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Bob Mandeville Lead, Wholesale Ethernet Services Working Group

MEF

Standardized Access Services for European Operators

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MEF at a Glance

220 Member Companies

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40

Vendor Members by Region

APAC

CALA

EUR

MEA

NA

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Service Provider Members by Region

APAC

CALA

EUR

MEA

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MEF is the driving force behind the

$80+ billion global market for Carrier

Ethernet services and technologies

and the defining body for LSO

(Lifecycle Service Orchestration)

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Work Of The MEF

STANDARDIZED ARCHITECTURE

• UNIs and ENNIs

• EVCs and OVCs

Service Architecture

Carrier Ethernet Network

End-to-End Carrier Ethernet Service

Carrier Ethernet Network

Connectivity Services

• E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, E-Access, E-Transit

• Information Model & OAM

STANDARDIZED & CERTIFIED SERVICES

E-Transit

E-Access E-Line E-Tree

E-LAN

STANDARDIZED LIFECYCLE FRAMEWORKS

Lifecycle Frameworks

• Product Catalogue

• Service Ordering

• Configuration & Setup

• Performance Reporting

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STANDARDIZED AGILE, ASSURED, ORCHESTRATED SERVICES

Lifecycle Service

Orchestration

• Third Network Services

• APIs NFV SDN Existing WAN

Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO)

Network Infrastructure

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2012

2013

2014

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Service Providers

Retail Services

User Service Endpoint

User Service Endpoint

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Operators

Operator 1

E-Access Operator 2

E-Transit

User Service Endpoint

Operator 3

E-Access

User Service Endpoint

Wholesale Services

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Example Application: Finance

• Customer: Fidessa – Information – Trading tools – Infrastructure

• Challenges – 15-year YOY 25% growth – Maintain customer’s trust –

85% world’s premier institutions

– Currently carrying $10T transactions across their global network

• Carrier: Colt – 22-countries – 19,000 buildings – 20 data centers

• CE Transformation – Managed Ethernet Private

Network (EPN) – Resource intensive

applications over a high performance and highly reliable CE network

– Scale rapidly and flexibly with absolute confidence

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Example Application: Education

• Mesa Public Schools – 82 schools – 3,600 classrooms – 20K devices

• Challenge – Infrastructure overhaul to

streamline operations and enable learning innovation

– Upgrade compute and “untether” teachers from their desktops

– < 120-days to deploy

• Cox Business – 3rd largest US MSO Ethernet

provider – 300K business customers – Managed services

• CE Transformation – E-LAN – 1G access, 10G to

high school, 20G to servers – Simplify with Ethernet over

optical saving $1M OpEx annually

– Video conferencing, virtual learning and on-line apps

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Service Certification

Equipment Certification

Professional Certification

• 3,200+ MEF-CECPs • 350+ Companies • 72 countries

• 233 CE 2.0 Network Devices • 43 Equipment Manufacturers

• E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, • E-Access, E-Transit • 135 Certified Services • 44 Service Providers, 18 Countries

MEF Certification

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CE 2.0 Certified Service Providers

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CE 2.0 E-Access Operators

EC SP

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CE 2.0 Certified Equipment Providers

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Employ Carrier Ethernet Professionals

• 1h 45m online exam available worldwide • Self-study or attend accredited training programs • US$350 testing fee • MEF membership not required • Pre-requisite for MEF Services Interconnect Program

At May 2015 • 3,184 MEF-CECPs • 354 Companies • 200+ Service Providers • 72 countries

MEF-CECP is a Globally Recognized, Vendor Neutral Certification Program, Designed to Ensure That

Organizations Have a Common Baseline of Technical Carrier Ethernet Skills Across Many Organizational

Functions

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CE 2.0 Services Certification

• 634 test cases replace months of expert test development

• Recognition & differentiation for companies offering advanced CE 2.0 services and products

• Certification deliverables include:- • Test report • Certificate • MEF Certification Registry • Logo usage and branding

Certification conducted by

MEF appointed Test Lab

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One Question Replaces Hundreds..

“Ethernet Bitstream”

Service Provider

“Ethernet Leased Line”

“IP Bitstream” “VULA”

Operator

“Ethernet Service”

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One Question Replaces Hundreds..

E-Access Service Provider

Operator

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More CE 2.0 Operators

Enables hundreds of small wholesale Operators to access MEF standardization and certification

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Benefits to European Access Operators

• Raise market profile

• Simplify responding to RFP

• Streamline sales

• Support future automation

• Increase competitiveness and market share

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Benefits to Service Providers

• Extend valuable connectivity services and access to advanced cloud services within Europe

• Streamline internal processes

• Enable automation

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Benefits to European Economies and Communities

• Increase employment opportunities and access to global markets

• Strengthen education capabilities

• Transfer load from physical to digital infrastructure

• Support emerging digital services (e.g. Smart Cities)

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Work Of The MEF

STANDARDIZED ARCHITECTURE

• UNIs and ENNIs

• EVCs and OVCs

Service Architecture

Carrier Ethernet Network

End-to-End Carrier Ethernet Service

Carrier Ethernet Network

Connectivity Services

• E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, E-Access, E-Transit

• Information Model & OAM

STANDARDIZED & CERTIFIED SERVICES

E-Transit

E-Access E-Line E-Tree

E-LAN

STANDARDIZED LIFECYCLE FRAMEWORKS

Lifecycle Frameworks

• Product Catalogue

• Service Ordering

• Configuration & Setup

• Performance Reporting

MEF

Ce

rtif

ied

Pro

fess

ion

al

STANDARDIZED AGILE, ASSURED, ORCHESTRATED SERVICES

Lifecycle Service

Orchestration

• Third Network Services

• APIs NFV SDN Existing WAN

Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO)

Network Infrastructure

2001

2012

2013

2014

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Moving Up The Curve

Adaptive

Dynamic API driven

Automation

10GE UNI

Standardized Ethernet Services

Layer 2 / 3 VPNs

Multiple Access Options

Low Latency

100GE UNI

Multi-COS

SLAs Standardized Services

Faster Service Turn Up

E-Access

100G Transport

Real-Time PM

Programmable Cloud-Centric Model Fixed Connectivity Model

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Coordinated

10GE UNI Services

Hybrid Layer 2 / 3 VPNs

Ultra-Low Latency

Multi Domain Service Provider

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Operator 3A

Operator 3B

Multi Domain Service Provider

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Operator 1A

Operator 1B Multi Domain Service Provider

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Operator 2A

Operator 2B

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Standards Landscape

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LSO: B2B Automation

Network Infrastructure

Application Coordinator

Service Provider/ Business Applications

Partner Domain/ Business Applications

Service Provider

Partner Domain

Element Control and Management

Infrastructure Control and Management

PRESTO

ALLEGRO

LEGATO

CANTATA

Element Control and Management

Infrastructure Control and Management

PRESTO

ANIMATO

INTERLUDE

LEGATO

SONATA

Service Portal

Domain Architecture may follow ETSI NFV MANO,

ONF SDN, or other

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Multi-Operator Service Orchestration

Transport Ethernet Access

Network Operator (Wholesale Access Provider)

Self-service Web Portal

Service Provider Business Applications

APIs

Fulfillment, Performance, Control, Assurance,

Usage, Analytics, Security, Policy

Ethernet Access

Network Operator (Retail Service Provider)

Transport

User Service Endpoint

User Service Endpoint

Operator Service Endpoint

APIs

End-to-End Network as a Service

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Potential Next Steps

• MEF prepares an E-Access Implementation Guideline with and for European Access Operators

• MEF hosts webinars localized for different European regions to explain E-Access compliance and certification

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Standardized Access Services for European Operators