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Event SponsorsSeminar Series Sponsor
Daniel Bar-LevDirector Certification and Strategic Programs
MEF
MEF Strategy and Market Trends
30 min
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Topics
• MEF Overview & Africa Members
• MEF Strategic Work At A Glance
• Market Trends & Opportunities
• MEF’s Industry-Wide Initiatives
• Upcoming Activities & Latest News
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MEF Profile
• Leading the evolution toward on-demand, agile/dynamic, orchestrated Third Network network services
• Building upon the $80 billion Carrier Ethernet market
• Powered by LSO, SDN and NFV
• Certifying Services, Equipment and Professionals
• Emphasis on addressing the increasing demands of enterprise-cloud connectivity
210+ Member Companies
NA EMEA APAC CALA
SPs Vendors Others
MEF Africa Members
106
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MEF Strategic Work
• Dynamic Third Network Services– Carrier Ethernet 2.0 is the Foundation
– Layer 3 IP & Higher Layer 4-7 Service Definitions
– Evolve to Cloud Services
– Powered By LSO + SDN + NFV
• Lifecycle Service Orchestration– Enables Automated, Virtualized and Interconnected Networks
– Overcomes OSS/BSS Challenges for SDN, NFV & Traditional Networks
– LSO Reference Architecture and Interface Definitions
– Common Information Models
• Industry Collaboration & Open Initiatives– Collaborating with upstream Open Source initiatives
– Enable closed source implementation for LSO
– LSO Hackathon
• Expanded Certification Program
Market Trends & Opportunities
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CE 2.0 Is Foundation For Third Network Services
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• 97% of surveyed service provider professionals said CE 2.0 is critical or important foundation for dynamic services
• CE 2.0 connectivity fabric expanding– Many more intend to offer CE 2.0 certified or compliant
services by mid-2017
– Ethernet Interconnect Points (EIP) Project, etc.
Sources: Dynamic Third Network Services Enabled By LSO, SDN & NFV Joint Survey, MEF & Vertical Systems (Nov 2015); CE Services Market Trends Report, MEF and Frost & Sullivan (Sep 2015)
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What Is A “Third Network” Service?
• Provides an on-demand, orchestrated, assured, and secured experience with user-directed control over network resources and cloud connectivity.
• Optimized for real-time traffic & integration of value-added network functions-as-a-services.
• Delivered over more automated, virtualized & interconnected networks powered by CE 2.0, LSO, SDN & NFV.
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Dynamic Services Expectations Are Increasing
Source: Dynamic Third Network Services Enabled By LSO, SDN & NFV Joint Survey, MEF & Vertical Systems (Nov 2015)
Sell by 201860%
No plans or unsure
40%
Service Provider Plans To Offer Dynamic Ethernet Services
• 97% said CE 2.0 services are essential or important as a foundation for dynamic services
• 74% said LSO is essential or important to support dynamic services
• Input from 50 service provider business units, 64 professionals worldwide
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What Can Customers Expect, 2016 – 2018?
Schedule Bandwidth Increase / Decrease On Existing Service Port
Manually Initiate On-Demand Bandwidth Increase / Decrease On Existing Service Port
Dynamic Ethernet Capabilities – Customer Direct Control Via Web Portal or API
Automatically Initiate On-Demand Bandwidth Increase / Decrease On Existing Service Port
Sources: Dynamic Third Network Services Enabled By LSO, SDN & NFV Joint Survey, MEF & Vertical Systems (Nov 2015)
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What Can Customers Expect, 2016 – 2018?
Schedule Bandwidth Increase / Decrease On Existing Service Port
Manually Initiate On-Demand Bandwidth Increase / Decrease On Existing Service Port
Dynamic Ethernet Capabilities – Customer Direct Control Via Web Portal or API
Automatically Initiate On-Demand Bandwidth Increase / Decrease On Existing Service Port
Increase / Decrease Bandwidth On Existing Connection To Private Or Public Cloud
Active / Deactivate Ethernet Virtual Connection
Add Virtual Network Service To Ethernet Service –e.g. NFV-Enabled Virtual Firewall, Virtual Security
Activate A New Service Port
Change VLANs Mapped To EVC
Change Class of Service On Connection
Sources: Dynamic Third Network Services Enabled By LSO, SDN & NFV Joint Survey, MEF & Vertical Systems (Nov 2015)
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Third Network Pillars: LSO / SDN / NFV
MEF LSOONF SDN ETSI NFV MANO
ServicePortal
NetworkInfrastructure
SDN Applications
SDN Controller
Man
age
men
t Fu
nct
ion
Network Infrastructure
Element Control and Management
OSS/BSS
NFVO
EMVNFM VIM
Network Controller
VNF
NetworkInfrastructure
NFVInfrastructure
OSS/BSS
Infrastructure Control and Management
Strategic MEF Industry-Wide Activities
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MEF UNITE Program
Launched in late 2014 to coordinate internal & external engagement with Standards Development Organizations, Associations & Open Source Projects, to lead the industry migration to agile, assured and orchestrated services.
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ITU & MEF Sign MOU Oct 2015
WHEREAS, ITU and MEF now desire to express theirmutual intent to cooperate for the purpose of drivingstandards-development and related program work toenable Carrier Ethernet and the next generation ofagile, assured and orchestrated connectivity services,and to enhance related knowledge infrastructurecapabilities globally with a special focus ondeveloping countries.
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MEF & ON.Lab Sign MOU March 2016
Memorandum of Understanding centered on ON.Lab’sE-CORD and the MEF’s new OpenCS (Open ConnectivityServices) and OpenLSO (Open Lifecycle ServiceOrchestration) Projects.
ON.Lab E-CORD Demonstrates Programmable, On-Demand CE 2.0 E-Line Service As First MEF OpenCSReference Build
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MEF 54: Ethernet Interconnect Points (EIP) Project
• Launched in November 2014, EIPs will be used to interconnect CE Networks at ENNI, Service Lifecycle, and Service Orchestration levels
• EIP Implementation Agreement use (existing and future) MEF specifications and certifications from the ENNI to the LSO
• Unique Rapid Prototyping concept
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MEF Services Interconnect Program
Designed to bring small wholesale operators into the community of companies that can deliver standardized, certified E-Access and E-Transit services
This MEF program enables the operator to:
• Cost-effectively become MEF E-Access and/or E-Transit certified
• Participate in wholesale-oriented program education and marketing activities
MEF Membership is Not Required For Small Operators
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MEF Certification Programs
PROFESSIONALS
62% 2 Year AAGR
SERVICES
91% 2 Year AAGR
EQUIPMENT
58% 2 Year AAGR
167SERVICES
63PROVIDERS
303DEVICES
43VENDORS
4207PROFESSIONALS
421COMPANIES
209+SPs
77COUNTRIES
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Migration from Traditional to Virtualized, Software Defined TechnologiesInfrastructure
SDN NFV
Third Network Layers for Innovation
Robust, Flexible, Globally Standardized & Certified MEF Services
End-End, Automated, Across Multi-provider NetworksService
Orchestration
Service Innovation
Event SponsorsSeminar Series Sponsor
Daniel Bar-LevDirector Certification and Strategic Programs
MEF
MEF Strategy and Market Trends
30 min