Summary - Q.4077 (04/2025) - Testbed as a service application program interfaces descriptions and interoperability requirements

Recommendation ITU-T Q.4077 reports on the elaboration of testbed as a service (TaaS) application program interfaces (APIs) based on the requirements and reference model with properties of relevance for delivering testbed as a service (TaaS), to complement and extend Recommendation ITU-T Q.4068. Recommendation ITU-T Q.4077 is more particularly focused on the user interface, services, and requirements to address end-user needs when remotely accessing testbeds through APIs in order to deliver adequate user experience. From this perspective, the Recommendation elaborates the related terms and definitions, requirements, and reference model with properties of relevance for TaaS. Recommendation ITU-T Q.4077 also presents interoperability requirements for virtualizing and delivering modular and scalable TaaS on top of existing and future testbed infrastructures, including federated testbeds. TaaS is able to list the assets provided by the different testbeds and expose them through dedicated APIs based on Recommendation ITU-T Q.4068.