New Services, Technology & Professional Certification Programs

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1 Sponsored by: New Services, Technology & Professional Certification Programs Rick Bauer Director of Certification, MEF

2 cer ti fi ca tion sərdifiˈkāsh(ə)n/noun The action or process of providing an official document attesting to a status or level of achievement. An official document attesting to a status or level of achievement.

3 Sponsored by: MEF Services Certification Program Update

4 MEF Certification Program Statistics Enables Service Providers and Vendors to certify that their services/products comply with relevant MEF specifications. SERVICES 91% 2 Year AAGR 99 PROVIDERS 275 SERVICES TECHNOLOGY 58% 2 Year AAGR 44 VENDORS 378 DEVICES PROFESSIONALS 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 5246 PROFESSIONALS 62% 2 Year AAGR 440 COMPANIES 209+ SPs 84 COUNTRIES 4

5 95 CE 2.0 Certified Service Providers 5

6 44 CE 2.0 Certified Equipment Vendors 6

7 CE 2.0 Services Certifications Service Type Port Based Service VLAN Based Service E-Line Point-to-point EVC UNI to UNI E-LAN Multipoint-to-multipoint EVC UNI to UNI E-Tree Rooted-multipoint EVC UNI to UNI E-Access Point-to-point OVC ENNI to UNI EPL Ethernet Private Line EP-LAN Ethernet Private LAN EP-Tree Ethernet Private Tree Access EPL Access Ethernet Private Line EVPL Ethernet Virtual Private Line EVP-LAN Ethernet Virtual Private LAN EVP-Tree Ethernet Virtual Private Tree Access EVPL Access Ethernet Virtual Private Line 7

8 Current CE 2.0 Certification Process Registration Test Preparation (+/- 60 days) Test Probes (+/- 10 days) Testing (+/- 20 days) Deliverables (+/- 15 days) Submit online registration form Specify services to be tested and basic test environment Sign NDA MEF membership Specify full set of service attributes and parameters Provisioning of services for testing on production network Prepare remote access for test probes Shipped pre-configured by Iometrix Installed by service providers at each site Connected to internet to allow remote access Tests conducted remotely by Iometrix test engineers Pre-testing allows service provider to reconfigure services according to Iometrix observations Official test run CE 2.0 Certificate CE 2.0 Test Report Listing on MEF Registry CE 2.0 Certified Logo 8

9 The Carrier Challenges Ahead... Massive demand for bandwidth, services, and applications to satisfy increasingly complex requirements. Cloud, IoT, 5G, Open API s, SDN, NFV, and hyperscale are driving demand beyond CE 2.0. Market wants pervasive CE Experience across a wider range of connectivity options. Carrier Ethernet Services no longer the only layer of services to validate. Standards/Deployment must be agile, assured, and orchestrated, and validation/certification must be, also. 9

10 MEF 3.0 Certification: Validating Dynamic Multi-Layer Connectivity Services MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet Services All MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet Services and future releases Orchestration: LSO APIs starting with network resource provisioning and service ordering Availability: Starting Q MEF 3.0 IP Services All MEF 3.0 IP Services and future releases Orchestration: Future LSO APIs for IP services Availability: First service release planned for 2018 Layer 1 Services All MEF 3.0 Layer 1 Services and future releases Orchestration: Future LSO APIs for L1 services Availability: First service release planned for

11 Cloud/Subscription Testing for MEF 3.0 Certifications Iometrix, MEF s Authorized Testing Provider is introducing a test platform enabling users to test from the cloud via a user-friendly portal, software-based probes acquired on a subscription basis Cloud Test Manager Iometrix Test User Portal Iometrix Software Probe UNI ENNI FRAMEWORK MEF Services Network Iometrix API Client Emulator UNI ENNI Iometrix Software Probe Cloud Manager This is the intelligence of the platform where test cases are created, executed, computed and logged User Portal This is the user-facing interface connected to the cloud that allows users to perform all functions, from set up to testing to reviewing results Software Probes The powerful test software runs on commonly available white boxes 11

12 MEF 3.0: A New Subscription Model ALL CERTIFICATIONS CE Services & LSO Subscriptions include all CE Services & related LSO APIs. Also, when new services, attributes or APIs are released they become directly part of the subscription. ALL SERVICES Service Providers There are no limits to what service providers can test and certify. Service providers can test and certify new services, services when upgraded (new software), services when enhanced (new features) as well as services under development. Services can also be tested at any geographic site, over any type of access or transport network or with any type equipment at the UNI / ENNI. ALL PRODUCTS Equipment Vendors There are no limits on what vendors can test and certify. Equipment vendors can test and certify new products, all products in a series, products when upgraded (new software), products when enhanced (new features) as well as products under development. Products can also be tested with different interface speeds and various types of access and transport technologies.

13 MEF 3.0: Transforming Certification MEF CERTIFICATION FEATURES CE 2.0 MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet Services & Equipment certification Per service/per product certification testing Subscription-based, unlimited MEF 3.0 certification testing: Services/Equipment when upgraded (new software) Services/Equipment when enhanced (new features) All interface speeds, all access types, all transport technologies All equipment in a product series (existing and future) Subscriptions include all CE Services & related LSO APIs. Future subscriptions planned for Optical/Wavelength and IP Services. 13

14 MEF Registry: Expanding for MEF 3.0 Presents aggregated certified credentials of each organization Custom, user-defined description of services, links to products Data-driven API reflects up-to-the-moment capability status Perfect for 3 rd party validation of capabilities, sales opportunities, partner readiness 14

15 Why MEF 3.0 Certification? MEF 3.0 built on a solid foundation of CE 2.0 reliability and popularity, with agile, orchestrated, flexible connectivity New Certification Platform: Unlimited, Cloud-based, virtualized, integrated with your services/equipment Leverage the economics of agile and flexible platform testing services delivery Includes multi-service and LSO MEF/Iometrix as your partner: trusted, visible success, empowering your organization s services sales 15

16 MEF Professional Certification Programs (new logos to debut at MEF17)

17 Foundation Level Credentials Professional Level Credentials Expert Level Credentials MEF Network Professional Certification Framework Network Master Practitioner (4 Professional Level Certifications) Certified Network Expert (Network Master Practitioner + Vendor-Specific Certification Stack) MEF Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional (MEF-CECP) MEF SDN & NFV Technologies MEF LSO and Orchestration Technologies Programmable Network Security Network Design & Architecture MEF Network Foundations (MEF-NF) Produced by MEF in association with leading industry groups worldwide 17

18 Build in Collaboration with Worldwide Partners 18

19 Target Audience: MEF Network Foundations The target market for Third Network Foundations is the network engineer or administrator or technical sales professional working for an organization either providing or consuming advanced networking services (enterprise data center, carrier, network operations center, etc.). These individuals want to secure their place in a rapidlyevolving network environment; complexities and dependencies in these new networking technologies need to be adequately understood and leveraged for the success of the business. These personnel are discovering that in order to succeed in their career, they must be conversant in a wide variety of vendor-neutral concepts and terminology. 19

20 The Future Impact of SDN & NFV 30% 25% Impact of Software-Driven Network Technologies on Organizational Structure and Culture from "2016 Guide to SDN & NFV", by Jim Metzler 27% 24% SDN NFV 20% 19% 18% 19% 19% 18% 18% 15% 10% 10% 9% 11% 8% 5% 0% Very Significant Impact Significant Impact Moderate Impact Some Impact No Impact Don't Know 20

21 New Trends in Network Engineering: Broader Domains HR analysts studying networking summarized the impact that softwaredefined and software-managed networks would have on their workplace, and weighted that impact in the following manner: An accelerated transition to highly dynamic and flexible cloud architectures; Greater investment in logical architectures, systems design thinking and business virtualization; An impact on design and purchasing decisions; More focus on business processes; A redefinition of roles and responsibilities; A reorganization based on IT and DevOps skills. 21

22 Network Foundations Certification Blueprint Pillar 1 Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Pillar 5 Software-Defined Networking Network Functions Virtualization LSO/Orchestration Carrier-Based Connectivity Services The Software-Driven Network Vision 22

23 MEF-CECP MEF-CECP Program Globally recognized, vendor neutral certification Ensures 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; $420 in January 2018 MEF membership not required MEF-CECP Scope Service definitions, UNI, ENNI, EVC & OVC attributes CE Applications (e.g. business services, MBH) Transport and access technologies Management, Service OAM 24% 12% 64% Service Providers Equipment Manufacturers Network Opera ons 4% Training 5% Technical Development 4% Other 15% Network Architecture 7% Network Design 6% Technical Support 4% Product Development 4% Sales Engineering 26% Product Management 9% Network Engineering 16% Other 23

24 Accredited Training Providers Self-study Many materials such as MEF specifications, whitepapers are available at MEF.net Accredited Training Providers 6 Global MEF Accredited Training Providers (MEF- ATPs) At customer premises or at the MEF-ATP facilities 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-CECPs studied with a MEF-ATP 24

25 Sponsored by: New Services, Technology & Professional Certification Programs Rick Bauer Director of Certification MEF