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Keynote by Nan Chen
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MEF WORKSHOP
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Host for the Workshop Day
Workshop Host – Eric Doricko, MEF CALA Co-Chair, Solutions Marketing Director, Metro Ethernet & CALA, Calix Networks
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09:30
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Registration and Refreshments
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10:00
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Welcome Address from MEF
- Workshop objectives and overview
- Introduction to MEF: Mission, membership and scope of work
- Major MEF technical, marketing & certification program initiatives
- MEF objectives in Latin America
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Kevin Vachon, COO, MEF
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10:20
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Introduction to Carrier Ethernet Services & MEF Work
- Overview of the five attributes
- 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)
- MEF specifications overview
- Technical work in progress
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Emerson Moura
Senior Consulting Engineer, Cisco
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10:40
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Ethernet Business Services
- Why are businesses buying ethernet services
- What are the main benefits being realized
- Top market segments and applications
- User cases and case studies
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Umesh Kukreja
Lucent-Alcatel
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| 11:05 |
Morning Break |
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Carrier Ethernet Certification Programs |
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Thomas Mandeville
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Technical Marketing Manager
Iometrix (MEF Certification Lab) |
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- 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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11:45
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Carrier Ethernet Access Technology Options
- How access technologies are enabling global coverage
- 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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Eric Doricko,
Solutions Marketing Director,
Calix
Asif Hazarika,
Director of Product Management,
IP Infusion
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Lunch |
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13:10
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Service Provider Interconnect - Tutorial & Panel
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Moderator:
Kevin Vachon,
MEF,
Chief Operating Officer
Panelists:
Servio Fernando Lima, Director of Operations, Navega
Umesh Kukreja, Alcatel-Lucent
Nan Chen, President, CENX
Emerson Moura, Senior Consulting Engineer, Cisco
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- Interconnect enabling wholesale business opportunities
- Interconnect defined: Technical, Operational, and Business elements
- OAM implementation /standards overview and impact
- MEF 26: External 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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Afternoon Break |
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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
- 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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Moderator: Rami Yaron, Director of Technology, Axerra
Panelists:
Andre Marais, Director of Business Development, Symmetricom
Anthony Peres, Alcatel-Lucent
Shai Perach, Director of Product Marketing, ECI
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Workshop Summary |
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Eric Doricko,
Solutions Marketing Director,
Calix |
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CEW Americas Main Conference |
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May 11th - 10:40-11:10 Building an Ethernet Business Services Portfolio with MEF Specifications: |
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Umesh Kukreja, Alcatel-Lucent
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May 12th - 9:10-10:00 IImplementing Global Interconnect: Elements of Interconnect & Implementation Options
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Kevin Vachon,
COO,
MEF
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May 12th 12:00-12:45 – MEF Briefing: CE for MBH and MEF22 – Mobile Backhaul Implementation Agreement& |
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Rami Yaron,
Axerra
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