Cable Builds on its Commitment to Carrier Ethernet.New MEF MEF Marine Expeditionary Force MEF Metro Ethernet Forum MEF Ministerio de EconomÃa y Finanzas (Spanish) MEF Mobile Entertainment Forum MEF Middle East Forum (think tank) members, new certifications and training opportunities announced ORLANDO, Fla. -- Several new members, new certifications and training opportunities mark the fast-growing relationship between the Metro Ethernet Forum The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) was founded in 2002. It is a non-profit international industry consortium, dedicated to worldwide adoption of Carrier Ethernet networks and services. (MEF) and the cable industry. Tomorrow sees the first full day of training for cable engineers organized by the MEF in conjunction with the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE SCTE Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers SCTE Society of Cable Television Engineers SCTE Serial Clock Transmit External ), while the cable industry's commitment is exemplified by the news of CableLabs[R]' joining the MEF. Charles Bergren, Engineer, CableLabs, commented: "CableLabs is working actively with Cable MSOs and the MEF to ensure the interoperability, manageability, scalability, and deployment of Business Ethernet Services. "Toward these ends, we are also taking steps to align DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. as an access technology for cable operators." The last 12 months have seen a surge in MEF membership, including an influx of new members from the cable industry committed to Carrier Ethernet for competitive Business Services. Building on existing MEF cable operator members Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. , ntl:telewest, Optimum Lightpath, RCN RCN n abbr (= Royal Canadian Navy) → kanadische Marine and Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , the latest additions from the cable industry include, in addition to CableLabs, service providers Comcast Communications, Suddenlink and Bright House Networks. Collectively, MEF US cable operator members now represent over 75% of the cable footprint in the U.S. In the words of Andre Martineau, Sr. Director, Business Solutions, Bright House Networks: "As a member of the MEF, we are ideally placed to keep pace with developments and opportunities as well as to play our part in shaping Carrier Ethernet developments to match the future needs of our customers." The MEF's certification program is a key element in MEF's strategy to promote Carrier Ethernet as the leading global communications technology. Beginning in 2005 with certification of vendor systems' ability to deliver MEF-compliant services, the program expanded last year to include the world's first service provider certification program and is now extending to certification of compliance to MEF Quality of Service attributes too. Cox Communications, the third largest cable television company in the United States, recently received certification of compliance to MEF9 global Carrier Ethernet Service definitions. "Our customers count on us to deliver robust and reliable next-generation Ethernet services to support their needs for rapidly increasing bandwidth and greater network simplicity," said Kristine Faulkner, VP Product Development and Management, Cox Business Services, "the MEF's focus on standardization and operability Operability is the ability to keep a system in a functioning and operating condition. In a computing systems environment with multiple systems this includes the ability of products, systems and business processes to work together to accomplish a common task such as finding and has many benefits to our customers, including ease of management and delivery of reliable, multiple services over one pipe." Tomorrow the MEF, in conjunction with the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), will host a full day of training for the cable industry engineering community. Co-located with the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo conference, this provides another example of the growing cooperation between the industry leaders. About the MEF: The MEF is a global industry alliance comprising more than 120 organizations including telecommunications service providers, cable MSOs, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. The MEF's mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide. For more information about the Forum, including a complete listing of all current MEF members, please visit the MEF web site at http://www.MetroEthernetForum.org/ Editors Note: * Please join MEF press conference call on Tuesday, June 19th at 11am ET for a major industry announcement concerning the world's first certification program for Service Providers, URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : www.netevents.tv/docuplayer.asp?docid=109 - Tel: +44 20 8974 7900, Passcode: 397 662 * If you are visiting SCTE in Orlando please join the MEF press briefing in the SCTE Media room W209 B/C B/C Because B/C Broadcast B/C Boundary Conditions B/C Biological & Chemical at 3:00pm ET on Wednesday June 20th |
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