Following its GEN14 announcement of the challenge launch in November, the MEF has now authorized the subsequent section of the MEF Ethernet Interconnect Points (EIP) challenge to standardize pointers for present and future Ethernet Carriers across the globe. In a primary for the MEF, the group has assembled among the largest Ethernet Operators, all underneath one roof, for the aim of streamlining how they interconnect their Carrier Ethernet providers. The EIP challenge enhances a separate, newly launched MEF initiative – the Services Interconnect Program (MEF-SI) – that may give a whole lot of small wholesale Carrier Ethernet Operators the chance to supply standards-compliant Carrier Ethernet providers shortly for his or her prospects.
The EIP challenge will present fast suggestions from prototyping to assist the challenge individuals agree on a standard method to interconnecting through the use of MEF specs. EIPs comprise all facets of Ethernet interconnect – together with all the necessities wanted to present a buyer with an end-to-end Ethernet service spanning a number of operators. Specific facets embrace: location choice, External Network-to-Network Interface (ENNI) parameters, and alignment of enterprise processes.
With greater than 50 present MEF specs for Carrier Ethernet architectures, connectivity providers, and repair lifecycles – and lots of extra within the pipeline to cowl the rising space of Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) – demand for implementation pointers for multi-carrier environments is rising quickly. The EIP challenge is creating use circumstances representing topologies and repair traits usually utilized by carriers that interconnect their Carrier Ethernet providers with each other to create end-to-end Carrier Ethernet providers.
Perspectives Of Leading US Telcos
Experts at three of the US Ethernet Carriers who’re main the EIP initiative commented as follows:
Dan Blemings, Director of Product Marketing Management, AT&T Mobile & Business Solutions: “We are pleased to be playing a leading role in the formation of Ethernet Interconnect Points and the multi-carrier collaboration occurring on this MEF project. This effort is another step towards AT&T’s larger vision to transition to an all Ethernet and IP network. With this project we are creating a more expansive Ethernet footprint to better serve our customers’ rapidly growing consumption of both wireline and wireless bandwidth.”
Matthew Duckworth, Director of Ethernet Product Marketing, Verizon Global Wholesale and a co-chair of the MEF’s world advertising and marketing committee: “The MEF and its Ethernet Interconnect Points initiative is playing a critical role in creating an environment where Carrier Ethernet providers are collaborating to create a standardized industry framework for the interconnection of Ethernet services on a global basis. As the transition to next-generation IP networks accelerates, the creation of interconnection standards will help providers meet customer requirements for increasing bandwidth provided over reliable and secure Carrier Ethernet networks.”
Jeff Brown, Director of Product Marketing, Windstream Carrier Solutions: “Windstream is pleased to be participating in the rapid prototype environment, collaborating with other network operators and equipment providers. Adopting a standard way to interconnect is key to driving the adoption of Ethernet throughout the industry.”
Rapid Prototyping Environment & CE 2.0 Certified Equipment
In order to speed up the finalization and publication of the EIP Implementation Guidelines, the challenge has adopted an agile method with the creation of a Rapid Prototyping Environment. The Rapid Prototyping is being hosted by a MEF member, the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL). The EIP Rapid Prototyping Environment is a managed lab remotely accessed by challenge individuals to assess the implementation of draft sections of the EIP Implementation Guide utilizing CE 2.0 licensed tools with their respective configurations.
Numerous MEF members – Alcatel-Lucent, Canoga Perkins, Ciena, Juniper Networks, and RAD – have offered CE 2.0 licensed tools for the fast prototyping facet of the challenge, demonstrating but once more their excessive stage of dedication to the work of the challenge and the MEF typically.
Standardized Business Processes
Another vital facet of the challenge is to standardize enterprise processes, resembling product catalogues, service ordering, and efficiency reporting throughout EIPs. The challenge collaborates intently with different initiatives within the MEF Service Operations Committee. “Successful long-term automation of business processes is conditional on being able to orchestrate multi-operator segments of the end-to-end Ethernet service,” said Dawn Kaplan, Ericsson and Co-chair of the Committee. “By coordinating the work of these industry standardization activities, the MEF is enabling the next generation of automated services.”
Carrier Ethernet operators who envisage interconnecting their wholesale providers to different Carrier Ethernet operators by way of MEF-defined Ethernet Interconnect Points are inspired to contact the MEF at data@mef.internet for extra data.
About the MEF:
The MEF is the driving drive behind the $70+ billion world marketplace for Carrier Ethernet providers and applied sciences and the defining physique for LSO (Lifecycle Service Orchestration) requirements that underpin rising Third Network providers with CE 2.0, SDN, and NFV. An trade alliance consisting of 220+ member organizations primarily based in 43 nations, the MEF operates by way of a robust collaborative framework of service suppliers, community options suppliers, and different stakeholders to obtain CE 2.0 and LSO improvement and globalization targets.
MEF’s flagship work is CE 2.0, together with specs, operational frameworks, and certification applications for providers, tools, and professionals. Visit www.mef.internet for extra particulars on these applications.
Building on fourteen years of success with Carrier Ethernet, the MEF is now centered on improvement of LSO with APIs to allow paradigm-shifting agile, assured, and orchestrated providers over extra environment friendly, automated networks. The MEF’s imaginative and prescient for the transformation of community connectivity providers and the networks used to ship them is referred to because the “Third Network,” which mixes the on-demand agility and ubiquity of the Internet with the efficiency and safety assurances of CE 2.0. For data on the Third Network and LSO obtain the MEF’s Third Network Vision & Strategy White Paper andThird Network Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) Vision White Paper.
About Juniper Networks
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Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) delivers innovation throughout routing, switching and safety. From the community core down to client gadgets, Juniper Networks’ improvements in software program, silicon and programs rework the expertise and economics of networking. Additional data will be discovered at Juniper Networks (www.juniper.internet) or join with Juniper on Twitter and Facebook.
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