Carrier Ethernet Services

MEF Reference Presentation November 2011

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Purpose

Carrier Ethernet Services Overview

This presentation defines the MEF Ethernet Services that represent the principal attribute of a Carrier Ethernet Network This presentation is intended to give a simple overview as a grounding for all other MEF documents

Topics
What is Carrier Ethernet? Architecture Carrier Ethernet Terminology

EVCs and Services E-Line Services

E-LAN Services

The UNI, NNI, MEN, Ethernet Virtual Connections (EVCs) Ethernet Private Line, Ethernet Virtual Private Line Multipoint Services Service Parameters, Bandwidth Profiles, Traffic Management

E-Tree Services Service Attributes

Circuit Emulation Services Carrier Ethernet Architecture for Cable Carrier Ethernet Class of Service Service Examples

March 2007

Carrier Ethernet Defined

The MEF has defined Carrier Ethernet as

A ubiquitous, standardized, carrier-class Service and Network defined by five attributes that distinguish it from familiar LAN based Ethernet

What is Carrier Ethernet?

Question:
Is it a service, a network, or a technology?

Answer for an end-user

Its a Service defined by 5 attributes

Answer for a service provider

Its a set of certified network elements that connect to transport the services offered to the customer Its a platform for value added services A standardized service for all users
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Carrier Ethernet Architecture

In a Carrier Ethernet network, data is transported across Point-to-Point and Multipoint-to-Multipoint Ethernet Virtual Connections (EVCs) according to the attributes and definitions of the E-Line, E-LAN and E-Tree services
End User Subscriber Site
UNI EVC

End User Subscriber Site

Service Provider 1 Carrier Ethernet Network

ETH UNI-N ETH ENNI-N

ENNI

Service Provider 2 Carrier Ethernet Network

ETH ENNI-N ETH UNI-N

UNI

CE
ETH UNI-C

CE
ETH UNI-C

Ethernet Services (Eth) Layer Terminology

EVC: UNI: UNI-C: UNI-N ENNI:

ENNI-N:

Ethernet Virtual Connection User Network Interface. the physical demarcation point between the responsibility of the Service Provider and the responsibility of the Subscriber UNI customer-side processes UNI network-side processes External Network to Network Interface; the physical demarcation point between the responsibility of the two Service Providers ENNI Processes
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Carrier Ethernet Architecture

Data moves from UNI to UNI across "the network" with a layered architecture.

APP Layer ETH Layer

Application Services Layer Data Plane

(e.g., IP, MPLS, PDH, etc.)

Ethernet Services Layer

(Ethernet Service PDU)

TRAN Layer

Transport Services Layer

(e.g., IEEE 802.1, SONET/SDH, MPLS)

Control Plane

Management Plane
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When traffic moves between ETH domains is does so at the TRAN layer. This allows Carrier Ethernet traffic to be agnostic to the networks that it traverses.

MEF Carrier Ethernet Terminology

The User Network Interface (UNI)
The UNI is always provided by the Service Provider The UNI in a Carrier Ethernet Network is a physical Ethernet Interface at operating speeds 10Mbs, 100Mbps, 1Gbps or 10Gbps

Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC) Service container Connects two or more subscriber sites (UNIs) An association of two or more UNIs Prevents data transfer between sites that are not part of the same EVC Three types of EVCs
Point-to-Point Multipoint-to-Multipoint Rooted Multipoint

Can be bundled or multiplexed on the same UNI Defined in MEF 10.2 technical specification

Carrier Ethernet Terminology

UNI Type I
A UNI compliant with MEF 13 Manually Configurable

UNI Type II
Supports E-Tree Support service OAM, link protection Automatically Configurable via E-LMI Manageable via OAM

Network to Network Interface (NNI)

Network to Network Interface between distinct MEN operated by one or more carriers An active project of the MEF

Metro Ethernet Network (MEN)

An Ethernet transport network connecting user end-points (Expanded to Access and Global networks in addition to the original Metro Network meaning)

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Carrier Ethernet Service Types

E-Line Service Type for

Features
Low latency Predictable QoS 1 mbps to 10 gbps Standardized Reliable Manageable Optimal Line Usage Low cost

Virtual Private Lines (EVPL) Ethernet Private Lines (EPL) Ethernet Internet Access

UNI

Point-to-Point EVC

UNI

E-LAN Service Type for

Multipoint L2 VPNs Transparent LAN Service Multicast networks

UNI

Multi-point to Multi-point EVC

UNI

UNI

E-Tree Service Type for

Rooted multi-point L2 VPNs Broadcast networks Telemetry networks
UNI

UNI
Rooted Multipoint EVC

UNI
Point-to-Point EVC

E- Access Service Type* for

ENNI Wholesale Access Services UNI Access EPL Carrier Ethernet Access EVPL Service Provider

UNI

Carrier Ethernet Access Network E-Access

* Technical Specification due for completion 1/12. All specifications subject to change until approved.

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Services Using E-Line Service Type

Ethernet Private Line (EPL)
Replaces a TDM Private line Port-based service with single service (EVC) across dedicated UNIs providing site-to-site connectivity Typically delivered over SDH (Ethernet over SDH) Most popular Ethernet service due to its simplicity
Storage Service Provider
CE UNI CE UNI Carrier Ethernet Network

UNI

ISP POP
UNI

Internet

Point-to-Point EVCs

CE

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Services Using E-Line Service Type

Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL)
Replaces Frame Relay or ATM L2 VPN services
To deliver higher bandwidth, end-to-end services

Enables multiple services (EVCs) to be delivered over single physical connection (UNI) to customer premises Supports hub & spoke connectivity via Service Multiplexed UNI at hub site Similar to Frame Relay or Private Line hub and spoke deployments

Service Multiplexed Ethernet UNI

UNI CE

UNI CE Carrier Ethernet Network

UNI
CE

Point-to-Point EVCs

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Services Using E-LAN Service Type

EP-LAN: Each UNI dedicated to the EP-LAN service. Example
use is Transparent LAN

EVP-LAN: Service Multiplexing allowed at each UNI. Example

use is Internet access and corporate VPN via one UNI
Ethernet Private LAN example Ethernet Virtual Private LAN example
UNI UNI CE UNI UNI CE UNI CE Carrier Ethernet Network

Internet

ISP POP
CE

CE

UNI

CE UNI

Point-to-Point EVC (EVPL)

Carrier Ethernet Network

Multipoint-to-Multipoint EVC

CE

Multipoint-to-Multipoint EVC

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Services Using E-Tree Service Type

EP-Tree and EVP-Tree: Both allow root - root and root - leaf
communication but not leaf - leaf communication. EP-Tree requires dedication of the UNIs to the single EP-Tree service EVP-Tree allows each UNI to be support multiple simultaneous services at the cost of more complex configuration that EP-Tree
Ethernet Private Tree example
Carrier Ethernet Network Leaf
Root

Ethernet Virtual Private Tree example

UNI Leaf Leaf UNI CE

Rooted-Multipoint EVC
CE
Root

UNI

Multipoint to Multipoint EVC

CE

UNI

UNI

CE

UNI CE UNI CE

UNI CE

Rooted-Multipoint EVC

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Delivered Over Wide Variety of Access Media

Carrier Ethernet provides consistent services delivered to users connected over the widest variety of access networks

Ethernet

Ethernet

Direct Fiber WDM Fiber COAX

Ethernet

MSO/ Cable

Direct Fiber
Ethernet 100Mbps/1Gbps/10 Gbps

Etherne t

Service Provider 1

SONET/ SDH
Ethernet

Packet Wireless WiMax DS3/E3

Ethernet

PON Fiber Bonded T1/E1

Service Provider 2
TDM

Etherne t

Ethernet

Ethernet Ethernet

Ethernet User to Network Interface (UNI) Ethernet Network Network Interface (NNI)

Ethernet

and across a wide variety of backhaul transport technologies

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Service Attributes
EVC Service Attributes (Defined in MEF 10.2)
Fundamentals of enabling the value of Carrier Ethernet:
Virtual Connections Bandwidth profiles Class of Service Identification

Service Performance
Frame Delay (Latency) Inter Frame Delay Variation Frame Loss Ratio Availability

UNI Service Attributes

Details regarding the UNI including: Physical interface capabilities Service multiplexing capability C-VLAN bundling capability

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Bandwidth Profiles & Traffic Management (1)

Bandwidth Profiles per EVC & per Class of Service Governed by 6 Parameters CIR (Committed Information Rate) CIR defines assured bandwidth Assured via bandwidth reservation, traffic engineering
EIR (Excess Information Rate)

EIR bandwidth is considered excess EIR improves the networks Goodput Traffic dropped at congestion points in the network
CBS/EBS (Committed/Excess Burst Size in bytes)

EVC-1

EVC-2

Higher burst size results in improved performance Color Mode (Color Aware or Color Blind) When set as Color Aware governs discard eligibility Marking typically done at ingress Green Forwarded frames CIR conforming traffic Yellow Discard Eligible frames Over CIR , within EIR Red Discarded frames Exceeds EIR

EIR

EVC-3

Coupling Flag (set to 1 or 0) governs which frames are classed as yellow

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Bandwidth Profiles & Traffic Management (2)

Bandwidth Profiles can divide bandwidth per EVC over a single UNI
Multiple services over same port (UNI) CoS markings enable the network to determine the network QoS to provide
Port-based
EVC1

Port/VLAN-based
EVC1 Ingress Bandwidth Profile Per EVC1 Ingress Bandwidth Profile Per EVC2 Ingress Bandwidth Profile Per EVC3

UNI

EVC2 EVC3

Ingress Bandwidth Profile Per Ingress UNI

UNI

EVC2 EVC3

Port/VLAN/CoS-based
CE-VLAN CoS 6

Ingress Bandwidth Profile Per CoS ID 6 Ingress Bandwidth Profile Per CoS ID 4 Ingress Bandwidth Profile Per CoS ID 2

UNI

EVC1

CE-VLAN CoS 4 CE-VLAN CoS 2

EVC2

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Further Technical information

For information on MEF Technical Specifications visit metroethernetforum.org

Key MEF Carrier Ethernet Services Specifications

Carrier Ethernet services attributes and definitions

MEF 6.1
Metro Ethernet Services Definitions Phase 2

MEF 10.2
Ethernet Services Attributes Phase 2

MEF 26
External Network Network Interface (ENNI) Phase 1

Carrier Ethernet Services Certification Test Suites

MEF 9
Abstract Test Suite for Ethernet Services at the UNI

MEF 14
Abstract Test Suite for Traffic Management phase 1

Other important MEF technical specifications

MEF 20 UNI Type 2 Implementation Agreement MEF 23 Class of Service Implementation Agreement MEF 22 Mobile Backhaul Implementation Agreement

MEF Certification

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Circuit Emulation Services over Carrier Ethernet

Enables TDM Services to be transported across Carrier Ethernet network, recreating the TDM circuit at the far end Runs on a standard Ethernet Line Service (E-Line)
Carrier Ethernet Network
TDM Circuits (e.g. T1/E1 Lines)

Circuit Emulated

TDM Circuits (e.g. T1/E1 Lines)

TDM Traffic

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Carrier Ethernet Architecture for Cable Operators

Headend
Analog TV Feeds
Internet Access

Hub
E-Line E-LAN D2A
Video Server Ad Insertion

CE

Home Run Fiber

UNI

Business Services over Fiber (GigE)

Node

A2D

EQAM CMTS

EoCoax EoHFC

CE

UNI

Digital TV, VOD, Interactive TV, Gaming

Switched Fiber

Optical Metro Ring Network

Business Park Business Services

Managed Business Applications

E-NNI

Hub
Wireless Plant Extension

UNI EoSONET /SDH

EoDOCSIS (future)

Another MSO or carrier Network

PON

E-Line E-LAN

Voice/Video Telephony Voice gateway

WDM
EoT1/DS3

CE

Leased T1/DS3

UNI

CE

UNI

CE

Greenfield Residential & Business Services

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New Technical Work

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MEF Technical Update

Two New Specifications (Oct 2011)
Standards

MEF 32 OVC Service Level Specifications MEF 26.0.2 Protection Across External Interface

Six MEF new specs formalized at Jan 12 meeting include three related projects:
Carrier Ethernet Class of Service

E-Access Service Type Standardizing buying and selling of wholesale CE

Class of Service Phase 2 Performance Objectives per CoS ,etc. Performance Objectives
per CoS ,etc.

Covered elsewhere
Mobile Backhaul Phase 1

Mobilefor Backhaul Phase 2 New definitions implementing CE in 4G/LTE New definitions for implementing CE
in 4G/LTE

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Carrier Ethernet Class of Service

MEF 23 Original CoS Specification

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Background: CoS Phase I

MEF 23 CoS Implementation Agreement - Phase 1
Specifies a 3 CoS Model and allows for subsets and extensions Provides Guidance for interconnections of Carrier Ethernet networks implementing Class of Service Models PCP/DSCP* values, as part of the Class of Service ID (CoS ID) Recommended for the UNI while PCP values are mandatory at the ENNI to facilitate interconnection. PCP/DSCP mandatory values are subset of the total value

Guidance on Bandwidth Profile constraints Includes consideration for frame disposition (i.e., Color) Performance Attributes Introduced based on FD, IFDV/FDV and FLR not quantified
* Note: PCP: Priority Code Point : 3 bit Priority in IEEE 802.3 datagram frames. DSCP: 6-bit Differentiated Services Code Point in IP frames
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Mapping the CoS Model at an ENNI

Common CoS lexicon between the Service Providers on either side of the standardized Ethernet interconnect facilitates CoS alignment: Providers are still free to implement a subset or superset of MEF CoS definitions MEF 23 specifies interoperability between CE Networks using up to 3 MEF CoS
UNI

Service Provider 1 Carrier Ethernet Network

ENNI

Service Provider 2 Carrier Ethernet Network

UNI

CE

CE

Without MEF CoS IA: MENs requires bilateral agreements at each ENNI. Customers may not get consistent QoS treatment

CoS Plus CoS Square CoS Heart CoS Coal CoS Plus CoS High*

CoS Rock

CoS Mapping?

CoS Paper CoS Scissors

With MEF CoS IA: MENs remark frames on egress of an ENNI to align based on standardized MEF CoS indications.

CoS Rock CoS Medium* CoS Low* CoS Paper CoS Scissors

CoS Square CoS Heart CoS Coal

* Each CoS Label associated with particular CPO

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Introducing MEF 23.1

Carrier Ethernet Class of Service Phase 2

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Class of Service Session Phase II

Intention Simplify and standardize the way Carrier Ethernet services are implemented to support a wide variety of applications Provide a rich set of definitions for performance objectives deployed in local, regional, national and worldwide locations Provide necessary service mapping at the connection points between providers Impact for providers cost savings, new revenue opportunities with shorter time to turn up MEF 23.1 adds functionality Classes of Service, quantified QoS measurement, new attributes and definitions, common terminology

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MEF Class of Service Extensions (MEF 23.1)

Implementation Guidance for the Industry
Enables performance improvement and reduced costs of Mobile Backhaul & key business applications Defines Class of Service Performance Objectives (CPOs) by application type for Mobile Backhaul networks and end-to-end apps

CPOs include all relevant metrics by type and distance

New Performance Tiers: Metro (250km), Regional (1,200km), Continental (7,000km), Global/Intercontinental (27,500 km) Applies to UNI-UNI, ENNI-UNI, ENNI-ENNI virtual connections

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MEF Class of Service Extensions

Implementation and Measurement
Extends existing Bandwidth Profile and Traffic management Quantifies Delay, Delay Variation, Frame Loss Ratio, availability etc. Adds Mean Frame Delay and Frame Delay Range Defines CPOs for distance related attributes as performance tiers Used by new Mobile Backhaul Project
Port/VLAN/CoS-based
Example of bandwidth profiles for typical Mobile Backhaul with 4 classes of service. Each CoS has one way performance metrics objectives
CoS 6 CoS 4 CoS 2

2 Mbps CIR for control 10 Mbps CIR for VoIP 20Mbps CIR for VPN data traffic

100Mbps UNI (port)

EVC1

UNI

EVC2

68Mbps for Internet Access

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Class of Service Phase 2 (MEF 23.1)

Add new performance attributes for Mean Delay and Delay Range introduced in MEF 10.2 Quantified CoS performance objectives and associated parameters for point to point EVCs and OVCs Bandwidth profile parameter constraints
Quantitative Delay, Delay Variation, Loss objectives Quantitative Delay, Delay Variation, Loss objectives

MEN A
OVC

ENNI

MEN B
OVC

UNI

UNI

Quantitative Delay, Delay Variation, Loss objectives UNI

MEN A
EVC

UNI

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Delivering SLAs
Specify the service to be provided
Definition of the service at the UNI (MEF 20, 6.1) Key SLA/SLS aspects CoS Identification and Bandwidth profile MEF 10.2 OVC SLA Amendment to ENNI spec 26.0.3 CoS Identification values & Performance Objectives MEF 23.1 (CoS IA Phase 2)

Construct end-to-end EVC

New MEF 23.1 enhancements may be applied to an EVC or segments of an
EVC, such as an OVC for point-to-point

Integrate OVCs joining UNI to ENNI, ENNI to ENNI, ENNI to UNI Map EVC attributes to OVC attributes

Turn up and monitor the new service

Measuring SOAM Performance Monitoring (in progress)
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Three CoS Model Using PCP or DSCP per Frame

CoS and Color Identifiers1
C-Tag PCP CoS Label PHB (DSCP)

S-Tag PCP Without DEI Supported

Color Green Color Yellow

Color Green

Color Yellow N/S in Phase 2 2 0

Color Green

Color Yellow

S-Tag PCP With DEI Supported

H M L

5 3 1

EF (46) AF31 (26)

N/S in Phase 2

5 3 1

N/S in Phase 2 2 0

5 3 1

AF32 (28) or AF33 (30) AF12 (12), AF13 AF11 (10) (14) or Default (0)

Full CoS Identifier includes EVC or OVC End Point. Table specifies only the PCP or DSCP values to be used with EVC or OVC End Point to specify a CoS ID. EVC and OVC End Point indication is not constrained by CoS IA. EF: Expedited Forwarding. AF Assured Forwarding

DRAFT

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Example: Full C-Tag PCP Mappings

Example of full mappings of PCP at a UNI for multi-CoS EVCs that support all 3 MEF CoS Labels and no additional CoS Names. This may be a common approach in handling low latency traffic based on a PCP marking particularly when using (for instance) IP Routers.
MEF CoS Combination Supported on EVC {H + M + L} {H + M} {H + L} {M + L}

PCP Mapping per Class of Service - Color Blind Mode H 5 5 5 N/A M 2-4, 6, 7 0-4, 6, 7 N/A 2-7 L 0, 1 N/A 0-4, 6, 7 0, 1

Example PCP Mapping for Multi-CoS EVC Supporting Only Standard Classes of Service at UNI Router-ApplicationFriendly mapping
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Parameters for Performance Metrics

Performance Metric
FD
MFD IFDV FDR FLR Availability High Loss Interval Consecutive High Loss Interval

Parameter Name
Percentile (Pd) Time Interval (T) Time Interval (T) Percentile (Pv) Time Interval (T) Pair Interval(Dt) Percentile (Pr) Time Interval (T) Time Interval (T) TBD TBD
TBD

Parameter Values Parameter Values for Parameter Values for CoS Label H CoS Label M for CoS Label L 99th 99.9th 95th
Month Month 99.9th Month 1sec 99.9th Month Month TBD TBD
TBD

Month Month 99th or N/S1 Month or N/S1 1sec or N/S1 99th or N/S1 Month or N/S1 Month TBD TBD
TBD

Month Month N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Month TBD TBD
TBD

MEF 23.1 Table 5: CoS Label High, Medium and Low (H, M and L) Parameter Values

DRAFT

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Performance Tier 1 CPOs

CoS Label H Performance Metric Pt-Pt
10 7

CoS Label M Pt-Pt

20 13 8 or N/S 2 10 or N/S
2

CoS Label L1 Pt-Pt

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MultiPoint
TBD

MultiPoin t
TBD

MultiPoin t
TBD

Applicability

FD (ms)

At least one of either FD or MFD required

MFD (ms)

TBD

TBD

TBD

IFDV (ms)

3 .01% i.e. 10-4 TBD

TBD

TBD

N/S

TBD

At least one of either FDR or IFDV required

FDR (ms)

TBD

TBD

N/S .1% i.e. 10-3 TBD

TBD

FLR (percent)

TBD

.01% i.e. 10-4 TBD

TBD

TBD

Availability

TBD

TBD

TBD

High Loss Interval Consecutive High Loss Interval

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

DRAFT

MEF 23.1 Table 6: Performance Tier 1 (Metro) CoS Performance Objectives

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Performance Tier 2 CPOs

Performance Metric
FD (ms) MFD (ms) IFDV (ms) FDR (ms) FLR (percent) Availability High Loss Interval Consecutive High Loss Interval

CoS Label H MultiPoi Pt-Pt nt

25 18 8 10 .01% i.e., 10-4 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

CoS Label M MultiPoi Pt-Pt nt

75 30 40 or N/S 2 50 or N/S 2 .01% i.e., 10-4 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

CoS Label L1 MultiPoi Applicability Pt-Pt nt

125 50 N/S N/S .1% i.e., 10-3 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD At least one of either FD or MFD required At least one of either FDR or IFDV required

MEF 23.1 Table 7: Performance Tier 2 (Regional) CoS Performance Objectives

DRAFT

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Per Application CPOs

Covers the following applications
VoIP Data Video Conferencing Data VoIP and Video conference Signaling IPTV Data Plane, IPTV Control Plane Streaming Media Interactive Gaming Circuit Emulation Telepresence: includes: Remote Surgery (Video) Financial/Trading CCTV Database (Hot Standby), (WAN Replication), (Client/Server) T.38 Fax SANs (Synchronous and Asynchronous Replication) Network Attached Storage Text and Graphics Terminals Point of Sale Transactions Mobile Backhaul H, M, L Best Effort Includes: Email, Store/Forward Fax, WAFS, Web Browsing, File Transfer (including hi-res image file transfer), E-Commerce
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Per Application CPOs (Summary)

Application VoIP Data Video Conferencing Data FD 125 ms pref 375 ms limit Pd = 0.999 125 ms pref 375 ms limit Pd = 0.999 Not specified 125 ms Pd = 0.999 Not specified Not specified 50 ms 25 ms Pd = .999999 120 ms Pd = 0.999 Unknown 150 ms (MPEG-4) 200 ms (MJPEG) Pd=0.999 5 ms 50 ms Not specified 400 ms, Pd = 0.999 5 ms 40 ms Not specified Not specified 2s Not specified 10 ms 20 ms 37 ms MFD 100 ms pref 350 ms limit 100 ms pref 350 ms limit 250 ms pref 100 ms 75 ms Not specified 40 ms 20 ms 110 ms 2 ms Not specified FLR 3e-2 FDR 50 ms Pr = 0.999 50 ms Pr = 0.999 Not specified 50 ms Pr = 0.999 Not specified 2s 10 ms 15 ms Pr = .999 40 ms Pr = 0.999 Unknown 50 ms Pr = 0.999 Unknown Unknown Not specified 50 ms Pr = 0.999 1.25 ms 10 ms Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified 5 ms 10 ms Not specified IFDV 40 ms Pv = 0.999 40 ms Pv = 0.999 Not specified 40 ms Pv = 0.999 Not specified 1.5 s Pv = 0.99 8 ms 10 ms. Pv = .999, t = 900s, T = 3600s 10 ms Unknown Not specified 1e-2

VoIP and Videoconf Signaling IPTV Data Plane IPTV Control Plane Streaming Media Interactive Gaming Circuit Emulation Telepresence, includes: Remote Surgery (Video) Financial/Trading CCTV

1e-3 1e-3 1e-3 1e-2 1e-3 1e-6 2.5e-4 1e-5 1e-2

Database (Hot Standby) Database (WAN Replication) Database (Client/Server) T.38 Fax SANs (Synchronous Replication) SANs (Asynchronous Replication)* Network Attached Storage Text and Graphics Terminals Point of Sale Transactions Best Effort, includes: Email, Store/Forward Fax, WAFS, Web Browsing, File Transfer (including hi-res image file transfer), E-Commerce Mobile Backhaul H Mobile Backhaul M Mobile Backhaul L

Not specified Not specified 1s 350 ms 3.75 ms 30 ms 1s 200 ms 1s Not specified 7 ms 13 ms 28 ms

1e-5 1e-5 1e-3 3e-2 1e-4 1e-4 1e-3 1e-3 1e-3 Not specified 1e-4 1e-4 1e-3

Unknown Unknown Not specified 40 ms Pv = 0.999 1 ms 8 ms Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified 3 ms 8 ms Not specified

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Benefits of CoS Alignment, Standardization

Summary
An important new specification that will accelerate deployment Customers can easily receive the same service between all points in the world Carriers can interconnect with other carriers automatically without engineering Services can rapidly roll out worldwide Service calls diminish when service performance is universally predictable Carrier Ethernet applications are tuned to work better because the underlying service is better understood
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Example Uses of Services

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Examples for EPL

Simple configuration Internet The port to the Internet it is un-trusted

Branch

The port to the branches it is trusted No coordination with MEN SP for HQ to branch subnets Fractional bandwidth (Bandwidth Profile) to minimize monthly service charges

EPL

EPL Firewall HQ Branch

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Example Use of EVPL

Turbo 2000 Internet Access, Inc.
Service Multiplexing

VLAN 178 Blue VLAN 179 Yellow VLAN 180 Green

VLAN 2000 Green ISP Customer 3

VLAN 2000 Blue ISP Customer 1 Efficient use of ISP router ports Easy configuration at ISP customer sites

VLAN 2000 Yellow ISP Customer 2

This port and VLAN 2000 (or even untagged) to Turbo Internet
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Example Use of EVP-LAN

Service Multiplexing

C
Credit Check, Inc.

A
EVC1 EVC2 B

Instant Loans, Inc. Walk In Drive Out Used Cars, Inc.

Redundant points of access for critical availability higher layer service

Efficient use of DDCs router ports

IL and Used Cars cannot see each others traffic

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Example Use of EP-Tree

A Internet for the Small Guy, Inc. D B Small Guy Travel Tiny Guy Coffee Diminutive Guy Gaming Center

EVC1
Root

C
Leaves

Efficient use of ISG router port One subnet to configure on ISG router Simple configuration for the little guys Small, Tiny, and Diminutive Guys cant see each others traffic

Second Root would provide redundant internet access

Some limits on what routing protocols can be used

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Example Use of EVP-Tree

Elevator Video Franchises
Service Multiplexing Leaves

A Internet for the Small Guy, Inc.

D
EVC1
Roots

Small Guy Travel B C Tiny Guy Coffee Diminutive Guy Gaming Center

Leaves Efficient use of ISG router port Efficient distribution of elevator video

Small, Tiny, and Diminutive Guys cant see each others traffic, EV Franchises cant see each others traffic Second Root would provide redundant internet access Some limits on what routing protocols can be used
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Carrier Ethernet in Action

COMPANY HQ
UNI

Carrier Ethernet Service Provider

Application EVPL Profiles, Sample CoS Objectives Committed Excess Frame Information Information Delay Rate Rate Priority Frame Loss Ratio

Metro Fiber Ethernet Virtual Private Line Services VoIP calls Interactive business and consumer video programming Telepresence Streamed HD live content Content distributed. Development and non-real time delivery

0 1

10 mbps 100 mbps

0 0

5ms 5ms 25ms N/A N/A

0.1% 0.01% 0.1% 0.01% 1%

2 3 4

50 mbps 40 mbps 0

0 0 500 mbps

Implementation Guidance
The above bandwidth profiles and related Performance metrics are a small set of those available. New MEF Specifications recommend performance objectives based on both distance and application types

Impact for Providers and Enterprises

Ability to tune Carrier Ethernet services to exactly match wide variety of changing applications requirements creates a highly responsive network that reacts well to bursts of high priority data.

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MEF Reference Presentations

MEF Reference Presentations Covering the Principal Work of the MEF
Overview presentation of the MEF. Overview presentation of the Technical Work of the MEF Carrier Ethernet Services Overview Carrier Ethernet User-Network Interface Carrier Ethernet Access Technology Overview Carrier Ethernet Interconnect Program. Carrier Ethernet OAM & Management Overview Carrier Ethernet for Mobile Backhaul Carrier Ethernet Business Services This presentation gives basic and most up-to-date information about the work of the MEF. It also introduces the definitions, scope and impact of Carrier Ethernet, the MEF Certification programs and describes the benefits of joining the MEF. Includes a summary of the specifications of the MEF, structure of the technical committee, work in progress and relationships with other Industry Standards bodies. For PowerPoint overviews of individual specifications: click here This presentation defines the MEF Ethernet Services that represent the principal attribute of a Carrier Ethernet Network This presentation discusses the market impact of MEF 20: UNI Type 2 Implementation agreement This presentation describes how the MEF specifications bring Carrier Ethernet services to the world's Access networks (with examples of Active Ethernet (Direct Fiber), WDM Fiber, MSO Networks(COAX and Direct Fiber), Bonded Copper, PON Fiber and TDM (Bonded T1/E1, DS3/E3)) This is the latest presentation from the Carrier Ethernet Interconnect Working Group which acts as a framework for all presentations given on this topic. This presentation describes the management framework and the OAM elements for fault and performance management expressed in terms of the life cycle of a Carrier Ethernet circuit A comprehensive marketing and technical overview of the MEF's initiative on Mobile Backhaul that has lead to the adoption of Carrier Ethernet as the technology of choice for 3G and 4G backhaul networks A comprehensive presentation aimed at business users

A presentation of the MEFs three certification programs: Equipment, Services and Professionals. These The MEF Certification Programs programs have been a cornerstone of the success of Carrier Ethernet and its deployment in more than 100 countries around the world.

Presentations may be found at http://metroethernetforum.org/Presentations

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