2026 Feb
The purpose of this document is to provide a framework for testing and certification of Carrier Ethernet Services supporting business and AI applications. It is not intended to mandate how Operators, Service Providers or Subscribers map particular applications to specific Performance Tiers and CoS Labels within their networks.
Mplify is evolving the Carrier Ethernet Certification Program by:
The service types eligible for Carrier Ethernet (CE) for Business certification are E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, Access E-Line, and Transit E-Line. CE for Business certification testing is based on the requirements specified in MEF 91 Carrier Ethernet Test Requirements and MEF 91.0.1 Amendment to MEF 91: Satellite Performance Tier. For each service type eligible for CE for Business certification, the test requirement references and a description of the tested attributes, parameters and values are listed in tables 3 through 12 of this document and referred to as the ‘Business Profiles’.
The service types eligible for Carrier Ethernet (CE) for AI certification are E-Line, Access E-Line, and Transit E-Line. CE for AI certification testing is based on the requirements specified in MEF 91 Carrier Ethernet Test Requirements and MEF 91.0.1 Amendment to MEF 91: Satellite Performance Tier. For each service type eligible for CE for AI certification, the test requirement references and a description of the tested attributes, parameters and values are listed in tables 3 through 8 of this document and referred to as the ‘AI Profiles’.