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07.45 |
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WELCOME, REGISTRATION AND COFFEE |
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MORNING SESSION |
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PRESENTERS METRO ETHERNET FORUM Ambassadors |
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09.00 |
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Welcome Address from MEF |
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• Workshop objectives and overview
• Introduction to MEF: Mission, membership and scope of work
• Major MEF technical, marketing & certification program initiatives
NAN CHEN President MEF
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09.15 |
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Introduction to Carrier Ethernet Services |
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• Overview of MEF-defined services
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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
• Highlights of work in progress
Johan Witters Alcatel –Lucentand Richard StrikE Adva Optical |
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09.40 |
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Global Interconnect: The Building Blocks - ENNI & Access Services |
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• Interconnect- related Specifications – how they fit together
• MEF 26 Overview: External Network to Network Interface (ENNI)
• MEF Access Service definitions work in progress
ZEEV DRAer MRV and MARK DURRETT OVERTURE NETWORKS |
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10.00 |
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Panel Discussion
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Global Interconnect: Carrier Ethernet Exchange Fundamentals |
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Moderator:
Michael Howard Principal Analyst & Co-Founder INFONETICS RESEARCH
Panelists:
Carsten Rossenhoevel EANTC AG
Ian Horley Director, Carrier Services EMEA CENX
Johannes Weingart Product Manager TERAGATE |
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10.30 |
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COFFEE BREAK |
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10.50 |
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Global Interconnect: OAM |
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• OAM implementation /standards overview and impact
• End-To-End OAM Architecture
• Service OAM Performance and Fault Management
Abel Tong OMNITRON and YOAV COHEN NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS |
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11.15 |
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Global Interconnect: CoS & SLA |
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• Multi-provider Class of Service implementation Agreement, Phase 1 (MEF23) Overview
• Delivering Ethernet end to end SLAs in interconnect environments
Enrique Hernandez-Valencia Alcatel-Lucent and EMERSON MOURa CISCO |
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11.45 |
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Ethernet-Based Mobile Backhaul |
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• Introducing MEF 22 – Mobile Backhaul Implementation Agreement
• Issues for existing legacy mobile backhaul networks
• Synchronisation in Ethernet backhaul networks – Challenges and Options
• Legacy migration: Mobile Backhaul Use Cases
• MEF Mobile Backhaul Implementation Agreement Phase II – a look ahead.
ASIF HASARIKa IP INFUSION and RaMI YARON AXERRA |
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12.15 |
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Workshop Summary / Q&A |
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12.30 |
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LUNCH |
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AFTERNNOON SESSION
Carrier Ethernet Implementation Issues |
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14.00 |
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Controversial Issues about MEF E-Tree Over MPLS from the Perspective of Service Providers |
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In 2008 MEF defined a new service type E-Tree. Service providers have expressed their desire for a simple solution for MEF E-Tree that can be easily integrated into their VPLS/MPLS infrastructure. Discussing some controversial issues about MEF E-Tree over MPLS, from the perspective of service providers, with a case study in Asia Pacific.
Raymond Key Telstra |
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14.30 |
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Verizon’s use of PBB for Carrier Ethernet Services |
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Discussing how Verizon leverages PBB to better scale its Ethernet service networks. Indeed, PBB ability to scale both VLAN space and hide customer MAC addresses from the SP network lend it to application in several areas.
Authors: Andrew G. Malis and Nick Del Regno, Verizon Communications
ANDREW G. MALIS Vice President and Board of Directors Broadband Forum
Director, Packet Architecture Verizon COMMUNICATIONS |
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15.00 |
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Packet Microwave Backhauling for a Converged Carrier Ethernet and MPLS-TP Network |
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Discussing the main networking requirements of microwave packet radio, why and how microwave packet radio differs from the current generation of TDM/Hybrid equipment, and how microwave packet radio fits in all-IP backhauling models, also showing evolution trends in mobile access.
- Characteristics and requirements of microwave transport
- Convergence of microwave and fiber transport for e2e support
Paolo Volpato Product Strategy Manager – Wireless Transmission Alcatel-Lucent |
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15.30 |
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Comparison of MPLS-based Transport Technologies |
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To build an E2E MPLS service platform, Multi-Segment Pseudo Wire, Seamless MPLS, and MPLS-TP are 3 possible options. What are their pros and cons? Comparing these 3 options and pointing out their applicable scenarios.
Yongdong Zhou Senior Marketing Manager
Huawei Technologies |
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16.00 |
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COFFEE BREAK |
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16.30 |
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Smart Backhaul for Mobile Broadband Networks |
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Addressing the challenges of the network transformation especially towards LTE deployment, while covering the application of microwave radio and fiber networks. Discussing the usage of Layer 2 and Layer 3 in the backhaul network, the role of the networking layer and the benefit of an end-to-end management system.
Tamas Major Solution Owner Nokia Siemens Networks |
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17.00 |
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Multi-country Ethernet Product Portfolio Case Study:
GTS Central Europe |
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- Customer’s expectations and advantages of transition to Carrier Ethernet
- Ethernet network deployment - GTS CE practices
- Migrating legacy services to Ethernet network
- Operational challenges of running multi-country Ethernet network
- GTS Ethernet services
- Enterprise case study of using GTS Ethernet platform
Marcin KotlarskI Group Product Director GTS CENTRAL EUROPE |
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17.30 |
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Why Carrier Ethernet is about to transform Mobile Backhaul |
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Network operators are investing heavily in higher capacity cellsites and planning ahead for 4G while starting to migrate the backhaul transmission for their largest sites across to Ethernet – analysts forecast that investment in Ethernet backhaul will double every year until 2014.
David JAMES Marketing Manager Amdocs |
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18.00 |
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Scaling Ethernet Services with High Resiliency |
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Discussing several dual-homing protection architectures that service providers may deploy to scale Ethernet services while achieving high level of service resiliency.
PW redundancy with multi-segment Pseudowire for end-to-end MPLS design
Interworking of VLAN protection and PW redundancy for hybrid MPLS/Ethernet design
Dual-homing protection for multipoint Ethernet services
Feiling Jia Staff Product Manager, Advanced Data Products Tellabs |
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18.30 |
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END OF THE CARRIER ETHERNET WORKSHOP |
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