[c-nsp] [External] SDx open standard?

[adamv0025 at netconsultings.com]

> Mark Tinka
> Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:23 PM
> 
> On 26/Mar/20 18:59, adamv0025 at netconsultings.com wrote:
> 
> > How I view MEF is in their role of facilitator/mediator for
> > inter-operator standards.
> > Their original work on Metro Ethernet standards and network
> > certification was very helpful for the industry (certainly some ~8
> > years back when ME was blooming and everyone was jumping the
> bandwagon).
> > Now with the hype around SDN NFV and automation of service
> > provisioning they seem like a natural choice of existing body for
> > mediating inter-operator/provider standards (work on LSO...) they have
> > stellar materials on NFV and SDN I recommend everyone to read in order
> > to fill in the gaps and unite our dictionary (same like for the ME
dictionary)
> > And recently they are doing similar thing for SD-WAN...
> 
> So for some time, we followed this work, particularly as it entered into
the IP
> space (between 2013 - 2016). While there is plenty of material on all
manner
> of interconnection strategies, apart from operator support for the spec.,
I
> don't know of anyone actually implementing and using what has been
> defined.
> 
> Not trying to bash the MEF, but just wondering where all the good work can
> be found in the wild.
> 
In big carriers and smaller folks supporting big carriers or in other words
or more generally in folks that want to have a common dictionary with each
other.  

adam