Seminar Series Sponsor Event Sponsors Thomas Mandeville Head of Operations & Customer Relations Iometrix, MEF Official Certification Test Lab MEF Certification Update
Seminar Series Sponsor Event Sponsors
Thomas MandevilleHead of Operations & Customer Relations
Iometrix, MEF Official Certification Test Lab
MEF Certification Update
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Agenda: MEF Certification Program • Introduction to the MEF Certification Programs
– Services, Equipment and Professionals: Program Achievements 2012 – 2016
• MEF-CECP Professional Certification– MEF-CECP Exam Process & Scope
– Accredited Training
• CE 2.0 Services and Equipment Certification Program– CE 2.0 Services, MEF Specifications & Test Plans
– CE 2.0 Test Topologies & Environment
– CE 2.0 Certification Process and Timeline
– Recent and Upcoming Additions (100G Certification, VNF-based product certifications)
• MEF Certification Program Roadmap– Enhanced and New Connectivity Services
– MEF LSO APIs for Service Automation and Orchestration
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MEF Certification Programs Highlights
ServicesCertification
Equipment Certification
Professional Certification
• Certifies individuals• Launched in 2012• 4485+ MEF-CECPs• 445+ Organizations
• Certifies CE equipment • Launched in 2012• 42 Equipment Manufacturers• 337+ Equipment Certified
• Certifies CE services • Launched in 2013• 68 Service Providers Worldwide• 201+ Certified Services
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68 CE 2.0 Certified Service Providers
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42 CE 2.0 Certified Equipment Vendors
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• Now 4485+ MEF-CECPs in 445+
organizations in 78 countries
• Continued and sustained growth since launched
Professional Certification
639
140600
1850
3000
4000
MARCH 2012 MARCH 2013 MARCH 2014 MARCH 2015 MARCH 2016
Number of MEF-CECPs Worldwide
546
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MEF Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional
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MEF CECP Program & Exam
• MEF CECP Program:– 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
• MEF CECP Exam– 1h 45m online exam available worldwide
– US$350 testing fee, two re-take exams are only $50 USD each
– MEF membership not required
• MEF CECP Scope– Service definitions, UNI, ENNI, EVC & OVC attributes
– Transport and access technologies
– Management, Service OAM
– Applications
64%
24%
12%
ServiceProviders EquipmentManufacturers Other
SalesEngineering
26%
NetworkEngineering
16%ProductManagement
9%
NetworkDesign6%
NetworkArchitecture
7%
Training5%
Other15%
NetworkOpera ons
4%
TechnicalDevelopment
4%
TechnicalSupport
4%
ProductDevelopment
4%
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Accredited Training
• Self-study– Many materials such as MEF specifications,
whitepapers are available
• Accredited Training– 5 Global MEF Accredited Training Providers
(MEF-ATPs)
– Suited for Training of multiple employees in an organization
– At customer premises or at the MEF-ATP premises
– Group proctoring of examinees at the end of the MEF-CECP training
– Pricing and scheduling agreed directly with the MEF-ATPs
More than 80% of MEF-CECPsstudied with a MEF-ATP
MEF CE 2.0 Services and Equipment Certifications
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CE 2.0 Services Certifications
Service Type Port Based Service VLAN Based Service
E-LinePoint-to-point EVCUNI to UNI
EPLEthernet Private Line
EVPLEthernet Virtual Private Line
E-LANMultipoint-to-multipoint EVCUNI to UNI
EP-LANEthernet Private LAN
EVP-LANEthernet Virtual Private LAN
E-TreeRooted-multipoint EVCUNI to UNI
EP-TreeEthernet Private Tree
EVP-TreeEthernet Virtual Private Tree
E-AccessPoint-to-point OVCENNI to UNI
Access EPLAccess Ethernet Private Line
Access EVPLAccess Ethernet Virtual Private Line
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CE 2.0 Specifications & Test Plans
MEF 10.2 !!!
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CARRIER ETHERNET 2.0 TEST PLAN
PART 1: SERVICES ATTRIBUTES
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Draft Version 7
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Contact:
Isabelle Morency
Iometrix
Tel: +1 (925) 234 5950!Email: [email protected]
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CARRIER ETHERNET 2.0 TEST PLAN
PART 2: TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
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Draft Version 3
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Contact:
Isabelle Morency
Iometrix
Tel: +1 (925) 234 5950!Email: [email protected]
MEF CE 2.0 Services Specifications 600+ Test Cases Covering Full Set of CE 2.0 Services & Attributes
TEST PLAN PART 1CE 2.0 SERVICES
ATTRIBUTES
TEST PLAN PART 2CE 2.0 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Ethernet Access Services Definitions
MEF 33 © The Metro Ethernet Forum 2012. Any reproduction of this document, or any portion thereof, shall contain the
following statement: "Reproduced with permission of the Metro Ethernet Forum." No user of this document is
authorized to modify any of the information contained herein.
Technical Specification
MEF 33
Ethernet Access Services Definition
January 2012
MEF 26.1
Ethernet Access Services Definitions
MEF 33 © The Metro Ethernet Forum 2012. Any reproduction of this document, or any portion thereof, shall contain the
following statement: "Reproduced with permission of the Metro Ethernet Forum." No user of this document is
authorized to modify any of the information contained herein.
Technical Specification
MEF 33
Ethernet Access Services Definition
January 2012
MEF 23.1
Ethernet Access Services Definitions
MEF 33 © The Metro Ethernet Forum 2012. Any reproduction of this document, or any portion thereof, shall contain the
following statement: "Reproduced with permission of the Metro Ethernet Forum." No user of this document is
authorized to modify any of the information contained herein.
Technical Specification
MEF 33
Ethernet Access Services Definition
January 2012
MEF 33
E-ACCESS
MEF 6.1
E-LINE
E-LAN
E-TREE
Classes of Service
ENNI Attributes
UNI Attributes
Used for Equipment and Services Certification testing
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UNI B1
Test Probe
UNI A1
UNI A2
UNI B2
UNI C1
UNI A4
UNI A3
UNI B3
UNI B4
UNI C2
UNI C3
EPL
EVPL
EP-LAN
EVP-LAN
E-Line E-LAN
EP-Tree
EVP-Tree
E-Tree
Test Probe
Test Probe
UNI C4
UNI C5
UNI B5
UNI A5
UNI A6
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Iometrix Test Control Center
Public Internet
MGT Port
Public Internet
Iometrix Test Control Center
MGT Port
MGT Port
Public Internet
Iometrix Test Control Center
UNI B6 Test Port
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Vendor Equipment
Site A (City, Country)
Vendor Equipment
Site B (City, Country)
Site C (City, Country)
CE 2.0 Test Bed for Retail Services• Live Network Tests performed
on services configured on the service provider’s production network
• 3 Distributed Sites To be selected, typically at CO or POP facilities, located in major market areas and covering a metro, regional, national or international coverage
• Use CE 2.0 Certified Equipment: Highly recommended by MEF at the services UNI end points
• Network infrastructures Various types of access and transport technologies can be used
• Test Probes Installed at each site, connected to services to be tested and controlled by Iometrix remotely
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UNI A
UNI B
UNI C
OVC 1
Test ProbeTest Probe
OVC 2
OVC 3
OVC EP 11
OVC EP 22
OVC EP 33
ENNI A
OVC EP 1
OVC EP 2
OVC EP 3
UNI D
OVC 4
OVC 5
OVC 6
OVC EP 44
OVC EP 55
OVC EP 66
OVC EP 4
OVC EP 5
OVC EP 6
ENNI B
Access EPL
Access EVPL
E-Access
Iometrix Test Control Center
Public Internet
MGT Port Public InternetMGT Port
Iometrix Test Control CenterTest Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Test Port
Vendor Equipment Vendor Equipment
Site A (City, Country) Site B (City, Country)
CE 2.0 Test Bed for Wholesale Services• Live Network Tests performed on
services configured on the service provider’s production network
• 2 Distributed Sites To be selected, typically at CO, POP or Co-location facilities, located in major market areas and covering a metro, regional, national or international coverage
• Use CE 2.0 Certified Equipment: Highly recommended by MEF at the services ENNI and UNI end points
• Network infrastructures Various types of access and transport technologies can be used
• Test Probes Installed at each site, connected to services to be tested and controlled by Iometrix remotely
Test Probe at ENNI emulates service provider partner interconnect
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CE 2.0 Certification Process
Registration
• Submit online registration form
• Specify services to be tested and basic test environment
• Sign NDA
• MEF membership
Test Preparation
(+/- 60 days)
• Specify full set of service attributes and parameters
• Provisioning of services for testing on production network
• Prepare remote access for test probes
Test Probes
(+/- 10 days)
• Shipped pre-configured by Iometrix
• Installed by service providers at each site
• Connected to internet to allow remote access
Testing
(+/- 20 days)
• Tests conducted remotely by Iometrix test engineers
• Pre-testing allows service provider to re-configure services according to Iometrix observations
• Official test run
Deliverables
(+/- 15 days)
• CE 2.0 Certificate
• CE 2.0 Test Report
• Listing on MEF Registry
• CE 2.0 Certified logo
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First 100G CE 2.0 Certifications
• 100G Services and Equipment Certifications
– Introduced in Q4, 2015
– Based on CE 2.0 Test Plans with added Test Cases for 100G
• Aims to support acceleration of 100G products and services deployment
• First CE 2.0 100G certifications delivered to:
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CE 2.0 Certification for VNF-based Products Underway
• Increasing number of equipment vendor offer VNFs for use on x86/white box platforms – In addition to their existing CE 2.0 hardware/firmware-based products.
• The CE 2.0 certification testing is identical for both traditional networking devices and for VNF-based products:– This is the result of the CE 2.0 certification paradigm which is agnostic to
the combination of hardware and software used to deliver CE 2.0 services at external interfaces.
• Pilot phase testing currently underway – Registration still open
• MEF to announce / highlight first MEF members to achieve certification of VNF-based CE 2.0 products
MEF Certification Program Roadmap
From ‘Services Certification’ to ‘Orchestrated Services Certification’
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CE 1.0 Services
E-Line E-LAN
From ‘Services Certification’ to ‘Orchestrated Services Certification’
CE 2.0 Services
E-Line E-LAN
E-Tree E-Access
LSO - Orchestrated Services
E-Line E-LAN E-Tree
E-Access Access E-Line Transit E-Line
IP Services Cloud Services NFaaS L4-L7
Other Connectivity Services
OTNServices
• Certification of enhanced and new Connectivity Services
• Candidates are Access E-Line, Transit E-Line, IP and Optical services (Not Limited to CE services)
• Certification of LSO APIs based on the LSO Reference Points
• Candidates are LSO Cantata, LSO Sonata, LSO Presto and LSO Legato
• New certifications to be introduced over time as services and LSO APIs are defined by MEF
• ‘Dynamic‘ certification program
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First LSO Certification Pilot Phase – 2017
Testing of an Orchestrated E-Line Service Using the LSO Presto NRP API:
• LSO PRESTO NRP API allows dynamic and automated configuration of services
• Example: EPL service provisioned, modified and deleted using the LSO PRESTO NRP API
• Testing to verify if service remain compliant when modified
Initial EPL
Key attributes Value
Mapping All-to-one
CoS Single CoS (H)
MTU 1522 B
L2CP Option 1
Bandwidth Profile Cos H
CIR 10 Mbps
CBS 15 KB
EIR 0 Mbps
EBS 0 KB
Final EPL
Key attributes Value
Mapping All-to-one
CoS Two CoS (H-M)
MTU 2000 B
L2CP Option 2
Bandwidth Profile Cos H
CIR 20 Mbps
CBS 20 KB
EIR 0 Mbps
EBS 0 KB
Bandwidth Profile Cos M
CIR 50 Mbps
CBS 35 KB
EIR 30 Mbps
EBS 25 KBCreate
Activate
Query
Suspend
Resume
Query Test CE 2.0
Deactivate
Modify
Re-Activate
Test CE 2.0
Deactivate
Delete
Query
Suspend
Resume
Query
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NFV implementations
can be submitted to CE 2.0 Certification
E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, & E-Access Services1G-10G-100G
MEF16Launch first LSO
Orchestrated Services Certification - Using the PRESTO
NRP API for ALLCE 2.0 services
Connectivity ServicesCertification
Ongoing development of LSO Orchestrated Services Certification -
Using Presto, Interlude, Sonata, Legato, Cantata, Allegro LSO Interfaces APIs
First IP Servicesadded to the
Services Certification
CE 2.0 Services Certification
2016 2017 2018
Letter BallotLSO Presto NRP API
ITSLSO Presto NRP API
CE 2.0 Certification Blueprint
Updated for all CE 2.0 services to support LSO
orchestration
Next candidate: LSO Presto Performance Monitoring (PM) API
Current Certification Program RoadmapLSO
Orchestrated Services Certification
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Why Service Providers Become CE 2.0 Certified
• Positioning products as high quality, standards compliant– Differentiation from competition in RFPs
– Prioritization in customers’ qualification process
– Increasingly a mandatory checklist item to enter bids
• Streamlining and accelerating qualification process– 634 MEF-designed test cases and MEF approved-lab implementation
• Less internal testing = faster time to market for product
• Less customer qualification testing = faster time to business
• Identifying roadblocks before the customer– Avoiding customers discovering lack of key compliance during engagement
process (e.g. due to non-standard equipment/firmware deployment)
Seminar Series Sponsor Event Sponsors
Thomas MandevilleHead of Operations & Customer Relations
Iometrix, MEF Official Certification Test Lab
MEF Certification Update
25 min