The industry has made a concerted effort to bring the simplicity and cost model of Ethernet to the wide area network and to resolve the limitations of Ethernet in the WAN.
made a concerted effort to bring
Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) was formed in 2001 and today it is a global industry alliance comprising more than 200 organizations including telecommunications service providers, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations [15]. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide. The MEF accelerates the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services.