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The MFA Forum is an international, industry-wide, nonprofit association of telecommunications, networking, and other companies focused on advancing the deployment of multi-vendor, multi-service packet-based networks, associated applications, and interworking solutions.

Through the efforts of the technical and marketing committees the forum encourages: (a) input to the development of standards throughout the various industry standards groups; (b) the creation of Specifications, based upon appropriate standards, on how to build and deliver MPLS, Frame Relay and ATM networks and services; (c) the definition of Interoperability test suites and coordination of Interoperability events to demonstrate the readiness of MPLS for network deployments; (d) the creation and delivery of educational programs to educate the industry about MPLS, Frame Relay and ATM technologies, services and solutions; and (e) building the awareness of MPLS as a technology ready for wide-scale deployment within service provider networks to deliver profitable services to the end-user community.