MEF-CECP Professional Certification Calling All Carrier Ethernet Experts!

Poll Which of the following most closely describes your job function? (Choose one please) Technical Sales or Technical Marketing Engineering Architecture or Network Design Product or Solution Development Operations

The Value of Carrier Ethernet Professional Certification Ralph Santitoro Fujitsu Network Communications MEF Accredited Training Provider Co-chair, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

3 Dimensions of MEF Certification Employers and partners identify skilled Carrier Ethernet professionals faster Service Providers identify standardized networking devices faster Users identify standardized services and quality Service Providers faster

The Need for CE Professional Certification ”Do I have sufficient working knowledge of key Carrier Ethernet topics, and if yes, how do I prove it?” Employer ”Do my critical Carrier Ethernet employees have a good working knowledge of important Carrier Ethernet topics, and if not, how do I train them?” Customer (Buyer) ”Am I outsourcing to, or partnering with, Carrier Ethernet companies with suitably skilled personnel?”

Value of MEF CE Professional Certification for Individuals Continuing education, career development and career advancement opportunities Globally-recognized MEF Certificate Highlighted listing on MEF Ethernet Academy web site

Value of MEF CE Professional Certification for Employers Industry-recognized validation of professional’s knowledge and understanding of Carrier Ethernet technologies, standards, services and applications Makes it easier to identify, recruit and qualify potential employees for work in the Carrier Ethernet industry

Value of MEF CE Professional Certification for Customers (Buyers) Industry’s first and only vendor-independent, professional certification focused on Carrier Ethernet Simplifies creation of Carrier Ethernet product and service RFPs and analysis of RFP responses

What is MEF-CECP? Craig Easley - MEF-CECP CEA – MEF Accredited Training Provider Co-chair, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

80 multiple choice/response questions 1 hour 45 minutes Delivered by the MEF over the Internet to examinee’s computer Developed by leading MEF Subject Matter Experts in the Carrier Ethernet industry Covers 10 key topic areas in Carrier Ethernet Based on MEF, IEEE, IETF and ITU-T standards and specs

Exam Objectives Detailed objectives provided by the MEF on the MEF sites and in MEF-CECP Study Guide Fundamentals of Carrier Ethernet services Carrier Ethernet services over different transport and access technologies Components and attributes of Carrier Ethernet services Certification of Carrier Ethernet services Carrier Ethernet, TDM, IP and MPLS Applications of Carrier Ethernet Circuit Emulation of Carrier Ethernet Carrier Ethernet Service OAM

Sample Questions – Standard Terminology Which kind of UNI to UNI connectivity is used for the Ethernet Private Line (EPL) service? A. Ethernet Private Circuit B. Point to Point Ethernet Private Connection C. Point to Point Ethernet Virtual Connection D. Point to Point Ethernet Virtual Circuit

Sample Questions – Standard Terminology Which three Service Types are defined in MEF 6.1? (Select three): A. Ethernet Circuit (E-Circuit) B. Ethernet Line (E-Line) C. Ethernet Tree (E-Tree) D. Ethernet Transparent Connection (E-TC) E. Ethernet LAN (E-LAN)

Sample Questions – Standard Topologies A customer with three locations requests Ethernet service for very transparent connectivity between sites. Which service is most suitable? A. a single Ethernet Private LAN (EP-LAN) B. a single Ethernet Virtual Private LAN (EVP-LAN) C. a single Ethernet Private Tree (EP-Tree) D. a single Ethernet Virtual Private Tree (EVP-Tree)

Poll How many people in your organization would you estimate are directly involved in providing Carrier Ethernet services or products? 1-5 6-20 21-100 >100

Program Snapshot Sam Hurrell Perpetual Solutions – MEF Accredited Training Provider Member, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

287 MEF-CECPs 35 countries 93 employer companies MEF-CECP Job Titles 287 MEF-CECPs 35 countries 48% NA, 25% EUR, 22% APAC, 3% MEA, 2% CALA 93 employer companies 49% Service Providers, 38% equipment vendors

Industry adoption accelerating Leading companies have standardized on MEF-CECP certification * as of June 25th

Poll Which training/study option do you personally prefer? (Choose one please) Classroom-based training Self study Online mentoring

Training and Study George Churchwell – MEF-CECP Tech 2000 – MEF Accredited Training Provider Member, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

6 Global MEF-ATPs Class training on customer premises or on the MEF-ATP premises anywhere in the world Group purchase of MEF- CECP exams on behalf of examinees Group proctoring of examinees at the end of the MEF-CECP training Pricing and scheduling available directly from the MEF-ATPs

Individual Study Self-Assessment Tools Available from MEF-ATPs MEF-CECP Study Guide www.carrierethernetstudyguide.org Centralized source of high value information Available offline Free iPad app – “MEF on the Go” Downloadable PDF from website

Taking MEF-CECP – A to Z Carsten Rossenhoevel – MEF-CECP EANTC – MEF Accredited Training Provider Co-Chair, MEF EMEA Marketing Co-Chair, MEF Mobile Backhaul Marketing Working Group Member, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

Registration Process Individuals Register at Ethernet Academy Pay US$350 online Receive receipt Schedule online proctoring Own computer at office or home Broadband connection USB camera System check Exam itself

Exam Delivery and Proctoring Exam delivered over the Internet by the MEF Proctoring (supervision, invigilation) options Physically by MEF Accredited Training Provider staff Over the Internet by ProctorCam

Results Exams are automatically rated by special software No manual intervention Results are analyzed immediately MEF notifies examinees Pass or fail Personal score Comparison of individual results with average per topic

Retakes and Validity Additional charge of US$50 per retake Up to three attempts in six months Validity of MEF-CECP certificates Certificate does not expire at present Validity under discussion in MEF Professional Certification subcommittee MEF continuously extends Carrier Ethernet capabilities; will be reflected in future MEF-CECP program updates

Poll Which aspect(s) of Carrier Ethernet professional certification is most important to you? (Choose one or more) Need for vendor-independent Carrier Ethernet knowledge Required to do my current job Career development Keeping current with technological advances and standards

MEF-CECP Deliverables Michael Williams Telefocal Asia, MEF Accredited Training Provider Member, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

MEF-CECP Deliverables Logo for use in email signatures, CVs, LinkedIn etc. Certificate (soft and hard copies) Listing on Ethernet Academy

MEF-CECP Deliverables Results Analysis

MEF Carrier Ethernet Professional Certification – What’s Next? Ralph Santitoro Fujitsu Network Communications MEF Accredited Training Provider Co-chair, MEF Professional Certification Subcommittee

Roadmap MEF-CECP is the first of a series of MEF Carrier Ethernet Professional Certifications It addresses a broad range of technical disciplines Additional certifications under evaluation for: Sales and Marketing professionals Carrier Ethernet Applications (e.g., Mobile Backhaul) Updates to program to ensure inclusion of evolving MEF technical committee work

New MEF-CECP Exam Study Guide eBook for the iPad Can be used as preparatory material for classroom-based training Additional self-study tool that complements MEF on the Go iPad app.

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