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MEF Announces 21 Participants In 12 Proof of Concept Showcase Demonstrations At GEN15
The MEF is pleased to announce that 21 companies in 12 participant
groups have been selected to showcase interactive Proof of Concept (PoC)
demonstrations of new service & technology innovations enabling the
future of global networking. The live Proof of Concept Showcase will be
the focal point of the GEN15 event (www.gen15.com)
being held on 16-19 November 2015 at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
The GEN15 Showcase will feature leading-edge implementations of dynamic
Third Network connectivity services with LSO (Lifecycle Service
Orchestration), SDN, NFV, and CE 2.0 (Carrier Ethernet 2.0) innovations.
Selected Showcase participants and themes are listed below and can also
be found on the PoC
Showcase page on the GEN15 site:
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AT&T (News - Alert): Demonstrate Network on Demand services built on
software-defined (SDN) and virtualization (NFV) technologies that
allow customers to control, scale, and add new services via direct
self-service access.
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RAD, Sandvine, CenturyLink: Demonstrate how communication
service providers can deploy application-aware network policy control
(Layer 7) in conjunction with Layer 2/Layer 3 SLA assured services for
a richer business application experience and greater operational
efficiency.
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Ciena, Colt Technology Services: Demonstrate multi-domain
lifecycle service orchestration of virtual CPE (vCPE) virtual network
functions (VNFs) across an NFV-ready data center infrastructure and an
SDN-enabled Carrier Ethernet WAN. This Colt-sponsored, multi-vendor
PoC showcases an open and future-proof architecture that allows
network operators to efficiently integrate best-in-class VNFs, as well
as to rapidly develop and operationalize innovative new NFV-enabled
Carrier Ethernet business services.
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Accedian, Cox Business: Demonstrate innovative outdoor
strand-mount small cells as-a-service and turn-key indoor backhaul
solutions that integrate Carrier Ethernet LSO automation and elastic
bandwidth with automated deployment, provisioning, service activation
testing, and QoS monitoring. Will showcase how Carrier Ethernet can
ubiquitously enable the small cell business case.
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ADVA, Time Warner Cable Business Class: As communication
service providers eye the revenue potential of fast and agile service
activation facilitated by NFV, they are looking for a seamless
evolution path from existing networks and operational processes. PoC
participants will demonstrate how MEF-principles can form the basis
for optimized NFV performance when combining CE 2.0 demarcation
technology with VNF hosting capacity and intelligent supporting
functions on the basis of open interfaces and open-source software.
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PCCW (News - Alert) Global: Demonstrate one-stop-shop for network connectivity
and cloud services with event-driven bandwidth adjustments. The
solution is based on an open-framework approach enabling future
integration with other network service providers and public cloud
service providers.
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CENX (News - Alert): Highlight the criticality of LSO-enabled dynamic
assurance when machines are connected across a hybrid physical and
virtualized core network. Without real-time monitoring,
troubleshooting, and service restoration LSO capabilities, essential
applications, such as home surveillance, are rendered unreliable.
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Cisco (News - Alert): Demonstrate implementation of the Third Network,
featuring CE 2.0 Lifecycle Service Orchestration through SDN over a
self-healing infrastructure that includes physical and virtual network
elements. Will showcase the business benefits of automating service
lifecycle orchestration through integrating SDN into the Carrier
Ethernet infrastructure to achieving service agility.
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Oracle (News - Alert) Communications, Infovista, Juniper Networks: Inspired by
the MF's Third Network Vision, will demonstrate real-time, zero-touch
lifecycle service orchestration and assurance of a multi-site ELAN
service over multiple operator networks with physical and
self-adjusting NFV components (vCPEs and vPEs), fully integrated into
the service providers' critical business processes to deliver the
ultimate NaaS customer experience.
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MRV: Demonstrate distributed NFV utilizing cloud-based
multi-factor authentication. Security is often a concern within a
distributed NFV environment; however, adding multi-factor
authentication via a cloud service provides enhanced security with
ease of use - eliminating the need for resources to build and
integrate the authentication service into an internal system.
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WebNMS, Omnitron, Veryx: Demonstrate lifecycle service
orchestration of an SDN-managed data center and a CE 2.0 WAN network,
providing: elastic service creation and delivery; automated service
turn-up testing & active performance monitoring; dynamic bandwidth
on-demand; OpenMUL-based software abstraction of network control plane
& data forwarding plane; and a cloud-based self-service customer SLA
portal.
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Wedge Networks: Demonstrate on-demand security services
delivered through a service provider network using NFV and cloud
orchestration capabilities.
"The Proof of Concept showcase will feature service and technology
innovations that deliver on the MEF's Third Network and LSO visions in
relation to CE 2.0, SDN, and NFV," said Nan Chen, President of the MEF.
"The response to our call for participants was exceptional, with more
than 30 companies involved in the submission process. We thank each
collaborating group and the individual organization for participating.
We congratulate the companies who have been selected and look forward to
seeing all of these PoC demos in action at GEN15."
PoC Showcase participants were required to submit proposals based on
interactive, on-site, and live networking that demonstrates new and
upcoming implementations. Detailed Showcase profiles will be made
available on the PoC
Showcase page in the near future.
For questions about the PoC Showcase, please contact Bruno Giguère,
Director of Product Marketing, MEF, [email protected].
For GEN15 program and sponsorship information, contact MEF GEN15 Program
Director Stan Hubbard at [email protected].
For more event information, visit www.gen15.com
and see the main conference program here.
Register here
for GEN15 and receive a 20% early registration savings until 25
September 2015. Attendance is free for qualified service end-user
professionals from enterprises, businesses, government, defense,
educational, or non-profit organizations.
About GEN15
With a target audience exceeding 1,250 attendees from 325+ companies,
GEN15 is the must-attend annual networking event for executives and
other senior professionals involved in the combined Carrier Ethernet +
Third Network services & technology ecosystem. GEN15 will bring together
a global array of 120+ Carrier Ethernet, LSO, SDN, NFV, and Cloud expert
speakers from around the world to contribute to the event's program and
networking opportunities. Event content and peer-to-peer networking
opportunities are designed to appeal to experts from retail, wholesale,
and mobile service providers; cloud service providers; mid to large
businesses; government & defense organizations; network solutions
vendors; the press; analyst firms; investment firms; and others.
GEN15 will encompass industry-leading keynote speakers, educational
roundtables, and panels with dedicated tracks for enterprise end-users;
retail, wholesale, mobile, and cloud service providers; and others. This
year's event includes a special Enterprise Day in conjunction with our
partner Network Computing as well as the addition of a groundbreaking
LSO Hackathon sponsored by Cisco DevNet. We also are expanding popular
elements of last year's program, including the MEF Certified
Professionals Convention, Verizon Partner Conference, the Proof of
Concept Service & Technology Showcase, Global Media Hub, and MEF
Excellence Awards program that recognizes outstanding service,
technology, and professional leadership and innovation. See www.gen15.com
for details.
About the MEF
The MEF is the driving force behind the $80+ billion global market for
Carrier Ethernet services and technologies and the defining body for LSO
(Lifecycle Service Orchestration) standards that underpin emerging Third
Network services with CE 2.0, SDN, and NFV. An industry alliance
consisting of nearly 220 member organizations based in 43 countries, the
MEF operates through a powerful collaborative framework of service
providers, network solutions suppliers, and other stakeholders to
achieve CE 2.0 and LSO development and globalization objectives.
MEF's flagship work is CE 2.0, including specifications, operational
frameworks, and certification programs for services, equipment, and
professionals. Visit www.mef.net
for more details on these programs.
Building on fourteen years of success with Carrier Ethernet, the MEF is
now focused on development of LSO with APIs to enable paradigm-shifting
agile, assured, and orchestrated services over more efficient, automated
networks. The MEF's vision for the transformation of network
connectivity services and the networks used to deliver them is referred
to as the "Third Network," which combines the on-demand agility and
ubiquity of the Internet with the performance and security assurances of
CE 2.0. For information on the Third Network and LSO download the MEF's Third
Network Vision & Strategy White Paper and Third
Network Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) Vision White Paper.
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