MEF 3.0 Services

John HawkinsProduct & Technical Manager | Ciena

Draft Version 15

Orchestrated & Dynamic Open

Agile Expanded

MEF 3.0’s Global Services FrameworkAccelerate innovation of agile, assured and orchestrated services.

• Orchestration across multiple service providers

• Orchestration over multiple network technology domains

• Specifications and SDKs

• MEF global membership• MEF 3.0 projects on MEFnet• LSO Hackathon• Software developer community• Open source projects & SDOs• Enterprise advisory council• Certified professionals• Events, seminars, webinars

• Expanded CE• IP• Layer 1• SD-WAN• Security• Applications

• Cloud-based test & certification platform

• On-demand, user-initiated• For both services & LSO APIs

ServicesA look into

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MEF specifies services by describing their external behavior.

SERVICES

Destination: Mars

You’re doing it

with this?

Without constraint on their implementation.

MEF 3.0 services are agile, assured & orchestrated across a global ecosystem of automated networks.

On-demand, cloud-centric

User- and application-directed control

Globally standardized & interconnected

MEF 3.0 services empower users with the dynamic performance & security necessary to thrive in the digital economy.

MEF’s advanced, standards-based services are released using an agile approach with continuous development.

Services released in streams:• MEF 3.0 CE• MEF 3.0 IP

• MEF 3.0 L1• MEF 3.0 SD-WAN

…

Releases alignedwith new specification-supported services functionality

First release:orchestration-ready MEF 3.0 CE R1 Next: MEF 3.0 CE R2

MEF 3.0 service family includes plans for dynamic L1, CE, IP, SD-WAN and virtualized services orchestrated over programmable networks.

MEF 3.0 services address a wide variety of connectivity and access needs for both wireline & wireless networks.

Backbone TransportLTE Backhaul, 5G Front-/mid-/backhaul

DCI

Site to Cloud

Business VPN SD-WAN

Comparing the CE 2.0 framework with the MEF 3.0 framework.

It extends the successful CE 2.0 framework including an expanded community and Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO).

Global, interconnected suite of network-based services

enabling the digital economy

APIs to automate, orchestrate and communicate subscriber intent to the network.

Expanded, modular, agile certification to

assure service integrity.

Expanded, open, collaborative community to accelerate innovation and value creation.

One-time certification for L2 Carrier Ethernet services

Retail and wholesale L2 Carrier Ethernet services

Enhancing CE 2.0 à MEF 3.0 CE

MEF 3.0 CE services include new multi-operator focused Carrier Ethernet services to tackle the digital economy.

CE 2.0 MEF 3.0 CE

E-LAN

E-Tree

E-Line

E-Access

Transit E-Line, E-LAN

Access E-Line, E-LAN

Retail Services

Wholesale ServicesAccess E-Line services supersede CE 2.0 E-Access services.

MEF 3.0 Certified!

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With enhanced attributes for agility and assurance.

CE 2.0 MEF 3.0 CE

Service OAM

Performance objectives for p2p services

Dynamic and increased bandwidth efficiency*

Agility

Enhanced for OVC management

Upgraded for mp2mp services

Added performance tiers for data centers

Assurance

Link aggregation with active/standby Strengthened to support ‘all-active’ links

Layer 2 control protocol for retail services Augmented for wholesale services

MEF 3.0 Certified!*token-sharing bandw idth profiles w ill be added to certification in the near term

(23.2.1)

(45.0.1)

(26.2, 31.1, 51)

(23.2)

(23.2)

(10.3)

And additional enhancements to the application of MEF services to specific implementations providers require.

MEF 3.0 CE

Transport Services for Mobile Networks (covering LTE, 4G, mid-/front-/backhaul)

Service Activation Testing (SAT) Phase 2 (including latest MEF 3.0 CE services)

Managed Access E-Line (simplified CoS & management; no need for SP nids)

Implementation Agreements

Simplified Transit E-Line

Transport Services for 5G

PublishedComing soon

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Understanding the MEF 3.0 Framework beyond Carrier Ethernet

Comparing standardized, orchestration-ready services.

Non-Orchestrated

CE 2.0 MEF 3.0

Carrier Ethernet

Orchestration-ReadyMEF 3.0 CE

MEF 3.0 Layer I

MEF 3.0 IP

MEF 3.0 SD-WAN

MEF 3.0 Security & Other L4-L7 Services

Comparing LSO framework with open LSO APIs.

LSO Reference Architecture & Framework

Operational Specifications (Service Lifecycle, Ordering, etc.)

Inter-Provider & Intra-Provider Open LSO APIs (Interface Profile Specifications,

Software Development Kits)

CE 2.0 MEF 3.0

Comparing certification programs.

Global certification of static CE services and technologies

Multi-service certification

Bundled service & orchestration testing

CE 2.0 MEF 3.0

On-demand, user-initiated testing

Comparing community collaboration.

CE 2.0 MEF 3.0

Open source collaboration

LSO Hackathons

Enterprise Advisory Council

MEF Network Foundations Certified Professionals (MEF-NF)

MEF SDN/NFV Certified Professionals (MEF-SDN/NFV)

MEF 3.0 implementations on MEFnet

Software Developer Community

MEF Carrier Ethernet Certified Professionals (MEF-CECP)

Standards collaboration among industry associations

Highlight:MEF SD-WAN Activities

Key pain points in the SD-WAN industry.

LACK OF:

A common definition of SD-WAN service & attributes

Single orchestration of multiple vendor implementations

A certification framework for baseline SD-WAN application-

oriented performance

Major MEF SD-WAN activities in 2018

Development of the MEF specification for SD-WAN service & attribute definitions

Development of ‘MEF 3.0 Multi-Vendor SD-WAN Implementation Guide’

Integration of SD-WAN into the MEF 3.0 certification program

Analyst and press briefings

Many players in the SD-WAN market are members of MEF.

MEMBERSHIP

VelocloudRiverbedNuageViptela/CiscoInfovistaCitrix

VersaHuaweiFujitsuJuniperCienaSilver Peak

Service Providers achieve business value from developing MEF SD-WAN services.

PROVIDERS OF SD-WAN SERVICES WILL BE ABLE TO:

Overcome lack of interoperability between different SD-WAN vendor

products

Demonstrate to customers compliance with

standardized approaches to SD-WAN services

Support performance tiers that are optimized

for applications

Lower Costs Accelerate Growth Deliver Value

Enterprises also benefit from MEF SD-WAN services development.ENTERPRISE DEPLOYING OF SD-WAN WILL BE ABLE TO:

Overcome lack of interoperability between different SD-WAN vendor

products

Demonstrate to internal customers compliance

with standardized approaches to SD-WAN

services

Support performance tiers that are optimized

for applications

Lower Costs Assure Stakeholders Deliver Value

&Key initiatives for the MEF 3.0 Multi-Vendor SD-WAN Implementation

Development of Implementation Guide

Showcasing opportunity in MEF18

Numerous ways for service provider members to participate.

Collaborate in our MEF 3.0 Multi-Vendor SD-WAN Implementation project* on MEFnet.• Implement SD-WAN, enable LSO Presto support on SD-WAN Controller and interconnect with other SD-WANs

Provide feedback by email on request to specific questions relating to service provider business requirements

- SD-WAN Service and Attributes definitions- Implementation use cases

Join our weekly calls* with other participating SD-WAN service providers, SD-WAN vendors and enterprises.

Visit Wiki page and contact Daniel Bar-Lev (daniel@mef.net) for more details

* MEF members only