MEF has expanded its Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) API portfolio to include support for Layer 2 over Broadband, further advancing automation in wholesale broadband access services. The new standard and payload—introduced as part of MEF’s Internet Access services—streamline the buying, selling, and managing of broadband-based Ethernet services across service provider ecosystems. This enhancement allows operators to automate inter-provider service delivery, reduce onboarding times, and accelerate time to revenue.
The new capabilities build on MEF’s globally adopted API framework and are part of its upcoming LSO Janis release. Layer 2 over Broadband enables support for key use cases such as Access E-Line over consumer broadband, triple-play offerings, and business-grade connectivity across multi-operator environments. It also introduces new service definitions (MEF 140) and schema, made available via the MEF LSO Marketplace. These tools support a broad range of LSO Business and Operational APIs, covering functions from address validation and quoting to service performance monitoring and fault management.
MEF’s API-driven architecture aims to unify wholesale and retail service automation for broadband-based services. With over 165 service providers engaged in the LSO adoption lifecycle, MEF continues to position its frameworks as foundational for Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) delivery across the global digital infrastructure ecosystem.
- Layer 2 over Broadband joins MEF’s LSO Internet Access portfolio as a standardized, production-ready service
- New MEF 140 service definitions support Ethernet (E-Line and E-LAN) over consumer broadband
- APIs span order, inventory, performance monitoring, fault management, billing, and testing
- LSO Marketplace now supports Layer 2 over Broadband schema and developer tools
- Integration targets include consumer and business broadband, triple-play services, and multi-operator environments
“As the industry increasingly embraces open, standards-based automation, MEF is leading the way through collaboration, real-world implementations, and trusted frameworks,” said Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF.
