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Clear description of the referenced document:
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Name:
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MEF 13
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This document specifies an implementation agreement for MEF User to Network Interface (UNI) Type 1. The main objective of this version is to specify the MEF UNI characteristics and opera-tion in manual configuration mode. This allows existing Ethernet devices (switch, router, workstation, etc) acting as CEs to be instantly compliant to this IA with no additional software or hardware upgrades. The main functionality of this version is to allow data-plane Ethernet con-nectivity between the UNI-C and UNI-N. This document references MEF UNI Requirements and Framework [4] for all concepts, constructs and terminology. The UNI Type 1 mode provides bare minimum data-plane connectivity services with no control-plane or management-plane capabilities.
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Status of approval:
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Approved in 2005
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Justification for the specific reference:
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referenced in Table 15-1B to illustrate relationship with Ethernet Connection types specified in G.8012.1
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Current information, if any, about IPR issues:
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No known issues.
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Other useful information describing the "Quality" of the document:
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Commonly referenced all over the world for metro Ethernet services.
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The degree of stability or maturity of the document:
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Commonly referenced all over the world for metro Ethernet services.
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Relationship with other existing or emerging documents:
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MEF 13 is part of a set of MEF Technical Specifications branded as "Carrier Etherent 2.0" -- see http://metroethernetforum.org/page_loader.php?p_id=2031
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Any explicit references within that referenced document should also be listed:
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IEEE 802.3 IEEE P 802.3 – 2002, Information technology – Telecommunications and information exchange between systems – Local and metropolitan area networks – Specific requirements – Part 3: Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) access method and physical layer specifications, 8 March 2002. (Normative)/
IEEE 802.3ae IEEE 802.3ae-2002Information Technology - Local & Metropolitan Area Networks - Part 3: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications - Media Access Control Parameters, Physical Layers and Management Parameters for 10 Gb/s Operation/
IEEE 802.1Q IEEE 802.1Q, 2003 Edition, IEEE Standards for Local and metropolitan area networks—Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks /
UNI-REQ-FRMK Metro Ethernet Forum, MEF 11, User Network Interface (UNI) Requirements and Framework, November 2004/
MEF 6 Metro Ethernet Forum MEF 6, Ethernet Service Definition, June 2004./
MEF 10 Metro Ethernet Forum MEF 10, Ethernet Services Attributes Phase 1, November 2004.
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Qualification of
MEF:
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The MEF was recognized under the provisions of ITU-T Recommendation A.5 on 24 September 2002. Qualifying information is on file with TSB.
9.5 The IPR policy of the MEF may be found in Article 10 of the MEF Bylaws which are available on the MEF public WEB site metroethernetforum.org.
9.6 All MEF Technical Specifications, Implementation Agreements, and Test Specifications are approved by an electronic letter ballot of all MEF members. For a MEF document to pass an electronic letter ballot at least a quorum of members (defined by the MEF bylaws as 1/3 of the MEF membership) must vote Yes or No. In addition, of the Yes plus No votes at least 75% of the votes must be Yes.
9.7 All published MEF documents are available for download free of charge in PDF or WORD format from the MEF public WEB site www.metroethernetforum.org .
9.8 Each revision of a given MEF document has a different MEF number.
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Other (for any supplementary information):
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None.
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