An Overview of the Work of the

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An Overview of the Work of the
Accelerating Worldwide Adoption of Carrier-class
Ethernet Networks and Services
MEF Reference Presentation March 2010
20th April 2007
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Contents and Audience

• Contents
• MEF Mission, Goals
• Carrier Ethernet Definition, Services, Scope and
  Reach
• The Technical Work of the MEF
• An Introduction to the MEF Specifications
• Future work and MEF Specifications in Preparation
• Complementary Standards Activities
• The Marketing Work of the MEF
• MEF Certification Program
• MEF Global Services Directory
• MEF Membership and Benefits
• Purpose
• This presentation gives basic information about
  the work of the MEF
• It also introduces the definitions, scope and
  impact of Carrier Ethernet.
• The intended audience includes those considering
  joining the MEF

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Issues and Opportunities

• The MEFs Mission
• Accelerate the worldwide adoption of
  carrier-class Ethernet networks and services
• This mission is in direct response to the
  opportunities made available by
• The need and demand for a simple ubiquitous
  service
• Requirement to scale network services to enable
  rapid deployment of applications critical to
  enterprises and service providers.
• Availability of low cost, high bandwidth
  Ethernet, beyond the LAN
• Convergence of business, residential and wireless
  services

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Global Expansion from Metro to Carrier Ethernet

• The Beginning Metro Ethernet
• The MEF was formed in 2001 to develop ubiquitous
  business services for Enterprise users
  principally accessed over optical metropolitan
  networks to connect their Enterprise LANs
• Expansion to Carrier Ethernet
• The success of Metro Ethernet Services caught the
  imagination of the world as the concept expanded
  to include
• Worldwide services traversing national and global
  networks
• Access networks to provide availability to a much
  wider class of user over fiber, copper, cable,
  PON, and wireless
• Economy of scale from the resulting converged
  business, residential and wireless networks
  sharing the same infrastructure and services
• Scalability rapid deployment of business
  applications
• Adoption of the certification program
• While retaining the cost model and simplicity of
  Ethernet

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Carrier Ethernet Defined
for Service Providers
for Business Users
A ubiquitous, standardized, carrier-class Service
and Network defined by five attributes that
distinguish it from familiar LAN based Ethernet
 
A set of certified network elements that connect
to transport Carrier Ethernet services for all
users, locally worldwide Carrier Ethernet
services are carried over physical Ethernet
networks and other legacy transport technologies
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The 5 Attributes Carrier Ethernet (1)
Attribute 1 Standardized Services

• E-Line, E-LAN provide transparent, private line,
  virtual private line and multi-point to
  multi-point LAN services.
• A ubiquitous service providing globally locally
  via standardized equipment
• Requires no changes to customer LAN equipment or
  networks and accommodates existing network
  connectivity such as, time-sensitive, TDM traffic
  and signaling
• Ideally suited to converged voice, video data
  networks
• Wide choice and granularity of bandwidth and
  quality of service options

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The 5 Attributes Carrier Ethernet (2)
Attribute 2 Scalability

• The ability for millions to use a network service
  that is ideal for the widest variety of business,
  information, communications and entertainment
  applications with voice, video and data
• Spans Access Metro to National Global
  Services over a wide variety of physical
  infrastructures implemented by a wide range of
  Service Providers
• Scalability of bandwidth from 1Mbps to 10Gbps
  and beyond, in granular increments

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The 5 Attributes Carrier Ethernet (3)
Attribute 3 Reliability

• The ability for the network to detect recover
  from incidents without impacting users
• Meeting the most demanding quality and
  availability requirements
• Rapid recovery time when problems do occur, as
  low as 50ms

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The 5 Attributes Carrier Ethernet (4)
Attribute 4 Quality of Service

• Wide choice and granularity of bandwidth and
  quality of service options
• Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that deliver
  end-to-end performance matching the requirements
  for voice, video and data over converged business
  and residential networks
• Provisioning via SLAs that provide end-to-end
  performance based on CIR, frame loss, delay and
  delay variation characteristics

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The 5 Attributes Carrier Ethernet (5)
Attribute 5 Service Management

• The ability to monitor, diagnose and centrally
  manage the network, using standards-based vendor
  independent implementations
• Carrier-class OAM
• Rapid service provisioning

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Carrier Ethernet Terminology

• UNI (User-to-Network Interface)
• Physical interface/demarcation between service
  provider and subscriber
• Service start/end point
• Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC)
• An association of two or more UNIs
• Three types of EVC
• Point-to-Point
• Multipoint-to-Multipoint
• Rooted Multipoint (Point-to-Multipoint)
• EVCs and Services
• In a Carrier Ethernet network, data is
  transported across Point-to-Point,
  Point-to-Multipoint and Multipoint-to-Multipoint
  EVCs according to the attributes and definitions
  of the E-Line and E-LAN services
• NNI (Network-to-Network Interface)
• Demarcation/peering point
• Between service providers (NNI)
• Between service provider internal networks
  (I-NNI)

(For full presentation of Ethernet Services visit
www.MetroEthernetForum.org/presentations)
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Carrier Ethernet E-Line and E-LAN Services
E-Line Service type

• E-Line Service used to create
• Ethernet Private Lines
• Virtual Private Lines
• Ethernet Internet Access
• E-LAN Service used to create
• Multipoint L2 VPNs
• Transparent LAN Service
• Foundation for IPTV and Multicast networks etc.

Point-to-Point EVC
UNI
UNI
CE
CE
Carrier Ethernet Network
E-LAN Service type
CE
UNI
Carrier Ethernet Network
UNI
CE
Multipoint-to-Multipoint EVC
MEF certified Carrier Ethernet products
UNI User Network Interface, CE Customer
Equipment, EVC Ethernet Virtual Connection
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Carrier Ethernet E-Tree Service

• Used for Applications requiring
  Point-to-Multipoint topology
• Video on demand, internet access, triple play
  backhaul, mobile cell site backhaul, franchising
  applications
• Provides traffic separation between Leaf UNIs
• Traffic from any leaf UNI can be sent/received
  to/from Root UNI(s) but never being forwarded
  to other Leaf UNIs

UNI
CE
Leaf
Root
Leaf
UNI
UNI
Leaf
CE
CE
UNI
Rooted Multipoint EVC
CE
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Worldwide Business Ethernet Services
Worldwide revenue for Business Ethernet Services
mounts steadily to nearly 40.2 billion by 2014.
Worldwide Ethernet Services Business
Applications Revenue in Billions

• Robust enterprise customer demand is projected
  for the next five years, with double-digit annual
  growth across all geographic regional markets
  Asia/Pacific, EMEA, N.A.
• Service providers are committed to Ethernet as
  the ubiquitous standard for network service
  connectivity.
• Ethernet equipment vendors are actively enabling
  this important transition.
• Detailed market statistics are available through
  Vertical Systems Groups ENS Research Programs
  (www.verticalsystems.com).

Business applications for Ethernet Services
include Dedicated Internet Access (DIA), Ethernet
Private Lines, Ethernet LAN / VPLS, and Ethernet
access to other network services (e.g., IP/MPLS
VPNs, Frame Relay, etc.).
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Ethernet Services for Mission Critical
Applications
Carrier Ethernet brings significant business
benefits to mission critical applications

• Top Market Sectors
• Healthcare, finance, education, government, media
• Principal Applications
• Site-to-site access, server consolidation,
  business continuity/ disaster recovery, software
  as a service (SaaS), service orientated
  architecture (SOA), Internet access, distributed
  imaging, distributed storage area networks,
  converged networking, virtualization, cloud
  computing
• Benefits
• Scalability, control, reliability, performance,
  data center server consolidation, expedites and
  enables new applications
• Cost reduction, revenue acceleration

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Carrier Ethernet Scope and Reach
HD TV, TVoD, VoD, Content Providers
Voice/Video Telephony
Internet information Software apps
Host applications, Consolidated Servers
Gaming, DR, ERP
Video Source
Carrier Ethernet
Carrier Ethernet wire-line and mobile
backhaul with copper, fiber , cable, wireless
access network delivery
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Phases of Carrier Ethernet Development
2004
2001-3
2005-7
2008-10
2011-14
Carrier Ethernet Phases
Phase 1 Architecture and Definition
First specifications defined Implementation
begins Definitions of Ethernet services
Carrier Ethernet defined
Phase 2 Implementation and Certification
MEF Certification Program Large scale deployment
begins Carrier Ethernet extends from Metro
Phase 3 Global Interconnect
Specifications ENNI, CoS, Service
OAM Certifications - ENNI Operational tools
Carrier Ethernet Defined
First MEF specs
Global Interconnect
UbiquityRevenuesgt30bn
Carrier Ethernet Milestones
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MEF Global Interconnect ProgramStandardizing and
Simplifying Interconnections

• Key Initiative for the MEF for 2009-2011
• MEF Global Interconnect Defined
• The interconnection of autonomous Carrier
  Ethernet networks to enable standardized and
  streamlined delivery of MEF-certified Carrier
  Ethernet services with end-to-end Class of
  Service, management and protection
• Strategic Opportunity for Broadband Service
  Providers
• Expand coverage
• Extend reach
• Broaden service offering
• Reduce costs
• Globalize our network

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Extending Ethernet Reach Through Interconnection

• Interconnects facilitate service delivery that
  span multiple operators networks
• Standard Carrier Ethernet service handoffs
  between operators simplifies provisioning and
  troubleshooting across multiple networks
• Reduces time to revenue by cutting lead time to
  deliver the service
• Lowers cost to manage the service once its turned
  up

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MEFs Global Interconnect Objectives

• Supporting the MEFs mission of accelerating the
  worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet
  networks and services

• Deliver all elements relating to multi-operator
  implementation of MEF Carrier Ethernet services
  through a comprehensive informational program of
• Specifications
• Certification
• Tools

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Drivers for Carrier Ethernet in the Cable Industry

• Standardization
• Definition of Carrier Ethernet implementation
  of products to MEF specifications creates
  standardized networking within and between MSOs
• Certification now available for products,
  services
• Certification of both products and services
  creates confidence and scalability
• 100 Services, 500 systems, 100 suppliers and
  service providers now approved
• Business Benefits
• Pooling of resources, simplicity of
  implementation enables business cooperation
  creates new opportunities
• Rapid expansion, recognition of Carrier Ethernet

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Standardized Services for the Access

• Carrier Ethernet provides consistent, services
  delivered to users connected over the widest
  variety of access networks

Multi-site Enterprise
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Carrier Ethernet for Mobile Backhaul

• Carrier Ethernet
• Economically meets exploding bandwidth
  requirements currently constrained by the
  prohibitive costs of legacy networks
• New wholesale business opportunities for
  wire-line providers
• Leverages rapid move to Carrier Ethernet for
  wire-line traffic enabling a single integrated
  wire-line and mobile backhaul network
• A necessity for 4G/ LTE technology
• Most mobile traffic is broadband/IP centric
• Carrier Ethernet is optimized for packet data
  traffic
• Overcomes TDM (T1/E1) services scalability
• This alone makes Carrier Ethernet the compelling
  choice
• Time/urgency
• Carrier Ethernet removes the barrier to timely
  progress

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A Demanding World

• Todays world demands
• Any application, any connectivity, on any device
• Information, voice, video or data
• Entertainment video voice, data any source
• At home, in the office, on the go, seamlessly and
  always connected
• Any time, 24/7/365, on demand
• All delivered on one ubiquitous high performance,
  global service.
• Carrier Ethernet is poised to be that service

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MEFs Vision of the Future
Hosting Servers Applications
HEALTH CARE, FINANCE, GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION
WEB APPLICATIONS, DISTRIBUTED SERVICES
CREATING A NEW WORLD OF COMMUNICATIONS
WITH
CARRIER ETHERNET
Client Applications
BUSINESS DATA
INFORMATION
ENTERTAINMENT
COMMUNICATIONS
Client Locations
ENTERPRISE
SMALL BUSINESS
RESIDENTIAL
MOBILE
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The Technical Work of the MEF

• Technical Committee
• The Technical Committee is organized into
  Services, Architecture, Management, Test
  Measurement.
• The Technical Committee has active liaisons with
  other standards organizations.
• Technical Overview of the Work of the MEF
• The technical committee develops technical
  specifications, implementation agreements, test
  specifications and position statements
• A list of the Specifications, timelines, etc.,
  follows
• Detailed technical presentations are available on
  the MEF web site
• www.metroethernetforum.org/presentations
• www.metroethernetforum.org/techspecs

Each year, approaching 500 technical
contributions are generated by the 875 members of
MEF technical group who are engaged in the
ongoing work. Over 120 technical committee
members meet each quarter to instigate, progress
and finalize specifications and implementation
agreements.
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Specifications Timeline
Mar 2010
MEF 23
MEF 16
MEF 4
MEF 7
Class of Service
ELMI
Architecture
EMS-NMS
MEF 26 ENNI
MEF 6.1
MEF 12
MEF 22
Architecture
MEF 10.1
Ethernet Service Definitions Phase 2
MEF 25
Service OAM
MEF 17
Mobile Backhaul Phase 1
MEF 11
MEF 2
MEF 15
Service AttributesPhase 2
Service OAM
Protection
UNI Framework
Management
2010
2009
2001-3
2006
2005
2004
2007
2008
MEF 10.2 Services Amendment
MEF 20 UNI Type 2 MEF 21 UNI Type 2 Test Suite
Part 1
MEF 13
MEF 18
MEF 10.1.1 Services Amendment MEF 24 UNI Type
2 Test Suite Part 2
MEF 3
MEF 10
UNI-IA
Circuit EmulationServices Test Suite
Circuit Emulation
Service Attributes Phase 1
MEF 14
MEF 19
Traffic Management Test Suite
UNI Type 1 Test Suite
MEF 7.1 EMS-NMS
MEF 6 Service Definitions
MEF 8
Circuit Emulation
MEF 9
Services Test Suite
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Approved MEF Specifications
MEF 6.1 replaced MEF 6., MEF 7.1 replaced MEF
7, MEF 10 .2 replaced MEF 10.1.1, MEF 10.1, MEF
10 which replaced MEF 1 and MEF 5.
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Approved MEF Specifications
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How the Specifications Enable Carrier Ethernet
Nov 2009
This chart shows how the MEF specifications
enable the attributes of Carrier Ethernet
indicating the responsible area within the MEF
Technical Committee
Carrier Ethernet Attributes
Service Management
Reliability
Quality of Service
Standardized Services
Scalability
MEF Specs


Architecture Area


MEF 2
Service Area

Service Area


MEF 3
Architecture Area




MEF 4
Service Area

Service Area

Service Area
MEF 6.1
Management Area




MEF 7.1
Service Area




MEF 8
Test Measurement Area

Test Measurement Area


MEF 9
Service Area
Service Area


Service Area
MEF 10.2
Architecture Area




MEF 11
Architecture Area



Architecture Area
MEF 12
Architecture Area




MEF 13

Test Measurement Area
Test Measurement Area
Test Measurement Area

MEF 14

Management Area



MEF 15

Management Area



MEF 16

Management Area



MEF 17

Test Measurement Area
Test Measurement Area

MEF 18

Test Measurement Area
Test Measurement Area

MEF 19
MEF 20
Architecture Area


Architecture Area
Architecture Area

Test Measurement Area
Test Measurement Area

MEF 21 24
MEF 22
Service Area
Service Area
Service Area
Service Area
Service Area

Service Area

Service Area
MEF 23


MEF 25
Test Measurement Area
Test Measurement Area


MEF 26
Service Area
Service Area
Service Area
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MEF Technical Committee Dashboard
Mar 2010
MEF 6.1 MEF 6, MEF 10.1 MEF 10, MEF 1 MEF
5. MEF 7.1 MEF 7, MEF 10.2 MEF 10.1.1 MEF
10.1
TS Technical Specification IA Implementation
Agreement
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Complementary Standards Activities

• Goals
• Reach consensus, bring MEF work to other bodies,
  re-use work of other bodies, work with other
  bodies, avoid duplication, keep in communications

Scalability
IEEE
Provider Bridge IEEE 802.1ad Provider Backbone
Bridge IEEE 802.1ah (MAC-in-MAC, and extended
label space)
ITU-T
ITU-T SG 15 has referenced the MEF service work
in their documents that describe EPL and EVPL.
IETF
Layer 2 VPNs
Service Management
IEEE
IEEE 802.1ag Fault Management IEEE 802.3ah link
OAM
ITU-T
ITU-T SG13 for Service OAM Working with ITU SG 4
on harmonizing their work with MEF 7 and adding
additional features of interest to the MEF such
as support of E-LMI
OIF
Customer signaling of Ethernet Services
Reliability
IETF
MPLS Fast Reroute, graceful restart
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Accelerating Adoption Through Certification

• The MEF Certification Program
• An important part of the MEFs mission to
  accelerate the deployment of Carrier Ethernet in
  the Access, MAN WAN
• Manufacturer and Service Provider Certification
• Certification for Carrier Ethernet equipment
  supplied to service providers
• Certification of service provider services to
  assure customers that service they are using
  Carrier Ethernet services compliant with MEF
  specifications

TM

• Current Certification Program Comprises
• Service certification to MEF 9 for equipment
  manufacturers and service providers
• Traffic management and service performance
  certification to MEF 14 for equipment
  manufacturers and service providers
• Circuit Emulation Services over Ethernet to MEF
  18 for equipment manufacturers
• Approved Certification Lab
• MEF does not conduct certification directly
• Certification is via MEF approved lab Iometrix
  Inc.

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Key Benefits of Certification

• Key Benefits for the Enterprise
• Empowers informed decisions re equipment / CPE
  purchases
• Service Provider efficiencies and cost savings
  can be passed to end users
• Key Benefits for the Service Provider
• Immediate assurance that vendors equipment
  complies to MEF Specifications
• Saves money time on complex testing between
  vendors, especially on global accounts
• Establishes solid foundation for Carrier Ethernet
  ubiquity, interoperability
• Key Benefits for the Equipment Vendor
• Globally recognized interoperability standard
  improves approval process, increases tender
  opportunities and dramatically reduces testing
  costs, time-to-market and installation time
• Independent validation of function and conformance

TM
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Certification Enabling Standardization
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The MEF Certification Program Milestones
Sept 2009
Program Launchedwith Iometrix
First 16 Equipment Manufacturers, 39 Products
Certified to MEF 9 (UNI) Announced
First 7 Carriers 21 Services Certified to MEF
9 (UNI) Announced
First Traffic Managementfor Equipment
Manufacturers MEF 14 Announced
April 2005
First 11 Service Providers Certified to MEF 14
Announced
Sept 2005
First Equipment Manufacturers Certificated to
MEF 18 Announced
April 2006
June 2006
First Equipment Manufacturers Certificated to
MEF 21 Announced
June 2007
June 2008
Sept 2009
Program Totals 500 Systems, 75 Equipment
Manufacturers, 30 Service Providers
Certified 1000s Tests Conducted, 750
Certifications Granted
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The Marketing Work of the MEF

• Education
• Development of case studies, presentations,
  videos, white papers describing the MEF
  specifications and their application in the
  marketplace
• Industry leading marketing
• December 2005 awarded Best Marketing for a
  Private Company Light Reading Leading Lights
  awards
• Active participation in major events worldwide
• Carrier Ethernet World Congress, Ethernet Expo,
  Nxtcomm, etc.
• Conducting keynotes and panel discussions by MEF
  members
• Press briefings, MEF Speakers Bureau
• Interoperability demos and technology showcases
• Annual recognition Service Provider Awards
• For adopters of Carrier Ethernet in Americas,
  Europe and Asia
• Marketing the MEF certification program
• Publicizing Carrier Ethernet certification
  program, recognizing certification
• Development of Tools for the Enterprise and
  Service Providers
• Service Provider Tool Kit and Global Services
  Directory
• Development of outbound marketing programs
• Developing and expanding the awareness of the
  impact of a worldwide service level network on
  the industry by marketing subcommittees and
  working groups
• MEF MEFTV web sites as the public home for all
  things Carrier Ethernet

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MEF Web Site Resource Summary

• Visit the MEF Public Site for

• Latest news world-wide press coverage of
  Carrier Ethernet

• Access to MEF Global Services Directory

• Access to MEF technical specifications and
  overview summaries

• Up-to-date Carrier Ethernet reference
  presentations

• Up-to-date MEF event and conferences presentations

• Latest technical dashboard, glossary of over 350
  technical terms

• Access to MEFTV video case studies

• Written case studies

• MEF standardized network icon library

• Membership information, member listings, board
  and committee members

• Up-to-date list of all MEF Certified companies,
  services and products

• MEF events, workshops, seminars, agendas. (gt50
  worldwide per year)

Members-Only Site includes

• gt4,000 technical documents, contributions

• Service Provider Toolkit

• Carrier Ethernet analyst portal

• Draft specifications, ballots, mailing groups,
  discussions, logistics

• Member meeting info, contacts, newsletters, etc

• Guest Speaker and meeting presentations

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The Benefits of MEF Service Standardization

• Enables deployment of an ubiquitous service level
  network for business users worldwide
• Untenable without standardization due to NxN
  connectivity between hundreds of Service
  Providers
• No Concept of Service Level Networking without
  MEF specifications (where would they start)
• No Carrier Class Ethernet for Metro and Access
  with MEF defined Carrier Ethernet specifications
• Brings massive cost savings
• Unlocks Ethernet cost model benefits, generates
  competition
• Provides a solid framework to build services
• While allowing Service Providers to differentiate
  their offerings
• MEF Certification program
• Assures standardization, accelerates deployment,
  reduces installation integration costs

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The MEFs New and Unique Global Services Directory

• Business Users
• Find Carrier Ethernet services anywhere in the
  world.
• Service Providers
• Find a partner to build a global Carrier Ethernet
  service.
• Featuring
• Free access to interactive map driven system
• Latest information on available services
  globally, locally
• Launched with first 16 service providers,
• http//www.metroethernetforum.org/gsd

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MEF Membership

• The work of the MEF is driven by a wide range of
  actively participating members

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MEF Membership
March 2010
163 Member Companies Influencing advancing
the Carrier Ethernet Industry
Service Provider, Cable/MSO Members

• PT Inovação
• PT Prime
• Telecom Indonesia
• Qwest Communications
• RCN Business Solutions
• Reliance Communications
• Rogers
• SIN
• Shaw Business Solutions
• SingTel
• Sprint
• Starhub
• Suddenlink
• Swisscom
• Symphony Communication
• T-Systems
• TATA Communications
• Telecom Italia
• Telecom NZ

• AboveNet Communications
• Alpheus Communications
• Amcom
• Ancotel
• ATT
• Belgacom
• Bell Canada
• Bright House Networks
• British Telecom
• Broadnet
• CenturyLink
• CENX
• Charter Communications
• China Telecom
• Cincinnati Bell
• Colt
• Comcast
• Cox Business
• DE-CIX

Equipment Vendors, Software Test Companies, Lab
Members

• Accedian Networks
• Actelis Networks
• Adtran
• Adva Optical Networking
• Afore Solutions
• Agilent Technologies
• Albis Technologies
• Alcatel- Lucent
• Allied Telysis
• Alloptic
• ANDA Networks
• ARRIS International
• Aurora Networks
• Aviat
• Axerra Networks
• Bridgewave
• Broadcom
• Brocade
• BTI Systems

• Suminet (Sumitomo Electric Networks)
• Sunrise Telecom
• Sycamore Networks
• Symmetricom
• T Pack
• Tail-f
• Tejas Networks
• Teknovus
• Telco Systems
• Telcordia Technologies
• Tellabs
• Telrad Networks
• Teragate
• Tollgrade
• Transition Networks
• Transmode Optical
• UNH-IOL
• UTStarcom
• Vitesse

• Cisco
• Connection Technology Systems
• CTC Union
• D-Link
• Dowslake Microsystems
• DragonWave
• EANTC
• ECI Telecom
• Ericsson
• EXFO
• Extreme Networks
• FHN
• Force 10 Networks
• Fujitsu Network Communications
• Hatteras Networks
• Hitachi Cable
• Huawei Technologies
• IBM
• IMC Networks

• IP Infusion
• Ixia
• JDSU
• Juniper Networks
• KDDI RD Labs
• Maxim
• Motorola
• MRV Communications
• Nakina Systems
• NEC
• NetO2
• Neutral Tandem
• Nokia Siemens Networks
• Nortel Networks Corp.
• Occam Networks
• Omnitron Systems
• Orckit Corrigent
• Overture Networks
• Positron

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Our Board Members
Ralph SantitoroDirector, MEFFujitsu Network
Communications
Dennis R. Kruse Chairman of the Board, MEF Vice
President Network Solutions Orange Business
Services
Nan Chen President and Director MEF
Matt Squire Director, MEF Chief Technology
Officer, Hatteras Networks
Robert KuseDirector, MEF Transport Planning
Architecture Cox Communications
Margaret T. ChiosiDirector, MEF Executive
Director of Optics and Ethernet Development ATT
Lionel FloritDirector, MEFSenior Manager,
Cisco Systems
Kevin O'Toole Director, MEF Vice President,
Business Products Strategy, Comcast
Arie Goldberg Director MEF Founder CEO
Omnitron Systems
Craig EasleyDirector, MEF Vice President,
Marketing Matisse Networks
Huiling ZhaoDirector, MEF Vice President,
Marketing Matisse Networks
Michael VolgendeDirector, MEF Director Global
Ethernet Services Verizon
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Ethernet Networks and Services
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