Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Revolution – Seoul Korea
Date: December 10, 2014 Location: Seoul, Korea Hosted by HFR and SDH
This seminar from the MEF brings a new local and global perspective on the world’ most successful network service deployment over the last decade: Carrier Ethernet. It features an in depth look at Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0) services, wholesale Access services, service management and operations, and its applications in the context of SDN, Cloud and Mobile Backhaul optimization. Finally, it features the latest on the MEF’s new “Third Network” vision.
Service Management and Operations: This session covers the latest MEF initiatives to define, streamline & standardize process for buying, selling, delivering and operating MEF-defined services. The session brings insight into the new work covering processes, information, interfaces and terminology applied to partner relationship management, lifecycle management and industry standards alignment. It also covers related management specifications and address new orchestration and monitoring required for controlling dynamic Carrier Ethernet services.
Sudhakar S Marthi (Vice President, Global Business Development, Zoho Corp)
Sudhakar S Marthi began his sales & marketing career with Zoho Corp., in 2000. Today, he is handling Global Business Development activities of ZOHO Corp product divisions viz., WebNMS M2M, Zoho.com; Manage Engine and WebNMS . At Zoho, Sudhakar has designed and executed various marketing and branding initiatives which set the stage for the group’s consistent and growing performance. He is also working closely with SI's and MSP partners for the business promotion of ZOHO Corp products / applications.
Sudhakar started his career more than 27 years ago andwas employed withSICO, Toshniwal Bros and Toshbro for 15 years prior to joining Zoho Corp. Sudhakar holds a Masters in Science (Physics) from Annamalai University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from LIBA, Chennai.
Carrier Ethernet 2.0 for Macro and Small Cell Backhaul: This session covers MEF's Mobile Backhaul specifications including synchronization, resiliency, the optimization of mobile backhaul with CE 2.0 Multiple Class of Service, other necessary elements of 4G/LTE deployment, and how CE 2.0 can be used for fixed/mobile convergence. Support and developments for Small Cell within current and upcoming specifications are also described.
Dr. Martin Nuss (Vice President, Technology and Strategy and Chief Technical Officer, Vitesse Semiconductor)
Martin Nuss, Ph.D. is Vice President, Technology and Strategy and Chief Technical Officer at Vitesse Semiconductor. Dr. Nuss has over 20 years of technical and management experience and is a recognized industry expert in timing and synchronization for communications networks. Dr. Nuss serves on the board of directors for the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) and is a fellow of the Optical Society of America and IEEE member. He holds a doctorate in applied physics from the Technical University in Munich, Germany.
Carrier Ethernet and SDN: Delivering Cloud Services: Internet delivered Cloud Services and applications present major challenges for businesses. This session covers how Carrier Ethernet is overcoming performance, consistency, security and regulatory issues to make Cloud services truly Enterprise-Class. The session includes existing Carrier Ethernet Cloud Solutions showing the significant benefits to all stakeholders and will discuss how Carrier Ethernet is being enhanced to take advantage of both SDN and NFV technologies.
Ethan Shen (Marketing Manager, Centec Networks)
Ethan Shen is marketing manager of the global business unit in Centec Networks. Starting from system engineer, Ethan leads to deliver the customer service of Centec products all over the world, with rich experience in applications including Metro Ethernet, PTN, IPRAN and NID. As a marketing manager now, Ethan is leading the business development of Centec in APAC. He is also contributing to Centec’s innovative SDN solution and builds links to world leading service providers for SDN practice in carrier domain. Prior to joining Centec Networks, Ethan was the PM of the high-end router department of ZTE. Ethan holds a M.D. in computer networking from Southeast University of China.
Future of Global Networking: The Third Network: This session looks to the future following the announcement of MEF’s Third Network Vision & Strategy of a new virtual service network that combines the performance-assured security of Carrier Ethernet with the ubiquity and on-demand nature of the Internet – a new Third Network. This session will also discuss standardized Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO).
Kevin Vachon (Chief Operating Officer, MEF)
Appointed as MEF COO in 2006, Kevin leads a team that build, support and scale the MEF’s ever-increasing mix of global programs activities. With a key objective of globalizing Carrier Ethernet and MEF standards, Kevin directs efforts to expand CE awareness, membership and program activities particularly into emerging markets. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, a senior MEF representative to the press and analyst community and oversees MEF liaison relationships with other associations and standards organizations.
During his tenure, membership has tripled to over 215 companies, representing 43 countries, with Service Provider membership increasing eight fold. New member committees have been formed and MEF’s Marketing, Certification programs have been substantially expanded. The CloudEthernet Forum has recently been established within MEF’s legal framework.
Kevin held the position of CEO of DIATEM Networks Inc., a Carrier Ethernet software company from 2003 to 2005 and was Chairman, President and CEO of NUVO Network Management, a network management outsourcing firm, from 1996 to 2002. Previously, he held other senior management positions with NUVO and spent 10 years in a wide variety of capacities with Gandalf Technologies, a network equipment vendor.
