SD-WAN Certification for Service Providers

Delivering the highest level of performance, assurance, and agility.

Certifying SD-WAN Services

Mplify (formerly MEF Forum) has been providing certification for SD-WAN services since 2019. In 2023, Mplify transitioned to the next generation of SD-WAN certification.

SD-WAN Certification is part of the new SASE Certification program.

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SD-WAN Certification-Related Standards

SD-WAN certification tests are based on the SD-WAN attributes and their behaviors as defined in the following SD-WAN-related standards:

What Can I Achieve with SD-WAN Certification?

Demonstrate compliance to Mplify standards and effectiveness of application assurance services.

All SD-WAN certifications are listed in the Services Certification Registry

SD-WAN Certification value:

  • Differentiate your SD-WAN services from competition.
  • Increase enterprise trust in your SD-WAN services.
  • Simplify RFI responses to enterprises by leveraging your SD-WAN certification.
  • Demonstrate your commitment to excellence.

Learn More about SD-WAN Certification:

Educational Materials:

MEF-Certified SASE and SD-WAN Webinar — 2025 Apr

Product Portfolio: SASE, SD-WAN Certification, SASE Certification, SD-WAN

Tags: SASE

Looking to stand out in the competitive SASE and SD-WAN market? In this webinar, you'll discover how MEF certification enables service providers to offer high-performance solutions validated against stringent security and application performance criteria.

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MEF SASE Certification – Frequently Asked Questions — 2025 Mar

Product Portfolio: SASE, SD-WAN Certification, Zero Trust Certification, SSE Certification, SASE Certification

Tags: Certification

Addressing over 40 common questions with links to additional materials.

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MEF Certified SASE RFI Template for Enterprises — 2025 Feb

Product Portfolio: SASE, SD-WAN Certification, Zero Trust Certification, SSE Certification, SASE Certification, Enterprise APIs

This RFI template helps enterprise buyers evaluate certified, standards-based Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions that integrate SD-WAN, Zero Trust, and Security Service Edge (SSE) capabilities.

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Technical Standards & SDKs:

MEF 90.2 Draft Release 3 SD-WAN Certification Test Cases and Requirements – Phase 2 — 2024 May

Product Portfolio: SD-WAN Certification

Tags: Certification, SD-WAN

This document defines the Test Cases and requirements for SD-WAN certification.

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MEF 70.1 SD-WAN Service Attributes and Service Framework — 2021 Nov

Amendments: MEF 70.2

Product Portfolio: SD-WAN Certification, SD-WAN

The SD-WAN Service Attributes and Service Framework Standard defines the externally visible behavior of SD-WAN Services. A Service deployment is based on an agreement between an SD-WAN Subscriber (the buyer) and an SD-WAN Service Provider (the seller) that includes agreement on the values of a set of SD-WAN Service Attributes defined in this document.

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