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MEF-CECP Professional CertificationCalling All Carrier Ethernet Experts!

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Poll

• Which of the following most closely describes your

job function? (Choose one please)

1. Technical Sales or Technical Marketing

2. Engineering

3. Architecture or Network Design

4. Product or Solution Development

5. Operations

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The Value of Carrier Ethernet Professional Certification

Ralph SantitoroFujitsu Network CommunicationsMEF Accredited Training ProviderCo-chair, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

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3 Dimensions of MEF Certification

Users identify standardized services and quality

Service Providers faster

Employers and partners identify skilled Carrier Ethernet professionals faster

Service Providers identify standardized networking

devices faster

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The Need for CE Professional Certification

• Professional– ”Do I have sufficient working knowledge of key Carrier

Ethernet topics, and if yes, how do I prove it?”

• Employer– ”Do my critical Carrier Ethernet employees have a

good working knowledge of important Carrier Ethernet topics, and if not, how do I train them?”

• Customer (Buyer)– ”Am I outsourcing to, or partnering with, Carrier

Ethernet companies with suitably skilled personnel?”

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• Continuing education, career development and career advancement opportunities

• Globally-recognized MEF Certificate

• Highlighted listing on MEF Ethernet Academy web site

Value of MEF CE Professional Certification for Individuals

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• Industry-recognized validation of professional’s knowledge and understanding of Carrier Ethernet technologies, standards, services and applications

• Makes it easier to identify, recruit and qualify potential employees for work in the Carrier Ethernet industry

Value of MEF CE Professional Certification for Employers

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• Industry’s first and only vendor-independent, professional certification focused on Carrier Ethernet

• Simplifies creation of Carrier Ethernet product and service RFPs and analysis of RFP responses

Value of MEF CE Professional Certification for Customers (Buyers)

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What is MEF-CECP?

Craig Easley - MEF-CECPCEA – MEF Accredited Training ProviderCo-chair, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

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• 80 multiple choice/response questions

• 1 hour 45 minutes

• Delivered by the MEF over the Internet to examinee’s computer

• Developed by leading MEF Subject Matter Experts in the Carrier Ethernet industry

• Covers 10 key topic areas in Carrier Ethernet

• Based on MEF, IEEE, IETF and ITU-T standards and specs

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Exam Objectives• Detailed objectives provided by the

MEF on the MEF sites and in MEF-CECP Study Guide– Fundamentals of Carrier Ethernet

services– Carrier Ethernet services over different

transport and access technologies– Components and attributes of Carrier

Ethernet services– Certification of Carrier Ethernet

services– Carrier Ethernet, TDM, IP and MPLS– Applications of Carrier Ethernet– Circuit Emulation of Carrier Ethernet– Carrier Ethernet Service OAM

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Sample Questions – Standard Terminology

Which kind of UNI to UNI connectivity is used for the Ethernet Private Line (EPL) service?

A. Ethernet Private CircuitB. Point to Point Ethernet Private ConnectionC. Point to Point Ethernet Virtual ConnectionD. Point to Point Ethernet Virtual Circuit

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Sample Questions – Standard Terminology

Which three Service Types are defined in MEF 6.1? (Select three):

A. Ethernet Circuit (E-Circuit)B. Ethernet Line (E-Line)C. Ethernet Tree (E-Tree)D. Ethernet Transparent Connection (E-TC)E. Ethernet LAN (E-LAN)

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Sample Questions – Standard Topologies

A customer with three locations requests Ethernet service for very transparent connectivity between sites. Which service is most suitable?

A. a single Ethernet Private LAN (EP-LAN)B. a single Ethernet Virtual Private LAN (EVP-LAN)C. a single Ethernet Private Tree (EP-Tree)D. a single Ethernet Virtual Private Tree (EVP-Tree)

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Poll

• How many people in your organization would you estimate are directly involved in providing Carrier Ethernet services or products?

1. 1-5

2. 6-20

3. 21-100

4. >100

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Program Snapshot

Sam HurrellPerpetual Solutions – MEF Accredited Training ProviderMember, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

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• 287 MEF-CECPs

• 35 countries

– 48% NA, 25% EUR, 22% APAC, 3% MEA, 2% CALA

• 93 employer companies

– 49% Service Providers, 38% equipment vendors

MEF-CECP Job Titles

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• Industry adoption accelerating

• Leading companies have standardized on MEF-CECP certification

* as of June 25th

3Q2011 4Q2011 1Q2012 2Q2012*

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MEF-CECP Exams by Quarter

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Poll

• Which training/study option do you personally prefer? (Choose one please)

1. Classroom-based training

2. Self study

3. Online mentoring

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Training and Study

George Churchwell – MEF-CECPTech 2000 – MEF Accredited Training ProviderMember, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

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6 Global MEF-ATPs

• Class training on customer premises or on the MEF-ATP premises anywhere in the world

• Group purchase of MEF-CECP exams on behalf of examinees

• Group proctoring of examinees at the end of the MEF-CECP training

• Pricing and scheduling available directly from the MEF-ATPs

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Individual Study• Self-Assessment Tools

– Available from MEF-ATPs

•MEF-CECP Study Guide

– www.carrierethernetstudyguide.org

– Centralized source of high value information

– Available offline

• Free iPad app – “MEF on the Go”

•Downloadable PDF from website

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Taking MEF-CECP – A to Z

Carsten Rossenhoevel – MEF-CECPEANTC – MEF Accredited Training ProviderCo-Chair, MEF EMEA MarketingCo-Chair, MEF Mobile Backhaul Marketing Working GroupMember, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

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Registration Process

• Individuals– Register at Ethernet Academy– Pay US$350 online– Receive receipt– Schedule online proctoring• Own computer at office or home

– Broadband connection– USB camera

• System check• Exam itself

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Exam Delivery and Proctoring

• Exam delivered over the Internet by the MEF

• Proctoring (supervision, invigilation) options

– Physically by MEF Accredited Training Provider staff

– Over the Internet by ProctorCam

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Results

• Exams are automatically rated by special software

• No manual intervention• Results are analyzed immediately• MEF notifies examinees– Pass or fail– Personal score– Comparison of individual results with average

per topic

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Retakes and Validity

• Additional charge of US$50 per retake• Up to three attempts in six months• Validity of MEF-CECP certificates– Certificate does not expire at present– Validity under discussion in MEF Professional

Certification subcommittee– MEF continuously extends Carrier Ethernet

capabilities; will be reflected in future MEF-CECP program updates

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Poll• Which aspect(s) of Carrier Ethernet professional

certification is most important to you? (Choose one or more)

1. Need for vendor-independent Carrier Ethernet knowledge

2. Required to do my current job

3. Career development

4. Keeping current with technological advances and standards

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MEF-CECP Deliverables

Michael WilliamsTelefocal Asia, MEF Accredited Training ProviderMember, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

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MEF-CECP Deliverables• Logo for use in email signatures, CVs, LinkedIn etc.

• Certificate (soft and hard copies)

• Listing on Ethernet Academy

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MEF-CECP Deliverables

• Results Analysis

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MEF Carrier Ethernet Professional Certification – What’s Next?

Ralph SantitoroFujitsu Network CommunicationsMEF Accredited Training ProviderCo-chair, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

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Roadmap

• MEF-CECP is the first of a series of MEF Carrier Ethernet Professional Certifications – It addresses a broad range of technical disciplines

• Additional certifications under evaluation for:– Sales and Marketing professionals– Carrier Ethernet Applications (e.g., Mobile Backhaul)

• Updates to program to ensure inclusion of evolving MEF technical committee work

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New MEF-CECP Exam Study Guide eBook for the iPad

Can be used as preparatory material for classroom-based training

Additional self-study tool that complements MEF on the Go iPad app.

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