Packet synchronization over carrier ethernet networks for mbh january 2012mobile network sp mobile network ran bs site ran nc site legacy network tdm men tdm demarc demarc giwf emulated. Nextgeneration carrier ethernet transport technologies luyuan fang, cisco systems inc. Eline ethernet overview flashwave 9500 system carrier. The provider might use another technology on their network but the endtoend protocol in use is ethernet. Pdf over the past decade ethernet has increasingly become a common and widely deployed. Data center connectivity using highspeed carrier ethernet service 6. The objective of this tutorial is to present an overview of these ethernetoversdh eos technologies, focusing on their performances. Figure 6 illustrates an example of a portbased etree.
Extending ethernet into the first mile mef reference presentation october 2011 1. The metro ethernet forum ambassadorsmef will conduct the workshop on ce 2. Metro ethernet design and implementation guide juniper networks. Mef in the news links recent videos and articles related to mef work. Ieee 802 plenary tutorial, july 2017 ieee 802 ethernet for automotive page 6 motivation for ethernet data needs raw camera data data logging government regulations map data backbone. Current lan standards, particularly those related to subnet size and subnet bridging, do not scale to carrier levels. Export to pdf export to word requirement yogi view visio file.
Mens extending mef services over multiple operator mef. Mefs five attributes of carrier ethernet carrier ethernet taxonomy carrier ethernet is used for different purposes in the network. The proposed architectures leverage both the carriergrade ethernet functionality and mpls technologies of the acx. Metro ethernet services a technical overview ralph santitoro introduction this white paper provides a comprehensive technical overview of ethernet services, based on the work as of april 2003 of the metro ethernet forum. Committees login required services lso applications marketing and education. Sonet tutorial ethernet tutorial dwdm tutorial course contents overview applications system components eline overview carrier ethernet policing and shaping ethernet oam elan ethernet. View more about this event at open networking summit 2017. Carrier ethernet network uni mef carrier ethernet terminology the user network interface uni. Mef reference presentations intention these mef reference presentations are intended to give. Carrier ethernet one of the hottest topics in wireline and wireless. For example, regional elan domains could be used for regional operation and then have.
Carrier ethernet 49 mh technical title delivering carrier ethernet. The mef defines carrier ethernet based on five attributes as illustrated in. Carrier ethernet is a ubiquitous, standardized, carrierclass service defined by five attributes that distinguish carrier ethernet from familiar lan based ethernet it brings the compelling business. Metro ethernet services are now offered by a wide range. Metro ethernet forum mef a global industry alliance was. Ethernet is also used on wan connections, which is why we also call it carrier ethernet. Extending ethernet beyond the lan kasim 7476 chapter 2 the service provider network and between service providers or network. Mef 17 provides requirements to be satisfied by the service oam mechanisms in carrier ethernet networks and a framework for discussing and implementing those mechanisms. Classes of service, performance objectives and performance tiers are defined in mef 23. Ethernet over optical transport network alloptical switches 3. Standards to implement and deliver dynamic third network services min. Solcuiones carrier ethernet 16 mef attribute quality of service. Carrier ethernet essentials application ethernet connectivity.
Cisco prime fulfillment theory of operations guide 6. The uni in a carrier ethernet network is a standard physical ethernet interface at operating speeds 10mbs, 100mbps, 1gbps or 10gbps ce. Mefcecp study guide for carrier ethernet professionals. Carrier ethernet service oam mef reference wiki mef wiki. The role of carrier ethernet in business applications mef. An understanding of the deployment architecture is relevant to the understanding of. In response, the ieee and metro ethernet forum mef created a series of standards that. Packet synchronization over carrier ethernet networks for. Tutorial ethernet fujitsu and fujitsu customer use only introduction this selfstudy tutorial on ethernet and ethernet over sonet satisfies a prerequisite needed for attendance at fujitsu educational. Mplsbased metro ethernet networks tutorial by khatri. This implementation agreement ia specifies a set of class of service names called cos labels that can be used by operators, service providers and their subscribers to indicate the performance expectations to be associated. Ethernet line eline delivering pointtopoint connectivity, eline services are used.
Mef 26 technical specification external network network interface enni phase 1 8 and applies them to create new ethernet access services between a uni and an enni. Technical specification mef 33 ethernet access services. Metro ethernet services a technical overview ralph santitoro introduction this white paper provides a comprehensive technical overview of ethernet services, based on the work as of april 2003 of the metro ethernet forum mef technical committee. The two basic ethernet service types defined by the metro ethernet forum mef are. Solcuiones carrier ethernet 15 mef attribute service management.
The carrier ethernet taxonomy, shown in figure 5, illustrates the interrelationships among its different roles in the network. Considerations for deploying virtual network functions and services rami yaron. Expanded service coverage, bandwidth demand, extraordinary performanceprice advantages, accelerated service rollout, tdm to ce transition. Multilayer design of an mplstp based carrier ethernet. The fujitsu mefcecp exam preparation course is designed for technical professionals and provides a detailed curriculum designed to transfer knowledge of mefdefined carrier ethernet services, develop. The key drivers for the growth of carrier ethernet services are.
The paper is intended to help buyers and users of ethernet services understand the. Considerations for deploying virtual linux foundation events. In this example, a 4g epcpe router is interconnected with multiple cell sites via a single evc of. Understanding carrier ethernet throughput page 6 of 22 march 2010 ethernet primarily is defined in layers 1 and 2. Carrier ethernet services can be viewed as the fuel for the digital economy. Multidomains and multioperators lifecycle service orchestration for. In particular, the mef has detailed service activation testing, performance management and. Carrier ethernet network, for example, by using a voip gateway to convert legacy.
Ralph created the mefs carrier ethernet professional certification program, codeveloped the mefcecp exams and coauthored the industrys first mefcecp exam study guide. This document refers to the carrier ethernet services specified by the mef forum, 25 especially on the ethernet service attributes defined by the mef 10. Other familiar layers would be the ip layer layer 3 as well as the tcp or udp protocols found in layer 4. Mef metro ethernet forum men metro ethernet network mep maintenance association end point mepid mep identifier see mep mhf mip half function see mip mib management information. Export to word requirement yogi view visio file pages mef reference wiki. Understanding carrier ethernet service assurance mef. Ethernet over wavelength division multiplexing dwdm 4. Mef s five attributes of carrier ethernet carrier ethernet taxonomy carrier ethernet is used for different purposes in the network.
Requirements for the ecpri transport network the ecpri transport network requirements. Keep uptodate on mefs many projects, initiatives, quarterly meetings, developments, and events. The mef has tackled this topic to enable carrier ethernet providers to deliver highvalue carrier ethernet services that are fully assured and can deliver the service quality required in todays competitive business service and carrier to carrier markets. Ethernet virtual private lan evplan is a multipointtomultipoint ethernet virtual connection defined by the mef a carrier ethernet equivalent of virtual private lan service vpls or transparent lan. Multilayer design of an mplstp based carrier ethernet network. Export to pdf export to word export to html resolved comments page information view in hierarchy.
In the course of the first few sessions we demonstrate how to enable mef compliant connectivity in packet switched metro network which uses. The evolution of carrier ethernet services requirements. Unique 1way latency, delay variation, inservice throughput testing and more simplify. If you are interested in understanding carrier ethernet buzzwords like g. Mef uni type i mef a uni compliant with mef manually.