MEF ratifies ENNI specification

The Metro Ethernet Forum has ratified the MEF 26 specification defining phase one of an external network-to-network interface (ENNI).

 

The specification standardizes the reference point between service providers' carrier Ethernet networks and services, MEF said. It covers connections for both E-line and E-LAN services.

 

MEF 26 aims to accelerate the lengthy and complicated process of matching different providers' carrier Ethernet services. 

 

“As operators increasingly migrate to all-packet networks, they are investing heavily in delivering Ethernet services to their customers,” Infonetics analyst Michael Howard said. “The ability to span these services in a timely and economical manner over multiple operator networks is a multi-billion dollar opportunity in waiting.”