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MEF Strategy and Market Trends Igor Giangrossi Consulting Systems Engineer Cisco
MEF Profile • Leading evolution toward dynamic/agile, assured, orchestrated network services • Building upon $80B Carrier Ethernet market • 210+ member companies, ~130 service providers
SPs
Vendors
Others
210+ Member Companies
• Powered by LSO, SDN & NFV • Addressing increasing demands of enterprise-cloud connectivity
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EMEA
APAC
CALA
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CALA Members
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MEF Strategic Work • Dynamic Third Network Services – – – –
Carrier Ethernet 2.0 is the Foundation Layer 3 IP & Higher Layer 4-7 Service Definitions Evolve to Cloud Services Powered By LSO + SDN + NFV
• Lifecycle Service Orchestration – – – –
Enables Automated, Virtualized and Interconnected Networks Overcomes OSS/BSS Challenges for SDN, NFV & Traditional Networks LSO Reference Architecture and Interface Definitions Common Information Models
• Industry Collaboration & Open Initiatives – – –
Collaborating with upstream Open Source initiatives Enable closed source implementation for LSO LSO Hackathon
• Expanded Certification Program 4
Market Trends and Opportunities
CE 2.0 Connectivity Fabric Is Expanding • 68 providers, 201 CE 2.0 certified services
CE 2.0 Certified Service Providers
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– Many more plan to offer CE 2.0 certified or compliant services by mid-2017
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• CE 2.0 increasingly in RFPs – Tier 1s asking about CE 2.0 – Access providers find it easier to respond when certified
• MEF Initiatives – Ethernet Interconnect Points (EIP) ENNI Implementation Agreement (MEF 54) – MEF Services Interconnect (MEF-SI) Program – New CE 2.0 E-Transit & E-Access Services
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2014
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CE 2.0 E-Access Certification In Wholesale RFPs 66%
50%
20%
1Q13 - 1Q14 Sources: Dynamic Third Network Services Joint Survey, MEF & Vertical Systems (Nov 2015); CE Services Market Trends Report, MEF and Frost & Sullivan (Sep 2015)
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Dynamic Service Expectations Are Increasing • Oct 2015 MEF & Vertical Systems Survey – 64 Ethernet Service Provider Professionals from ~50 Organizations / Business Units – Representing nearly all leading Global & US Providers
• 97% said CE 2.0 is essential or important foundation for dynamic services • 74% said LSO is essential or important for dynamic services Sources: Dynamic Third Network Services Joint Survey, MEF & Vertical Systems (Nov 2015)
Service Provider Plans To Offer Dynamic Ethernet Services
Sell by 2018 60%
No plans or unsure 40%
MEF & Vertical Systems Survey: ~50 service provider business units worldwide
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Provider Feedback Reinforces Market Trend Data • March - June 2016: Engaged with 50+ service providers at ITW, INCOMPAS, BCE, and MEF seminars in Mexico, London, Africa • Vast majority who commented said Ethernet wholesale is growing well • Many aligning with CE 2.0 standards / planning to be CE 2.0 certified • Growing number taking notice of emerging on-demand services • Example – CTO, Tier 2 US Regional Service Provider – Ethernet is “absolutely growing at a phenomenal rate” – Not MEF certified, but sees CE 2.0 certification as “table stakes” today – Expects dynamic service capabilities will be “table stakes” by 2018
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What Dynamic Features Can We Expect – 2016-2018? Customer Direct Control Via Web Portal or API Manually Initiate On-Demand Bandwidth Increase / Decrease On Existing Service Port
Schedule Bandwidth Increase / Decrease On Existing Service Port
Allow Lower Priority To Use Bandwidth When There Is No Traffic In Higher Priority
Automatically Initiate On-Demand Bandwidth Increase / Decrease On Existing Service Port
Increase / Decrease Bandwidth On Existing Connection To Private Or Public Cloud
Active / Deactivate Ethernet Virtual Connection
Add Virtual Network Service To Ethernet Service – e.g. NFV-Enabled Virtual Firewall, Virtual Security
Self-Service Web Portal or API
Activate A New Service Port Change VLANs Mapped To EVC Change Class of Service OnByConnection Sources: Dynamic Third Network Services Enabled LSO, SDN & NFV Joint Survey, MEF & Vertical Systems (Nov 2015) Sources: Dynamic Third Network Services Joint Survey, MEF & Vertical Systems (Nov 2015)
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Strategic MEF Industry-Wide Activities
MEF UNITE Program Launched in late 2014 to coordinate internal & external engagement with Standards Development Organizations, Associations & Open Source Projects, to lead the industry migration to agile, assured and orchestrated services.
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MEF 54: Ethernet Interconnect Points (EIP) Project • Launched in November 2014, EIPs will be used to interconnect CE Networks at ENNI, Service Lifecycle, and Service Orchestration levels • EIP Implementation Agreement use (existing and future) MEF specifications and certifications from the ENNI to the LSO • Unique Rapid Prototyping concept
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MEF Services Interconnect Program Designed to bring small wholesale operators into the community of companies that can deliver standardized, certified E-Access and E-Transit services
This MEF program enables the operator to: • Cost-effectively become MEF E-Access and/or ETransit certified • Participate in wholesale-oriented program education and marketing activities
MEF Membership is Not Required For Small Operators 14
MEF Certification Programs SERVICES
EQUIPMENT
91%
58%
2 Year AAGR
2 Year AAGR
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333
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SERVICES
PROVIDERS
DEVICES
VENDORS
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445
PROFESSIONALS
COMPANIES
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SPs
COUNTRIES
PROFESSIONALS
62%
2 Year AAGR
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Third Network Layers for Innovation
Service Innovation Service Orchestration
End-End, Automated, Across Multi-provider Networks
MEF Services
Robust, Flexible, Globally Standardized & Certified
Infrastructure
Migration from Traditional to Virtualized, Software Defined Technologies
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NFV 16
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MEF Strategy and Market Trends Igor Giangrossi Consulting Systems Engineer Cisco