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MEF Theater
Implementing Global Interconnect
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| Wednesday, October 21 |
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11:00am
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Panel: Interconnect Market Dynamics
- Interconnect Drivers and Business Challenges
- Is Global Interconnect a reality now or something for the future?
- Opportunities, potential and reach for Carrier Ethernet
- Migration from proprietary to standardized interconnect
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Moderator: Craig Easley, Matisse
Panelist: David Wale, Product Mgr, Rogers Comm
Panelist: Ty Estes, Director of Marketing, Omnitron
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11:45am
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Welcome Address from MEF
- Global Carrier Ethernet Update
- MEF Global Interconnect Objectives
- MEF Certification Program Highlights
- Update on other MEF Key Committee Work
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Nan Chen, MEF President
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1:00pm
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MEF Global Interconnect Program Initiative
- Interconnect Defined: Technical, Operational, and Business Elements
- Relationships of key interconnect specifications and standards – top level view
- Certification Role in Interconnect Success
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Scott Ladin, Global Crossing
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| 1:30pm |
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Interconnect In-depth, Part 1 (ENNI and CoS) – (30 minutes)
- Ethernet Network-to-Network Interface (E-NNI) Draft Specification Overview
- MEF 23: Multi-Provider Class of Service Implementation Options
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Margaret Chiosi, AT&T
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Panel: Interconnect In-depth, Part 2 (OAM & MEF Tools)
- UNI Type II Management Elements
- End-to-End OAM Architecture
- Service OAM Performance Management
- Service OAM Fault Management
- Tools for Ethernet Access Service Purchase and Sale
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Moderator: Fred Ellefson, ADVA
Panelist: Ty Estes, Director of Marketing, Omnitron
Panelist: Sergio Pellizzari, Nakina
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| 3:00pm |
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Panel: Ethernet-Based Mobile Backhaul – MEF 22 Implementation Agreement
- Mobile data traffic growth drivers
- Issues for existing legacy mobile backhaul networks
- Rationale for Carrier Ethernet as the backhaul solution
- Introducing MEF 22
- Migration from legacy to Ethernet backhaul
- Synchronisation in Ethernet backhaul network
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Moderator: Abel Tong, Positron
Panelist: Mannix O’Connor, Hitachi
Panelist: Michael Kozlowski, Ethernet Services Product Manager, Level 3
Panelist: Rami Yaron, Axerra
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| Thursday, October 22 |
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| 11:00am |
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Interconnect Market Dynamics (30 minutes)
- Interconnect Drivers and Business Challenges
- Is Global Interconnect a reality now or something for the future?
- Opportunities, potential and reach for Carrier Ethernet
- Migration from proprietary to standardized interconnect
- MEF Global Interconnect Program Initiative
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Speaker: Ralph Santitoro, Fujitsu
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MEF Certification Program Overview
- MEF 9 &14 functionality and performance test programs
- Benefits to enterprises, service providers and equipment vendors
- MEF 18, 21 programs overview & future certifications
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Speaker: Jon Collins, Product Mgr, Transition
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Interconnect In-depth, Part 1 (ENNI and CoS) (30 minutes)
- Ethernet Network-to-Network Interface (E-NNI) Draft Specification Overview
- MEF 23: Multi-Provider Class of Service Implementation Options
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Speaker: Jim Theodoras, ADVA
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Panel: Interconnect In-depth, Part 2 (OAM & MEF Tools)
- UNI Type II Management Elements
- End-to-End OAM Architecture
- Service OAM Performance Management
- Service OAM Fault Management
- Tools for Ethernet Access Service Purchase and Sale
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Moderator: Ralph Santitoro, Fujitsu
Panelist: Mark Durrett, Overture
Panelist: Chris Koch, Transition
Panelist: Marco Mascitto, Canoga
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| 2:30pm |
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Panel: Carrier Ethernet Access - Options for last mile solutions for Ethernet
- Ethernet over Fiber (Active Fiber, PON, SONET/SDH)
- Ethernet over PDH (T1/E1, DS3/E3)
- Ethernet over Copper (EFM)
- Wireless Ethernet (WiMAX, Broadband Wireless, Microwave)
- Ethernet over HFC/DOCSIS
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Moderator: Zeev Draer, MRV Communications
Panelist: Steve Olen, Omnitron Systems
Panelist: Mannix O’Conner, Hitachi
Panelist: Hossam Salib, VP Prod Mktg, Positron
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| 3:15pm |
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Panel: Ethernet-Based Mobile Backhaul – MEF 22 Implementation Agreement
- Mobile data traffic growth drivers
- Issues for existing legacy mobile backhaul networks
- Rationale for Carrier Ethernet as the backhaul solution
- Introducing MEF 22
- Migration from legacy to Ethernet backhaul
- Synchronisation in Ethernet backhaul network
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Moderator: Zeev Draer, MRV Communications
Panelist: Rami Yaron, Axerra
Panelist: Fred Ellefson, ADVA
Panelist: James Heney, Dir of Marketing, Canoga
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Pre-Conference Workshop
Tuesday October 20, 2009
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1:15pm
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Welcome Address from MEF
- Workshop Objectives and Overview
- Global Carrier Ethernet Update
- MEF Global Interconnect Objectives
- Update on other MEF Key Committee Work
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Kevin Vachon, COO, MEF
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1:30pm
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Interconnect Market Dynamics
- Interconnect Drivers and Business Challenges
- Is Global Interconnect a reality now or something for the future?
- Opportunities, potential and reach for Carrier Ethernet
- Migration from Proprietary to Standardized Interconnect
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Craig Easely, Matisse
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2:05pm
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MEF Global Interconnect Program Initiative
- Interconnect Defined: Technical, Operational, and Business Elements
- Relationships of key interconnect specifications and standards – top level view
- Process Tools, Certification Role in Interconnect Success
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Mannix O’Conner, Hitachi
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2:25pm
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Global Interconnect: ENNI and OAM
- External Network-to-Network Interface
- Classes of Service Alignment
- End-to-End OAM Architecture
- Service OAM Performance Management
- Service OAM Fault Management
- UNI Type II Management Elements
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Steve Olen, Director of Technical Marketing, Omnitron Systems
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2:50pm
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MEF Tools
- Tools to Facilitate Ethernet Access Service Purchase
and Sale
- MEF Global Services Directory
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Michael Boehlert, Ancotel
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3:05pm
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Work in Progress
- MEF Technical Roadmap
- Technical Work in Progress
- Testing and Certification Program Update
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Craig Easley, Matisse
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