To provide context and accessibility to MEF content, MEF regularly publishes supporting collateral and educational materials that provide a more accessible entry point into MEF’s products—our Standards and SDKs, along with adjacent work areas and industry topics
MEF SASE Certification – Frequently Asked Questions — 2025 Mar
Primary Resource for: SASE, SASE Certification, SSE Certification, Zero Trust Certification, SD-WAN Certification
Product Portfolio: SASE, SASE Certification, SD-WAN Certification, SSE Certification, Zero Trust Certification
Tags: Certification
Addressing over 40 common questions with links to additional materials.
MEF SASE Certification Data Sheet for Service Providers — 2025 Feb
Primary Resource for: SASE Certification, SSE Certification, Zero Trust Certification, SD-WAN Certification
Product Portfolio: SASE, SASE Certification, SD-WAN Certification, SSE Certification, Zero Trust Certification
MEF SASE Certification Data Sheet for Technology Providers — 2025 Feb
Primary Resource for: SASE Certification, SSE Certification, Zero Trust Certification, SD-WAN Certification
Product Portfolio: SASE, SASE Certification, SD-WAN Certification, SSE Certification, Zero Trust Certification
MEF Certified SASE RFI Template for Enterprises — 2025 Feb
Primary Resource for: SASE, SASE Certification, SSE Certification, Zero Trust Certification, SD-WAN Certification
Product Portfolio: SASE, SASE Certification, SD-WAN Certification, SSE Certification, Zero Trust Certification
This RFI template helps enterprise buyers evaluate certified, standards-based Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions that integrate SD-WAN, Zero Trust, and Security Service Edge (SSE) capabilities.
MEF-SDCP Professional Certification Exam Reference Materials — 2022 Jun
Primary Resource for: SD-WAN Certification
Product Portfolio: SD-WAN
Tags: MEF-SDCP
This package incorporates the references required to prepare for the new MEF-SDCP (June 2022) certification exam.
MEF 3.0 SD-WAN & SASE – Frequently Asked Questions — 2021 Dec
Primary Resource for: SD-WAN
Product Portfolio: SASE, SD-WAN, Overlay Services
Tags: Certification
MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Services & SASE – Frequently Asked Questions
MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Services — 2019 Nov
Primary Resource for: SD-WAN
Product Portfolio: SD-WAN
Tags: Also in Mandarin, Also in Spanish
This White Paper is intended for SD-WAN Service Providers and their enterprise customers who want to understand what a standardized, managed SD-WAN service is and the benefits it brings to the industry.
MEF 3.0 Workshop – MEF 3.0 SD WAN Services — 2019 Nov
Primary Resource for: SD-WAN
Product Portfolio: SD-WAN
In July 2019, MEF published the industry’s first global standard defining an SD-WAN service and its service attributes to help accelerate SD-WAN market growth and facilitate creation of powerful new hybrid networking solutions that are optimized for digital transformation.
MEF 3.0 Workshop – MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Certification — 2019 Nov
Primary Resource for: SD-WAN
Product Portfolio: SD-WAN Certification, SD-WAN
MEF's SD-WAN Certification serves to accelerate market adoption of managed SD-WAN services by validating compliance with industry-designed and delivered standards for delivering managed SD-WAN as well as the underlying technology.
MEF 3.0 Workshop – MEF Certification – Accelerating MEF 3.0 Adoption — 2019 Nov
Product Portfolio: SD-WAN, Carrier Ethernet
MEF’s service, technology, and professional certification programs are designed to accelerate availability and adoption of MEF 3.0 solutions and help ensure competitiveness now and in the future. MEF 3.0 certification enables service and technology providers to validate that their solutions comply with the highest industry standards for performance, assurance, and agility.
MEF 3.0 Workshop – Digital Services Expertise – New MEF SD-WAN Certified Professional (MEF-SDCP) — 2019 Nov
Primary Resource for: SD-WAN
Product Portfolio: SD-WAN Certification, SD-WAN
Addressing the skills gap challenge is tantamount to successfully navigating the industry's digital transformation. MEF's SD-WAN Certified Professional designation validates the knowledge required to design, engineer, operate and solution MEF managed SD-WAN services.