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The MEF's Carrier Ethernet Workshops held in November were well attended and successful in both New Delhi and Mumbai. The agenda's from both events are below along with the presentations from each event.
New Delhi Agenda immediately following. Click here for Mumbai Agenda.
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MEF Carrier Ethernet Workshop, Monday, November 9, New Delhi
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| Workshop Host - Prasenjit Dey, APAC Marketing Co-Chair & Product Manager - Ethernet , Global VPN Services , Tata Communications Limited |
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| 10:00 |
Registration and Refreshments |
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10:30
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Welcome Address from MEF
- Workshop objectives and overview
- Global Carrier Ethernet drivers
- Business services, mobile backhaul, residential backhaul
- Global industry status and MEF areas of current focus
- MEF Global Interconnect initiative
- Why operators are joining MEF to participate in Carrier Ethernet industry
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Presentation(w1): 
Speaker:
Kevin Vachon, Chief Operating Officer, MEF
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10:50
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Introduction to Carrier Ethernet Attributes and Services
- Overview of the five attributes
- Overview of MEF-defined services
- E-LINE, E-LAN and the new E TREE Service types and underlying service instances (e.g. EPL, EVPL)
- Architecture, service attributes, bandwidth profiles, traffic management
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Presentation(w2):
Speaker:
Manikantan Srinivasan, Chief Technology Officer, Net-02
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11:20
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Overview of the Technical Work of the MEF
- Standards activities update (MEF,IEEE, ITU-T, IEEE)
- MEF specifications overview
- Completed work and current projects
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Presentation(w3):
Speaker:
Dr. Raghu Ranganathan - Technology Director, Ciena
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| 11:50 |
Morning Break |
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12:10
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Ethernet Business Services - Panel Session
- Use cases for common business applications
- Showcasing key benefits of Ethernet vs. legacy services
- Leveraging widespread Ethernet knowledge for operational cost savings
- National & International Service Offerings for Indian Businesses
- Which applications are driving migration to Ethernet
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Presentation(w4):
Moderator:
Ashwani Kumar, Director - Sales Engineering, UTStarcom
Panelists:
1) Ron Agam Director of Product Management and Business Development, RAD Data
Communications
2) Rajarshi Purkayastha, Head of Solutions, North and East– Tata Communications
3) Karmavir Mankad, CTO Enterprise Business – Reliance Communications |
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12:50
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Carrier Ethernet Certification Programs
- 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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Presentation(w5):
Speaker:
Prabu Kuppuswamy, Technical Development Manager, Spirent
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13:10
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Carrier Ethernet in Access, Metro and Core - Panel Session
- How access technologies are enabling global coverage
- Metro technology approaches available to operators
- Long haul service delivery strategies
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Presentation(w6):
Moderator:
Dr. K.J. Singh Principal Architect, Tejas Networks
Panelists:
1) Chandan Mendiratta , Vice President, Systems Engineering, Cisco
2) Ron Agam Director of Product Management and Business Development, RAD Data Communication
3) Satish Yadav, Deputy General Manager – Alcatel Lucent |
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13:40
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Lunch
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14:50
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MEF Global Interconnect - Tutorial & Panel Session
- Interconnect drivers and business challenges
- MEF Global Interconnect program overview
- OAM implementation /standards overview and impact on interconnect
- MEF draft Ethernet Network to Network Interface (E-NNI) overview
- Multi-provider Class of Service Implementation Agreement (MEF 23)
- Discussion and debate on state and future of interconnect
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Presentation(w7):
Moderator:
Kevin Vachon, MEF COO
Panelists:
1) Dr. Raghu Ranganathan - Technology Director, Ciena
2) Prabu Kuppuswamy, Technical Development Manager, Spirent
3)Satish Yadav, Deputy General Manager – Alcatel Lucent
4) Rajarshi Purkayastha, Head of Solutions, North and East– Tata Communications |
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16:00
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Afternoon Break
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16:15
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Ethernet-Based Mobile Backhaul – Tutorial and Panel Session
- Mobile data traffic growth drivers
- Issues for existing legacy mobile backhaul networks
- Rationale for Carrier Ethernet as the backhaul solution
- Key challenges of implementation and solution approaches
- Introducing MEF 22 - Mobile Backhaul Implementation Agreement
- Migration from legacy to Ethernet backhaul
- Synchronisation in Ethernet backhaul network
- MEF Mobile Backhaul Implementation Agreement Phase II – a look ahead
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Presentation(w8):
Moderator:
Chandan Mendiratta , Vice President, Systems Engineering, Cisco
Panelists:
1) Dr. K.J. Singh Principal Architect, Tejas Networks
2) Ashwani Kumar, Director - Sales Engineering, UTStarcom
3) Karmavir Mankad, CTO Enterprise Business – Reliance Communications
4)Manikantan Srinivasan, Chief Technology Officer, Net-02
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17:20
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Summary Session
- Summing up the day
- Question and answer session
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Speaker:
Prasenjit Dey, APAC Marketing Co-Chair
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17:30
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End of Workshop
- Informal question and answer session with MEF member company representatives
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MEF Carrier Ethernet Workshop, Friday, November 13, Mumbai
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| Workshop Host - Prasenjit Dey, APAC Marketing Co-Chair & Product Manager - Ethernet , Global VPN Services , Tata Communications Limited |
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10:00
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Registration and Refreshments |
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10:30
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Welcome Address from MEF
- Workshop objectives and overview
- Global Carrier Ethernet drivers
- Business services, mobile backhaul, residential backhaul
- Global industry status and MEF areas of current focus
- MEF Global Interconnect initiative
- Why operators are joining MEF to participate in Carrier Ethernet industry
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Presentation(w1):
Speaker:
Kevin Vachon, Chief Operating Officer, MEF
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10:50
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Introduction to Carrier Ethernet Attributes and Services
- Overview of the five attributes
- Overview of MEF-defined services
- E-LINE, E-LAN and the new E TREE Service types and underlying service instances (e.g. EPL, EVPL)
- Architecture, service attributes, bandwidth profiles, traffic management
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Presentation(w2):
Speaker:
Manikantan Srinivasan, Chief Technology Officer, Net-02
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11:20
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Overview of the Technical Work of the MEF
- Standards activities update (MEF,IEEE, ITU-T, IEEE)
- MEF specifications overview
- Completed work and current projects
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Presentation(w3):
Speaker:
Dr. Raghu Ranganathan - Technology Director, Ciena
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| 11:50 |
Morning Break |
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12:10
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Ethernet Business Services - Panel Session
- Use cases for common business applications
- Showcasing key benefits of Ethernet vs. legacy services
- Leveraging widespread Ethernet knowledge for operational cost savings
- National & International Service Offerings for Indian Businesses
- Which applications are driving migration to Ethernet
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Presentation(w4):
Moderator:
Ashwani Kumar, Director - Sales Engineering, UTStarcom
Panelists:
1) Ron Agam Director of Product Management and Business Development, RAD Data
Communications
2) Rajarshi Purkayastha, Head of Solutions, North and East– Tata Communications
3) Karmavir Mankad, CTO Enterprise Business – Reliance Communications |
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12:50
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Carrier Ethernet Certification Programs
- 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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Presentation(w5):
Speaker:
Prabu Kuppuswamy, Technical Development Manager, Spirent
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13:10
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Carrier Ethernet in Access, Metro and Core - Panel Session
- How access technologies are enabling global coverage
- Metro technology approaches available to operators
- Long haul service delivery strategies
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Presentation(w6):
Moderator:
Dr. K.J. Singh Principal Architect, Tejas Networks
Panelists:
1) Anand Achyut Patil , Regional Manager, Systems Engineering, Cisco
2) Ron Agam Director of Product Management and Business Development, RAD Data Communication
3) Satish Yadav, Deputy General Manager – Alcatel Lucent |
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13:40
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Lunch
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14:50
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MEF Global Interconnect - Tutorial & Panel Session
- Interconnect drivers and business challenges
- MEF Global Interconnect program overview
- OAM implementation /standards overview and impact on interconnect
- MEF draft Ethernet Network to Network Interface (E-NNI) overview
- Multi-provider Class of Service Implementation Agreement (MEF 23)
- Discussion and debate on state and future of interconnect
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Presentation(w7):
Moderator:
Kevin Vachon, MEF COO
Panelists:
1) Dr. Raghu Ranganathan - Technology Director, Ciena
2) Prabu Kuppuswamy, Technical Development Manager, Spirent
3)Satish Yadav, Deputy General Manager – Alcatel Lucent
4) Rajarshi Purkayastha, Head of Solutions, North and East– Tata Communications |
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16:00
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Afternoon Break
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16:15
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Ethernet-Based Mobile Backhaul – Tutorial and Panel Session
- Mobile data traffic growth drivers
- Issues for existing legacy mobile backhaul networks
- Rationale for Carrier Ethernet as the backhaul solution
- Key challenges of implementation and solution approaches
- Introducing MEF 22 - Mobile Backhaul Implementation Agreement
- Migration from legacy to Ethernet backhaul
- Synchronisation in Ethernet backhaul network
- MEF Mobile Backhaul Implementation Agreement Phase II – a look ahead
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Presentation(w8):
Moderator:
Anand Achyut Patil , Regional Manager, Systems Engineering, Cisco
Panelists:
1) Dr. K.J. Singh Principal Architect, Tejas Networks
2) Ashwani Kumar, Director - Sales Engineering, UTStarcom
3) Karmavir Mankad, CTO Enterprise Business – Reliance Communications
4)Manikantan Srinivasan, Chief Technology Officer, Net-02 |
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17:20
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Summary Session
- Summing up the day
- Question and answer session
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Speaker:
Prasenjit Dey, APAC Marketing Co-Chair
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17:30
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End of Workshop
- Informal question and answer session with MEF member company representatives
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