~~//www.tieto.com/sites/default/files/atoms/files/carrier-cloud-telecoms-whitepaper.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Carrier Cloud Telecoms - Exploring the Challenges of Deploying Virtualisation and SDN in Telecoms Networks \|publisher=Intel Corporation \|date=2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> Additional "last mile" carrier-grade services already provided by CSPs in cities also "offset the latencies associated with cross-country or inter-continental backhaul."<ref name="KontronWP" /> Finally, because the CSP uses carrier-grade equipment — which meets or exceeds "five nines" (99.999%) high availability standards and provides very fast fault recovery through redundancy — reliability is built in from end-to-end.<ref name="KontronWP" />		Carrier cloud service is similar to public cloud service in that infrastructures are converged into a single, optimized computing package, and services are shared across a group or organization. Carrier cloud service, however, utilizes the existing and upgraded network structures of the CSP to provide end-to-end services over their own network. Since the CSP more readily controls the data flow through its content delivery networks and/or dedicated virtual private networks, it can better manage issues with bandwidth, latency, and jitter.<ref name="KontronWP" /><ref name="IntelTieto" /> Additional "last mile" carrier-grade services already provided by CSPs in cities also "offset the latencies associated with cross-country or inter-continental backhaul."<ref name="KontronWP" /> Finally, because the CSP uses carrier-grade equipment — which meets or exceeds "five nines" (99.999%) high availability standards and provides very fast fault recovery through redundancy — reliability is built in from end-to-end.<ref name="KontronWP" />

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	==History==		==History==
	By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the advent of virtualization technology and cost effective computing hardware, as well as ubiquitous Internet connectivity, enabled a first wave of cloud services, including Salesforce.com in 1999 and Amazon Web Services in 2002.<ref name="CWHistOfCC">{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/A-history-of-cloud-computing \|title=A history of cloud computing \|author=Mohamed, Arif \|work=ComputerWorld.com \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=March 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> However, many businesses and organizations hesitated to move more demanding applications from on-premise dedicated hardware into public or private clouds. As a response, communications service providers started around 2009 to develop carrier clouds that address perceived weaknesses in existing cloud services.<ref name="ScarpatiCC1">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370739/Carriers-poised-to-offer-cloud-computing-services-but-with-some-risks \|title=Carriers poised to offer cloud computing services, but with some risks \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="ScarpatiCC2">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370759/Telecom-cloud-services-change-hosting-business-model \|title=Telecom cloud services change hosting business model \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>		By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the advent of virtualization technology and cost effective computing hardware, as well as ubiquitous Internet connectivity, enabled a first wave of cloud services, including Salesforce.com in 1999 and Amazon Web Services in 2002.<ref name="CWHistOfCC">{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/A-history-of-cloud-computing \|title=A history of cloud computing \|author=Mohamed, Arif \|work=ComputerWorld.com \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=March 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> However, many businesses and organizations hesitated to move more demanding applications from on-premise dedicated hardware into public or private clouds. As a response, communications service providers (CSPs) started around 2009 to develop carrier clouds that address perceived weaknesses in existing cloud services.<ref name="ScarpatiCC1">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370739/Carriers-poised-to-offer-cloud-computing-services-but-with-some-risks \|title=Carriers poised to offer cloud computing services, but with some risks \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="ScarpatiCC2">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370759/Telecom-cloud-services-change-hosting-business-model \|title=Telecom cloud services change hosting business model \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> Weaknesses cited vary but often include performance, availability, security, and service level agreements (SLAs).<ref name="NISTCloud">{{cite web \|url=https://downloads.cloudsecurityalliance.org/initiatives/guidance/NIST-Draft-SP-800-144_cloud-computing.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing \|author=Jansen, Wayne; Grance, Timothy \|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology \|date=January 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="KimPrivCloud">{{cite web \|url=http://ecmplus.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/feature-performance-issues-cloud-content-deliverey-options/ \|title=Performance issues cloud content delivery options \|author=Kim, Jeff \|publisher=ECM Plus \|date=21 April 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

	Weaknesses cited vary but often include performance, availability, security, and service level agreements (SLAs).<ref name="NISTCloud">{{cite web \|url=https://downloads.cloudsecurityalliance.org/initiatives/guidance/NIST-Draft-SP-800-144_cloud-computing.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing \|author=Jansen, Wayne; Grance, Timothy \|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology \|date=January 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="KimPrivCloud">{{cite web \|url=http://ecmplus.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/feature-performance-issues-cloud-content-deliverey-options/ \|title=Performance issues cloud content delivery options \|author=Kim, Jeff \|publisher=ECM Plus \|date=21 April 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>


			==Carrier cloud vs. public cloud==
			Carrier cloud service is similar to public cloud service in that infrastructures are converged into a single, optimized computing package, and services are shared across a group or organization. Carrier cloud service, however, utilizes the existing and upgraded network structures of the CSP to provide end-to-end services over their own network. Since the CSP more readily controls the data flow through its content delivery networks and/or dedicated virtual private networks, it can better manage issues with bandwidth, latency, and jitter.<ref name="KontronWP" /><ref name="IntelTieto">{{cite web \|url=http://www.tieto.com/sites/default/files/atoms/files/carrier-cloud-telecoms-whitepaper.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Carrier Cloud Telecoms - Exploring the Challenges of Deploying Virtualisation and SDN in Telecoms Networks \|publisher=Intel Corporation \|date=2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> Additional "last mile" carrier-grade services already provided by CSPs in cities also "offset the latencies associated with cross-country or inter-continental backhaul."<ref name="KontronWP" /> Finally, because the CSP uses carrier-grade equipment — which meets or exceeds "five nines" (99.999%) high availability standards and provides very fast fault recovery through redundancy — reliability is built in from end-to-end.<ref name="KontronWP" />

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	'''Carrier cloud''' is class of [[cloud computing]] service that merges the high-performance capabilities and reliability of a communications service provider's network with the lower costs and flexibility provided by traditional public cloud services.<ref name="KontronWP">{{cite web \|url=http://www.kontron.com/resources/collateral/white_papers/kontroncarriercloudwp.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Cloud Evolution: The Carrier Cloud \|publisher=Kontron \|date=2013 \|accesssdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="NarcisiCC">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/feature/Carrier-cloud-services-Do-customers-care-if-you-own-the-network \|title=Carrier cloud services: Do customers care if you own the network? \|author=Narcisi, Gina \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=November 2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>		'''Carrier cloud''' is class of [[cloud computing]] service that merges the high-performance capabilities and reliability of a communications service provider's network with the lower costs and flexibility provided by traditional public cloud services. The carrier cloud attempts to remove the data bottleneck and security issues that often occur in and to the virtualized data center due to lack of control of data flow over the public Internet.<ref name="KontronWP">{{cite web \|url=http://www.kontron.com/resources/collateral/white_papers/kontroncarriercloudwp.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Cloud Evolution: The Carrier Cloud \|publisher=Kontron \|date=2013 \|accesssdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="NarcisiCC">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/feature/Carrier-cloud-services-Do-customers-care-if-you-own-the-network \|title=Carrier cloud services: Do customers care if you own the network? \|author=Narcisi, Gina \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=November 2013 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

			==History==
			By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the advent of virtualization technology and cost effective computing hardware, as well as ubiquitous Internet connectivity, enabled a first wave of cloud services, including Salesforce.com in 1999 and Amazon Web Services in 2002.<ref name="CWHistOfCC">{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/A-history-of-cloud-computing \|title=A history of cloud computing \|author=Mohamed, Arif \|work=ComputerWorld.com \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=March 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> However, many businesses and organizations hesitated to move more demanding applications from on-premise dedicated hardware into public or private clouds. As a response, communications service providers started around 2009 to develop carrier clouds that address perceived weaknesses in existing cloud services.<ref name="ScarpatiCC1">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370739/Carriers-poised-to-offer-cloud-computing-services-but-with-some-risks \|title=Carriers poised to offer cloud computing services, but with some risks \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="ScarpatiCC2">{{cite web \|url=http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/news/1370759/Telecom-cloud-services-change-hosting-business-model \|title=Telecom cloud services change hosting business model \|author=Scarpati, Jessica \|work=SearchTelecom \|publisher=TechTarget \|date=08 October 2009 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>

			Weaknesses cited vary but often include performance, availability, security, and service level agreements (SLAs).<ref name="NISTCloud">{{cite web \|url=https://downloads.cloudsecurityalliance.org/initiatives/guidance/NIST-Draft-SP-800-144_cloud-computing.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing \|author=Jansen, Wayne; Grance, Timothy \|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology \|date=January 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="KimPrivCloud">{{cite web \|url=http://ecmplus.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/feature-performance-issues-cloud-content-deliverey-options/ \|title=Performance issues cloud content delivery options \|author=Kim, Jeff \|publisher=ECM Plus \|date=21 April 2011 \|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>



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