NEBS Level 3 Certification

The iConverter managed Network Interface Device and media converter product line achieved NEBS Level 3 certification after months of rigorous testing. The product line is now fully certified for deployment by telecommunication carriers.

The certification process involves an extensive suite of tests designed to evaluate telecommunications network equipment in a variety of environmental conditions. Products are tested in several areas to ensure continued operation under extreme operating conditions for performance, including:

  • Electromagnetic interference
  • Surge protection
  • Flammability
  • Seismic Activity
  • Shock Resistance
  • Heat Dissipation

NEBS Level 3


Telecommunications service providers rely on NEBS certification to ensure the operating performance and safety of equipment deployed in their network facilities. NEBS Level 3 certification is defined by Telcordia and describes extensive physical performance criteria for telecommunications equipment.

MEF Certifications

The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) is global industry alliance of more than 100 organizations including telecommunications service providers, network equipment manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations

The MEF’s mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet by developing Carrier Ethernet technical specifications to promoting interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet

The MEF Certification Program addresses access technologies to ensure conformance with the 5 Carrier Ethernet attributes. The initial phase addresses the conformance to IEEE 802.3ah OAM standard for Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) in delivering Ethernet services via copper, Active Fiber and EPON access

The iConverter platform has been certified compliant to both the MEF 9 and MEF 14 conformance and certification test processes. The test process is performed by Iometrix, Inc., a leading independent testing lab, on behalf of the MEF.

MEF9

The iConverter platform passed all three portions of the MEF 9 test suite, including Ethernet Private Line, Ethernet Virtual Private Line and Ethernet LAN services. Private Line and Virtual Private Line services provide point-to-point Ethernet connectivity, while Ethernet LAN services are used to interconnect multiple sites. These services are typically used by bandwidth hungry business customers for voice, video and data connectivity between facilities, campuses and remote sites.

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MEF 14


MEF 14

MEF 14 provides clear specifications-based guidelines for the formulation of Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and is a major step toward making Ethernet truly carrier-grade. The iConverter platform passed MEF 14 “Service Performance” and “Bandwidth Profiles”—two sets of MEF service attributes. The first set encompasses three service performance attributes relating to Ethernet Virtual Circuits (EVC): Frame delay, Frame delay variation and frame loss ratio. The second set follows the familiar example of Frame Relay and includes four bandwidth profile attributes: Committed Information Rate (CIR), Committed Burst Size (CBS), Excess Information Rate (EIR), and Excess Burst Size (EBS).

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Certification Leads to Interoperability

Certification enables vendors to cooperate and build complementary “end-to-end” solutions:

  • Metro Core, Aggregation and Access Edge offerings
  • Service Providers have their own supplier ecosystem in place and aren’t looking for a whole new solution

Interoperability among vendors leads to more favorable market conditions:

  • Interoperability provides a wealth of choices
  • Lowers the barrier of entry to new markets or applications by reducing the attraction of proprietary architectures