MEF Presentations

Newport Beach, CA – June 24th , 2004 – Bob Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet , founder of 3Com and now venture capitalist with Polaris Venture Partners, has also decided to put his talent to support carrier-class Ethernet across the metropolitan area. Announced today at SuperComm 2004, he is joining the Metro Ethernet Forum as Advisory Director and will be looking to the future in a Metro Ethernet services market estimated by Gartner to reach $14 billion by 2005.

Metro Ethernet Specifications Ratified and Ready to Roll!

Five new Metro Ethernet technical specifications put through their paces at the MEF’s SUPERDemo 2004 Booth # 20736

Newport Beach, CA – June 22nd , 2004 - Service providers wondering just how far Ethernet technology has advanced in the highly lucrative metropolitan area marketplace are in for an unrivalled technical demonstration at SUPERDemo 2004 – the Metro Ethernet Forum’s (MEF) SUPERCOMM 2004 showcase June 22-24th.

OpEx Modeling Tool Now Available to All Metro Ethernet Forum Members

Newport Beach, CA – June 22 nd , 2004 - Extensive research across North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific has consistently predicted operational savings over 20% within three years of replacing legacy private line, frame relay and ATM services with Ethernet across the metropolitan area - and now the modeling tool used in this research has been released to all members of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF).

Metro Ethernet Services Overview

By Ralph Santitoro, MEF Technical Marketing Committee, Nortel.

March 2004. This presentation provides an overview of metro Ethernet services including material from the recently ratified MEF 1.0 technical specification.

OPEX SAVINGS SOAR WITH METRO ETHERNET (PDF)

From initial 18% to 24% potential savings in just three years, according to figures from 36 North American and European service providers

Newport Beach, CA January 26th, 2004. Announced today - an extensive study conducted on behalf of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) by PointEast Research, highlights that the deployment of metro Ethernet will deliver significant, and increasing OPEX savings over legacy private line, frame relay and ATM services. Thirty six North American and European service providers provided data to create a real-world forecast model for a typical metro area over three years, and not only did it reveal an average 23% reduction in operating costs over the period, but the savings increased year on year.

IEEE Globecom - December 2003

Globecom Intro
Paul A. Bottorff
Nortel
Metro Ethernet Forum OAM
Matt Squire
Hatteras Networks
Metro Ethernet Forum Layer 2 Services
Bob Klessig
Director of Engineering
p802.1ad Provider Bridging
Stephen Haddock
Extreme Networks

First Metro Ethernet Service Standard Ratified (PDF)

Marking a significant advance in Ethernets 30 year history

Newport Beach, CA Oct 9th, 2003 Carrier-class Ethernet Services took a major step forward this month with the ratification of the industrys first Ethernet service standard by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). The new standard MEF Technical Specification - Ethernet Services Model Phase 1 is a significant advance in Ethernets 30-year history. This is the first formal definition of Ethernet service capabilities and marks Ethernets inexorable progress from a Local Area Network connectivity technology to a robust Metropolitan and Wide Area Network services delivery technology.

Bringing Carrier-Grade Ethernet to Metro Networks

By Gary Southwell, MEF VP, Internet Photonics

September 2003.

The Packet ADM Making Ethernet Services Economically Viable (PDF 2Mb)

By Gady Rosenfeld, Corrigent Systems.

September 2003.

Why offer Ethernet as a service?

How Ethernet services are defined
Compelling economics for end-users
Making Ethernet services economically viable for service providers
- Capex
- Opex
The Packet ADM
Sample Case Study

State of the Industry for Optical Ethernet (PDF 2.15Mb)

By John Hawkins, Nortel

September 2003.

Intro to MEF & Optical Ethernet Services
Whats Happening with OE in the Enterprise
Service Providers in OE Trial Mode
Market Forecast & Opportunities
Making Ethernet Carrier-class

Enabling Ethernet Services Conf (PDF 3Mb)

By Colin Evans, MEF Marketing Events Co-Chair, Native Networks

September 2003

Examining the Development in Standardization for Metro Ethernet Services and the Resulting Impact on Commercial Take-up

Metro Ethernet Forum Welcomes Eight New Members; Solid Technical Progress and Annual Board Election Results (PDF)
New MEF Members Reflect Industry Commitment to Standards-Based
Metro Ethernet Services

Newport Beach, CA Aug 20, 2003 Following the Metro Ethernet Forums (MEF) SUPERCOMM Services Interoperability demonstration featuring 28 member companies in June, the MEF further increases momentum with the addition of eight new members, an expanded Board of Directors, and solid technical progress made in defining the industry standard for Metro Ethernet Services. The Metro Ethernet Forum is the leading industry group dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Ethernet in metro networks worldwide.

Optinet China: Optical Ethernet Architecture Evolution - The Logical Provider Edge (PDF 1.55Mb)

By Mark Williams, Nortel

August 2003

OE Introduction and Drivers
VPLS The technology behind the Service
Decoupled VPLS Providing Scalable and Affordable VPLS Services
Summary

Media Alert - Metro Ethernet Forum to Host Prestigious, Rare Summit of ITU and Telecom Industry Forums (PDF)
Meetings to Focus on Enhancing Efficiency Through Standardization and Increasing Global Industry Cooperation

San Francisco, CA July 21, 2003 The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), the leading industry group dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Ethernet in metro networks worldwide, today announced that it will host one of the worlds foremost International Information and Communication (ICT) standards bodies, ITU (International Telecommunication Union), as it convenes a rare summit of ICT standards-makers in San Francisco, July 24-25, 2003.

Metro Ethernet for Enterprises: Networks for Business (PDF 5Mb)
By Brian Van Steen, PointEast Research
N+I Tokyo 2003
Metro Ethernet
Nan Chen, MEF President

July 2003

Why Metro Ethernet? Value, Simplicity, Scalability.

METRO ETHERNET FORUM SUPERDEMO PRESENTATIONS:
MEF Protection Work
By Pascal Menezes

June 3rd, 2003

Metro Ethernet Forum OAM
By Matt Squire

June 2003

The Operational Advantages of Ethernet in a Metro Network
By Dave Senior

June 2003

Metro Ethernet UNI Standards Update
By Gary Southwell

June 2003

UNI Purpose
UNI Overview of Requirements
UNI Architectural Fit
UNI Enabled services
Status & next steps/activities

Business Case for Enterprise Metro Ethernet
By Ralph Santitoro

June 2003

Cost of Bandwidth Flexibility and Scalability
Cost of Network Design and Maintenance
Example Business Case

Metro Ethernet Forum to Showcase Worlds First Multi-Vendor Metro Ethernet Services Interoperability Demonstration (PDF)
SUPERCOMM Exhibition Will be Highlighting the Interoperability of Live Ethernet Services Across the Real Networks of 28 MEF Member Companies

Newport Beach, CA May 20, 2003 The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), the leading industry group dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Ethernet in metro networks worldwide, will host the first ever public multi-vendor interoperability demonstration of carrier-grade metro Ethernet services at SUPERCOMMs SUPERDemo showcase in Atlanta, GA, June 3-5, 2003.

Metro Ethernet Forum Welcomes Eight New Members and Creates New Membership Category for Enterprise Business Customers (PDF)
Korea Telecom and Met-Net become Newest Service Providers, while JDS Uniphase and Siemens AG become the latest equipment vendors to join MEF

Newport Beach, CA May 6, 2003 The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), the influential industry group dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Ethernet in metro networks worldwide, today announced that eight new members have joined, swelling their membership ranks of telecom carriers and equipment vendors to 64.

Metro Ethernet Forum Headlines Metro Ethernet Services Panel at Networld+Interop 2003 (PDF)
MEF President to Provide an Enterprise Buyers Guide to Obtaining Metro Ethernet Services

Newport Beach, Calif. April 25, 2003 The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), the industry group dedicated to the acceleration of the adoption of Ethernet in metro networks worldwide, today announced that MEF President Nan Chen will be taking part in the panel discussion Buying Metro Optical Services during Networld+Interop 2003 in Las Vegas. The session will take place at 10:15am PST on Thursday, May 1st in room N114 of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The goal of the session is to provide Enterprise customers with the critical information they need for obtaining metro Ethernet services.

March 21, 2003 - Metro Ethernet Forum to Present at MPLS/GMPLS World (PDF)
Conference - Regional Asia Pacific Conference Being Held in Seoul
Newport Beach, CA March 21, 2003 The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), the industry group dedicated to the acceleration of the adoption of optical Ethernet in metro networks worldwide, today announced that it would be presenting at the Regional MPLS/GMPLS Asia-Pacific Conference, held March 24-26 in Seoul, South Korea.

March 5, 2003 - Verizon Communications and Rockefeller Telecommunications Become the Newest Service Providers to join the Metro Ethernet Forum (PDF)
MEF Quarterly All-Member Meeting Yields Continued Technical Progress, Further Accelerating the Adoption of Metro Ethernet Technology

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