Shi Fan, China Telecom Enterprise customers want on-demand connectivity and cloud services with assured performance and global reach. To deliver that cost-effectively, network operators are transitioning to more automated, virtualized, and interconnected networks powered by LSO (Lifecycle Services Orchestration), SDN, and NFV. Many of the world’s leading service providers are embracing the LSO framework and development of standardized, open APIs to enable end-to-end service orchestration across multiple interconnected provider networks and across various technology domains within a single provider network (e.g., packet WAN, NFV, SD-WAN, and optical transport). The term 'orchestration' is used widely in a variety of contexts. This presentation will present MEF's view of the orchestration of dynamic services and service components across all internal and external domains from one or more providers. Lifecycle Service Orchestration supports the full lifecycle, and not just the configuration and activation phases of the service lifecycle. This presentation will also help put other form of orchestration in context.

2. Dynamic Third Network Services
for the Digital Economy and
Hyper-connected WorldHyper-connected World
Shi Fan
Co-Chair of MEF China WG,
Deputy Director of CTNet2025 Open Lab Operation Office, China Telecom

3. The New MEF
Services for the digital economy
and hyper-connected world…
Agile, Assured, and OrchestratedAgile, Assured, and Orchestrated
Powered by SDN, NFV and

4. MEF Created $80B* Carrier Ethernet Market
The foundation for agile, assured
and orchestrated services
SPs Vendors Others
*IHS Markit
210+ Member Companies
NA EMEA APAC CALA
Global Contributions
~90 CE 2.0 SPs
5,000 MEF-CECPs

5. MEF Carrier Ethernet Services
Globally
Adopted, Certifiable, Con
nectivity Services
Framework
Retail (EVC Services)
E-Line
E-LAN
E-Tree
EVC: Ethernet Virtual Connection
OVC: Operator Virtual Connection
FrameworkE-Tree
Wholesale (OVC Services)
E-Access
E-Transit
Access E-Line Access E-LAN
Transit E-Line Transit E-LAN

6. • Agile, assured & orchestrated services for digital economy & hyper-connected world
• On-demand experience with user-directed control over service capabilities
• Delivered over automated, virtualized, and interconnected networks powered by
LSO, SDN, NFV and CE 2.0.
Third Network
Service Provider ”X”
Third Network
Service Provider “Y”
Mobile
Residential
Cloud Provider
Data Center
Internet
Cloud Provider
Enterprise
SDN NFV Legacy NetworksSDN NFV Legacy Networks
Self-service
Web Portal

7. Shift To Third Network Services Is Well Underway

8. Top Deployment Challenges
% Serious + Major Challenges
Third Network: Top Drivers and Challenges
What do you believe are the most important drivers and challenges for
deploying agile/dynamic, assured and orchestrated Third Network services?
Top Purchase Drivers
% Key + Very Important Drivers

#1 Orchestration over multiple provider
networks
 Inadequacy of current OSS/BSS systems
 Integration of new dynamic services with
legacy services infrastructures

 #1 Faster service provisioning
 Rapid adjustments to existing services
 Ability for customer to scale bandwidth on-
demand
88% 91%
Source (Joint MEF-Vertical Systems Group): Emerging Third Network Services Enabled by LSO, SDN and NFV Study (January 2017)
Survey of MEF Community – October 2016

9. 62%
59%
42%
45%
38%
17%
CE 2.0 Wholesale…
CE 2.0 Wholesale…
Wavelength
How important for your company is the ability to offer
orchestrated / on-demand connectivity services?
Orchestrated On-Demand Connectivity Services
Orchestration over Own Network
• 69% of Service Providers
surveyed say that the ability to
deliver on-demand CE 2.0 Retail
Ethernet connectivity over their
own network is highest priority.
Orchestration over Multiple
69%
52%
67%
57%
62%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
CE 2.0 Retail Ethernet…
Subscriber…
CE 2.0 Wholesale…
Source (Joint MEF-Vertical Systems Group): Emerging Third Network Services Enabled by LSO, SDN and NFV Study (January 2017)
Survey of MEF Community – October 2016
High Priority Over Own Network
High Priority Over Multiple Networks
Orchestration over Multiple
Networks
• 59% say the delivery of
orchestrated, on-demand CE 2.0
Wholesale E-Access connectivity
services over multiple provider is
top priority

10. Optical, CE, IP, SD-WAN
SECaaS
MEF 55 LSO Reference Architecture
Accelerating inter-provider open-APIs
Key MEF Work To Create Global Ecosystem
LSO & Open APIs
Third Network
Services
Reference
Implementations
New Certification
Programs
Proof of Concepts projects, code &
collaboration for agile development

11. MEF’s Third Network Vision of Network as-a-Service (NaaS)
InternetSelf-service
Web Portal
NaaS
Orchestrated Services
E-Line E-LAN E-Tree E-Access
SECaaS
E-Transit
Internet Access L3 VPNs IP TransitWavelength
Layer 4-7
Services
NaaS
Service Provider ”X”
NaaS
Service Provider “Y”
Mobile
Residential
Cloud Provider
Data Center
Internet
Cloud Provider
Enterprise
SDN NFV Legacy NetworksSDN NFV Legacy Networks
Self-service
Web Portal

12. MEF Development Model
Liaisons to SDOs
MEF Agile
Development LifecycleMEF Committees
Accelerator
MEF Open
Initiatives
MarketingTechnical and
Operations
Open Source Projects
Collaboration
PlatformMEF Dev.
Community
Services
Operations
Orchestration
Services
Technologies
Professionals
Certification

13. MEF Products
Reference
Implementations
Hackathons
Service
Definitions
Use Cases
Reference
Architectures and
Frameworks
Certifications
Reference
Points
Information
Models
Data
Models
APIs

14. FRAMEWORK
Business
Applications
Service
Orchestration
FRAMEWORK
Self-service Web Portal
Customer
Facing
Open APIs
Inter-Carrier
Open APIs
Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO)
Business
Applications
Service
Orchestration
Technology Domains
Open APIs
Technology Domains
Network Operator 2Network Operator 1
User
Service
Endpoint
User
Service
Endpoint
End-to-End Network-as-a-Service
Cloud Service
Provider
UNIUNI ENNI
Head Office
Open APIs
Technology Domains
Open APIs
SDN NFV Legacy Networks SDN NFV Legacy Networks

15. Network Level Orchestration Open APIs
Reference Implementations: Intra-Operator APIs
Fulfillment Performance Policy
Control Assurance Usage
Security
Analytics
Service
Orchestration
Technology
Service Level Orchestration Open APIs
Open APIs
Technology
Domains
NFVData Center Packet WAN Optical TransportSD-WAN Cloud Exchange 5G Wireless
Services
Orchestrated Services
E-Line E-LAN E-Tree E-Access
SECaaS
E-Transit
Internet Access L3 VPNs IP TransitWavelength
App
Services

16. Reference Implementations : Inter-Operator APIs
Inter-Operator
Open APIs
Service
Orchestration
Service
Orchestration
Service
Orchestration
Inter-Operator
Open APIs
Serviceability
Ordering
Address Validation
… Others
Technology Domain Technology Domain Technology Domain
Services
Orchestrated Services
E-Line E-LAN E-Tree E-Access
SECaaS
E-Transit
Internet Access L3 VPNs IP TransitWavelength
App
Services
AT&T Announcement
MEF & TM Forum Announcement

17. Evolution of MEF Certification Programs
Orchestrated
Services, Vendors
Professionals
Services, Equipmen
t ProfessionalsEquipment
Services
• E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree,
E-Access
• MEF - CECP
• E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree
2005 2012 2017
Services
• Services: Optical, CE, IP, Security
• LSO: Sonata, Cantata, Legato, Presto
• MEF Professionals:
Foundational, Specializations

18. Third Network Professional Certification Framework
New Third Network Professional Certification Framework
&
Third Network Foundations Certification Test
MEF-TNF validates at a concept level the
key terms, processes, and elements of
today’s programmable networks.
Include SDN/NFV, Carrier Ethernet, LSO
& Orchestration, and other technologies.

19. Third Network Foundations: Part of an Integrated & Sequenced Stack of Credentials
Third Network Professional Certification Framework
ExpertLevel
Credentials
Network Master Practitioner Certified Network Expert
Professional
Level
Credentials
SDN & NFV
LSO and Programmable Network
MEF Carrier Ethernet
Certified Professional
Essential
Level
Credentials
Third Network Foundations
Professional
Level
Credentials
SDN & NFV
Technologies
LSO and
Orchestration
Technologies
Programmable
Network
Security
Network
Design &
Architecture
Certified Professional

20. Third Network Foundations: Part of an Integrated & Sequenced Stack of Credentials
Third Network Professional Certification Framework
ExpertLevel
Credentials
Network Master
Practitioner
Any 4 certifications in the
Professional Level (below)
Certified Network Expert
Network Master Practitioner plus
one Vendor-Specific Mastery
certification.
Professional
Level
Credentials
MEF Carrier Ethernet
Certified Professional
SDN & NFV
Technologies
LSO/Orchestration
Technologies
Programmable
Network Security
Network Design
& Architecture
Essential
Level
Credentials
Third Network Foundations
The Third Network Foundations certification validates at a concept level the key terms, processes, and
elements of today’s programmable networks. These knowledge and practice domains include
SDN/NFV, Carrier Ethernet, LSO & Orchestration, and other technologies. In development; available July 1
2017.
Professional
Level
Credentials
Certified Professional
5000+ professionals certified; most
popular certification in advanced
networking industry; updated
annually
Technologies
Deep dive at the operator
level in both SDN/NFV;
to be released in 2018
Technologies
Major orchestration
platforms, including LSO;
practitioners viewpoint;
released in 2018
Network Security
Based on security
framework and best
practices; future offering
& Architecture
How to envision and
deploy advanced
networks; future offering

21. MEF Certification Program Uptake
SERVICES
91% 2 Year
AAGR
TECHNOLOGY
58% 2 Year
AAGR
246
SERVICES
88
PROVIDERS
372
DEVICES
43
VENDORS
The MEF Certification Program
enables Service Providers and
Vendors to certify that their
services/products comply with
relevant MEF specifications.
PROFESSIONALS
62% 2 Year
AAGR
5013
PROFESSIONALS
440
COMPANIES
209+
SPs
83
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
relevant MEF specifications.

22. In Summary
• The shift to agile, assured, and orchestrated services is
well under-way
• Many service providers are supporting creation of global• Many service providers are supporting creation of global
ecosystem to support orchestrated on-demand services
• Thank you for supporting/joining MEF in this exciting
journey

23. Third Network Services for the Digital
Orlando, Florida USA
Third Network Services for the Digital
Economy & Hyper-Connected World
13-14 November, Orlando, Florida
High Quality Program
Content
Senior-Level
Networking
Live Proof of Concept
Demonstrations
On-Site Open LSO API
Development

24. • 1,000+ Attendees, 275+ Organizations, 35+ Countries
• 275+ Service & Technology Executives – 55% of Attendees
Director or Above
• 120 CE, LSO, SDN, NFV, Cloud Expert Speakers
• 120 Sponsors & Partner Organizations
• 30 Service Providers as Sponsors & Partners
• 18 Proof of Concept Showcase Demonstrations
MEF17 Highlights
• 18 Proof of Concept Showcase Demonstrations
• 6th LSO Hackathon
• MEF Awards Party (New format!)
• MEF Workshops - Third Network Services, LSO Open
APIs, Reference Implementations, Certification Programs
• Networking Hall
• Onsite MEF Training & Certification Exams (New!)
• 50+ Top Press & Analysts at Global Media Hub