The MultiService Forum (MSF), originally Multiservice Switching Forum, was a
telecommunication
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s
industry association which promoted
interoperability in the field of
next generation networking products and services from 1998 to 2013. The open-member organization included equipment vendors such as
AT&T
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,
Alcatel-Lucent
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, and
Cisco Systems
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, fixed and mobile network operators such as
Verizon,
NTT,
BT and
Vodafone
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, and others. MSF produced ''Implementation Agreements'', which specify the implementation of communication technologies, or their configuration for achieving interoperation.
Working groups
The Services Working Group (SWG) was formed to support communication service providers.
The Interoperability Working Group was formed to provide demonstrations of equipment and services working together.
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Telecommunications organizations
Technology consortia
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