It is therefore no small matter for Service Providers to
offer Carrier Ethernet services that would enable mission critical applications, and
delivered over a variety of transport technologies (discussed in Part II). Often Service
Providers would have to cooperate with other Service Providers/Network Operators
to offer these Carrier Ethernet services across the MAN/WAN and this would almost
invariably entail equipment from several vendors.
Conversely, to the enterprise user, Carrier Ethernet services must work as simply as
plugging in an Ethernet cable and powering up.
The MEF Certification Program was conceived explicitly to address the underlying
challenges that inherently exist in simplifying the deployment, while ensuring consistency
(of Carrier Ethernet services) in a multi-vendor environment. In so doing, the
goal is to accelerate the deployment of Carrier Ethernet.
The program commenced in April 2005 and essentially consists of a series of thorough
tests providing evidence for end-users, service providers and manufacturers alike,
that products and services are compliant to published MEF specifications.
It initially certified equipment (systems) that it delivers MEF-compliant Ethernet services.
Pages:
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289