The European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) has organized what it claims is the world's first public multi-vendor IEEE 802.3ah test for OAM (operations, administration and maintenance) Ethernet capabilities in the first mile at the Carrier Ethernet World Congress 2006.
The CEWC 2006 interoperability event verified multi-vendor carrier Ethernet infrastructures offering business and residential services. Compared to the preceding event in 2005, this test was larger, explored major new MEF and IEEE standards for the first time, and implemented more advanced services in the test network, according to participant RAD Data Communications.
Equipment vendors verified real-world implementations of Carrier Ethernet standards and improved key interoperability aspects.