This Recommendation provides a generic reference model for testbeds federation and describes the elements of this reference model.

This Recommendation contains a technical framework consisting of guidelines, which provides a common reference for developers in order to facilitate the implementation and promotion of interoperability of testbeds. It more specifically:

– defines the potential of improvements of testbed interoperability and federation to enhance the interoperability of testbeds;

– describes a reference model and technical framework for interoperable testbeds federation;

– defines the requirements of open application program interfaces (APIs) for testbed federation;

– illustrates the instantiation of the generic model through open APIs;

– specifies open APIs enabling interconnection and interoperability among different testbeds;

– provides reference metrics to be standardized in terms of data format, in order to ease the integration and interoperability of testbeds.

NOTE – The security of the testbed federations is out of scope of this Recommendation. It will be defined in a standalone document.