1. MEF-CECP Professional Certification Calling All Carrier Ethernet Experts!

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. 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?”

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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)

14. 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)

15. 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

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

17. 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

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

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

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

21. 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

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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

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

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

31. MEF-CECP Deliverables
Results Analysis

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

33. 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

34. 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.

35. Q&A More at MetroEthernetForum.org