Sponsored by:

Ricardo GuimarãesNFVi Specialist, TIM

MEF's LSO: Enabling Multi-Operator Dynamic Third Network Services

30 min

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Agenda

MEF’s Third Network Vision1

Market Survey – Top Drivers and Challenges

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Work of MEF3

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The Digital Economy - Complete retooling of Networks

• The New Economy

• Hyper-connected

• On-Demand and Agile

• Assured and Secure

• Machine Automation

• Clouds

• Cloud Applications

4

MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0

EVC: Ethernet Virtual ConnectionOVC: Operator Virtual Connection

Globally Adopted, Certifiable, Connectivity

Services Framework

Retail (EVC Services)

E-Line

E-LAN

E-Tree

Wholesale (OVC Services)

E-Access

E-Transit

Access E-Line Access E-LAN

Transit E-Line Transit E-LAN

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• Agility and ubiquity of Internet with performance and security of CE 2.0

• On-demand experience with user-directed and application control over service capabilities and cloud connectivity - NaaS

• Services are delivered over automated, virtualized, and interconnected networks powered by LSO, SDN, NFV and CE 2.0

Service Provider ”X” Service Provider “Y”Mobile

Residential

Cloud Provider

Data Center

Internet

Cloud Provider

Enterprise

SDN NFV Legacy NetworksSDN NFV Legacy Networks

Self-serviceWeb Portal

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NetworkOperator 1

Evolution to The Third Network

Regional Office 2

NetworkOperator 2

Regional Office 1

Service Provider

Data Center

Services

Agile, Assured, OrchestratedStatic

Connectivity Services

Third NetworkServices

Internet

Head Office

Self-service Web Portal

OPEN

NFVSDN

OPEN

NFVSDN

OPEN

NFVSDN

Third NetworkServices

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NetworkOperator 1

Third Network Service Examples

Regional Office 2

NetworkOperator 2

Regional Office 1

Service Provider

Data Center

Services

Agile, Assured, Orchestrated

• Establish New Connections

• On-demand Bandwidth

• App-Driven Network Changes• L3 to L7 Services

Internet

Head Office

Self-service Web Portal

OPEN

NFVSDN

OPEN

NFVSDN

OPEN

NFVSDN

Third NetworkServices

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Shift to Third Network Services Is Well Underway

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Top Deployment Challenges% Serious + Major Challenges

#1 Orchestration over multiple providernetworks

❖ Inadequacy of current OSS/BSS systems❖ Integration of new dynamic services with

legacy services infrastructures

Third Network: Top Drivers and Challenges

What do you believe are the most important drivers and challenges for deploying agile/dynamic, assured and orchestrated Third Network services?

Top Purchase Drivers% Key + Very Important Drivers

❖

❖ #1 Faster service provisioning

❖ Rapid adjustments to existing services ❖ Ability for customer to scale bandwidth on-

demand

88% 91%

Source (Joint MEF-Vertical Systems Group): Emerging Third Network Services Enabled by LSO, SDN and NFV Study (January 2017)Survey of MEF Community – October 2016

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69%

52%

67%

57%

62%

59%

42%

45%

38%

17%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

CE 2.0 Retail Ethernet(E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree)

SubscriberIP Services

CE 2.0 WholesaleE-Access

CE 2.0 WholesaleE-Transit

Wavelength

How important for your company is the ability to offer orchestrated / on-demand connectivity services?

Orchestrated On-Demand Connectivity Services

Source (Joint MEF-Vertical Systems Group): Emerging Third Network Services Enabled by LSO, SDN and NFV Study (January 2017)Survey of MEF Community – October 2016

High Priority Over Own Network

High Priority Over Multiple Networks

Orchestration over Own Network• 69% of Service Providers

surveyed say that the ability to deliver on-demand CE 2.0 Retail Ethernet connectivity over their own network is highest priority.

Orchestration over Multiple Networks• 59% say the delivery of

orchestrated, on-demand CE 2.0 Wholesale E-Access connectivity services over multiple provider is top priority

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MEF Update and Scope with Nan Chen1:42 min

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Optical, CE, IP, SD-WANSECaaS

MEF 55 LSO Reference ArchitectureAccelerating inter-provider open-APIs

Reference Implementations

Key MEF Work To Create Global Ecosystem

LSO & Open APIs

New Certification Programs

Third Network Services

Proof of Concepts projects, code & collaboration for agile development

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Third Network Services Vision

Orchestrated Services

OpticalCarrier

EthernetIP

L4-L7 Point Services

Security ApplicationsSD-WAN

Services defined Services in definition Future Service definitions

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LSO – Orchestrating Within & Between Providers

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Third Network Service Provisioning and Activation on MEFnet

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MEF Certification Program Statistics

• 5246+ MEF-CECPs• 440 Companies• 84 countries

• E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, • E-Access, E-Transit• 275 Certified CE 2.0 Services• 95 Service Providers, 28 Countries

• 378 CE 2.0 Network Devices• 44 CE 2.0 Equipment Manufacturers

Professional

Certification

Services

Certification

Technology

Certification

66

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Evolution of MEF Certification Programs

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In Summary

• The digital economy requires Third Network Services

• Leverage the $80B CE market as a platform for new innovation

• The MEF Work is creating a Global Ecosystem for Dynamic Services

Sponsored by:

Ricardo GuimarãesNFVi Specialist, TIM

MEF's LSO: Enabling Multi-Operator Dynamic Third Network Services

30 min