Global Interconnect & Mobile Backhaul Workshop
20th September 2010
09:00 Welcome Address from MEF
• Workshop objectives and overview
• Introduction to MEF: Mission, membership and scope of work
• Major MEF technical, marketing & certification program initiatives
09:10 Introduction to Carrier Ethernet Services
• Overview of MEF-defined services - E-LINE, E-LAN, E TREE Service types and underlying service instances (e.g. EPL, EVPL)
• Architecture, service attributes, bandwidth profiles, traffic management
• Standards activities update (MEF,IEEE, ITU-T, IETF)ƒn• MEF specifications overview
• Summary of work in progress - MEF focus on Global Interconnect and Mobile Backhaul
09:50 Global Interconnect: The Building Blocks ¡V ENNI & Access Services
• ƒnInterconnect-related Specifications ¡V how they fit together
• MEF 26 Overview: External Network to Network Interface ( ENNI)
• MEF Access Service definitions work in progress
10:30 Morning break
10:50 Global Interconnect: The Building Blocks ¡V OAM
• OAM implementation /standards overview and impact
• End-To-End OAM Architecture
• Service OAM Performance and Fault Management
11:30 Global Interconnect: the Building Blocks ¡V CoS & SLA
• Multi-provider Class of Service Implementation Agreement, Phase 1 (MEF 23) Overview
• ƒnDelivering Ethernet end-end SLAs in interconnect environments
12:10 Ethernet-Based Mobile Backhaul
• ƒnIntroducing MEF 22 ¡V Mobile Backhaul Implementation Agreement
• Issues for existing legacy mobile backhaul networks
• ƒnSynchronisation in Ethernet backhaul networks ¡V Challenges and Options
• ƒnLegacy migration: Mobile Backhaul Use Cases
• ƒnMEF Mobile Backhaul Implementation Agreement Phase II ¡V a look ahead
12:50 Workshop Summary / Q&A
