f the ETSI work. The third generation of mobile was developed by ETSI in collaboration with some other standardizing bodies under the umbrella of 3GPP. This makes GSM standards one of the major contribution areas of ETSI. Web site: www.etsi.org Standardizing Bodies 7.7 MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) was formed in 2001 by Nan Chen and Ron Young. MEF works on developing technical specifications and implementation agreements on Carrier Ethernet. Its standards are intended to promote interoper- ability and deployment on areas related to Ethernet. Some of the standards released by MEF on network management include specifications on information models for EMS-NMS and service OAM framework and requirements. Developing new standards is not the primary goal of MEF though they have worked on new standards. Its main goal is to create implementation agreements that extend the utility of existing standards developed by other standardizing bod- ies. MEF has a marketing committee that works on increasing worldwide aware- ness of Ethernet services and Ethernet-based transport networks and a technical committee for steering activities related to technical specification and standards. The MEF mainly works on defining standards on Ethernet services for metro transport networks and Carrier-class, Ethernet-based metro transport technolo- gies. It also looks into other transport technologies and non-Ethernet interfaces on which other standardizing organizations needs to work and does not have stan- dards defined. Some of the deliverables of MEF are: Whitepapers on business case studies, market, and technology Interoperability demonstrations Implementation agreements made by MEF members that use existing standards Test procedures that include testing methodologies and processes on interoperability Written requests to other standards bodies proposing additional technical work Technical specifications and standards Telecom management is one of the four major areas of technical definition and development within 