Key Components Major Developments Reference
Ubiquity Standardization of UNI and traffi c
management for consistent delivery
across different infrastructures
MEF 6, MEF 10.1, MEF 11
Ethernet services Generic architecture and terminology
developed; standardized Ethernet
services defi ned in this context that
form the basis for all Ethernet services
MEF 4, MEF 6, MEF 10.1
Circuit Emulation
Services
Standardized circuit emulation services
over Ethernet, along with performance
requirements as well as practical
implementation requirements
MEF 3, MEF 8, ITU-T, IETF PW3E
Granularity of
bandwidth and QoS
A standard bandwidth profi le for
Ethernet services developed
MEF 6, MEF 10, MEF 11
Converged transport A rich set of capabilities required for
sophisticated implementation of
converged enterprise and residential
networks defi ned
MEF 12, ITU-8010
TABLE 2.2 Standards Efforts Enabling Standardized Services
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The MEF has provided the industry??™s first formal definition of CESoE that covers the
ability to deliver both PDH services (e.
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