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MEF briefing
This document summarizes the activities of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). It discusses the MEF's work developing carrier Ethernet standards over the past 12 years, including 40 completed specifications. It provides an overview of the MEF's Certification Program and the growth of carrier Ethernet services. Finally, it introduces the new CloudEthernet Forum for addressing Ethernet scalability within and between data centers.
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- 1. 1 MEF Briefing Ronald Bartels
- 2. 2 MEF Agenda • MEF at a glance • MEF SA Membership and Activities • CE 2.0 Report Card & Global Ethernet Trends • Certification: CE 2.0 & MEF CECP • New Service Operations Work • CloudEthernet Forum May 2013 Launch
- 3. 3 Since 2001,Developing, Marketing and Certifying Standards for Carrier Ethernet Services Standards Education Compliance 220 Member Companies 129 Service Providers 40 Completed Specifications Operations
- 4. MEF South AfricanMembership & Activities 4 South Africa - 25 Africa – 35 (SA, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Sudan)
- 5. 5 Multi-CoS, Manageability,Interconnect
- 6. 6 Carrier Ethernet1.0 & 2.0 Overview Carrier Ethernet Generations Characteristics Standardized Multi-CoS, Manageability, Interconnected Services E-Line E-LAN E-Line E-LAN E-Tree E-Access Service MEF 6.1 & 6.1.1, 33 MEF 6 Specs & IA MEF 22.1 Attributes & IAs MEF 10 Supporting Work MEF 10.2 & 10.2.1, 26.1 MEF 13, 20, 23.1 Management MEF 7, 15 MEF 7.1, 16, 17, 30, 31 Enabled Applications Mobile Backhaul 2G/3G Migration 4G MBH Migration, MBH Optimization Business Services Metro, Regional Local, Regional, National, Global Application , Distance Oriented, Private Cloud Wholesale - Buy/Sell Access Services
- 7. 7 CE GlobalGrowth Consistent double-digit CAGR Source: Ovum, Sept 2012 Total worldwide bandwidth purchased for Ethernet Services exceeds legacy
- 8. 8 CE, Cloud& SDN Work Top Priority MEF Work in Progress – Service extensions for automated on-demand bandwidth, performance – New management APIs Cloud Services and SDN – CE already defines manageable, programmable network elements – Collaboration with ONF MEF Goal – Seamless support for traditional and SDN approaches, non-disruptive to CE revenue growth/profitability Ethernet Cloud Carrier(s) Ethernet Cloud Carrier(s) Cloud Consumers Cloud Service Provider to Cloud Customer Cloud Service Provider(s) Cloud Service Provider(s) Data Center Interconnectivity
- 9. 9 “Certification byService” • Since announcement in January 2013: – 11 service providers – 25 network equipment manufacturers • “A Significant test” - 634 test cases replace many months or even years of expert test development of 8 CE Services *Well known MEF 9, MEF 14 certification now known as:
- 10. 10 MEF-CECP Program • 1000+ MEF-CECPs • 47 countries, 184 companies • 105 min. rigorous exam • MEF-CECP study materials • $350 USD Seven MEF Accredited Training Providers 1000 500 0 MEF-CECPs Cumulative Q3 11 Q4 11 Q1 12 Q2 12 Q3 12 Q4 12 Q1 13 1Q 2013: 48% above previous record quarter
- 11. 11 CloudEthernet Forum Announced May 23rd, 2013 – Presentation at Africa COM • To address scalability and enhancement of Ethernet technology, performance and storage networks , to meet the demands of cloud infrastructure • Focus is Ethernet scalability within and between data centres • Operates within MEF legal and operational framework
- 12. 12 References: http://metroethernetforum.org/ http://www.ethernetacademy.net/ Contact: einat@metroethernetforum.org garyw@metrofibre.co.za
Editor's Notes
- #4 About the MEF
- #6 Advancing CE Networks and Services by a Generation 8 Ethernet Services (CE 1.0 defined 3 Service types) 3 Powerful Features: Multi-CoS, Interconnected, Managed
- #9 Data Center-Data Center via EPL, EVPL & Private cloud delivery to end users over statically provisioned connections AVAILABLE TODAY Major new MEF technical project in progress for on-demand, elastic requirements of Cloud services Both Private Cloud Delivery and Hybrid Services Further notes Data centres today are all about Ethernet. But Carrier Ethernet has not been adopted there, it is still predominantly VLAN connections without QoS support. This is creating restrictions of scale with VLAN limits and restricting differentiated cloud services delivery. Data centre connectivity must be more agile, multi tenancy and massive scale. We need to remove the artificial barrier between DC and network. Cloud services do not warrant such hard barriers. We are actively supporting encouraging discussions which can sensibly remove this demarcation point.
- #10 Feb 2013 25% of MEF equipment manufacturers certified Builds on highly successful CE 1.0 program with adoption by 90% of equipment manufacturers and on MEF specifications & 1000s of tech contributions Driven by service provider demand for CE 2.0 The Impact Multi-CoS, Manageability, Interconnect Certification dramatically speeds time to market Reduces deployment costs, further increasing the value proposition of Ethernet A surge in the Ethernet Ubiquity Represents a consensus of the industry Built on MEF specifications & 1000s of tech contributions The 634 test cases replace many months or even years of expert test development of 8 CE Services
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- #12 Addressing Key Issues: including … Scalability of Ethernet to support millions of VLANs in a way that maximizes the transparency of deployment and minimizes configuration and operation Minimize performance degradation of Broadcast, Multicast & Unicast traffic at layer 2 while effectively managing large numbers of dispersed assets Accelerate the consolidation of storage networks using Ethernet, currently using multiple unaligned technologies