The MEF recently outlined its vision for a new, THIRD Network, delivering Agile, Assured and Orchestrated services worldwide, where:
- Agile means delivery of real-time on-demand services
- Assured means delivery of performance and security guarantees
- Orchestrated means automated delivery of services across multiple service providers.
Nan Chen, President of the MEF, discusses The Third Network and its vision to deliver the best characteristics of the Internet in combination with service assurance of Carrier Ethernet 2.0.
Chris Purdy, Chief Technology Officer at CENX, explains that the First Network is the Internet, the Second Network is the telecom infrastructure and the Third Network will be the bridge between the two.
