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April 18, 2012: Previous Article IPv6 Summit Recap - Core Networking and Security
Event image This week the 2012 North American IPv6 Summit conference took place in Denver, Colorado. This was likely the largest IPv6 conference in North America this year. This event is coordinated by the regional IPv6 task forces and is made possible by the efforts of many volunteers. The IPv6 Summit is a great way to learn about IPv6 and get information from leading IPv6 experts on the latest developments. This year's IPv6 Summit was bigger in every way than previous year's events.
March 26, 2012: CPE brought into IPv6 test process - CED
Event image While most network operators have been diligently preparing their own infrastructure for the transition from IPv4 to IPv6, it turns out the question of how customer premises equipment (CPE) might play in the new environment was being neglected. The industry will be catching up on that issue at a week of interop testing scheduled for mid-April at the University of New Hampshire’s InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL).
March 26, 2012: Testing FCoE and data center bridging at UNH's InterOperability Lab - SearchNetworking.com
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) is a leading independent lab that tests and validates the interoperability of network devices from vendors across the world. In this video Mikkel Hagen, a testing manager with UNH-IOL tells SearchNetworking.com about the work that UNH-IOL provides and the testing it is doing with data center bridging and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) products. TechTarget’s director of news and features, Shamus McGillicuddy, also got a behind-the-scenes tour of the lab. Read his blog about his UNH-IOL tour.
March 20, 2012: NVMe storage-optimized PCIe interface gets an Interoperability Lab at University of New Hampshire - Denali Memory Report
Event image The drive to adopt NVMe (a storage-optimized variant of the PCIe interface standard for SSDs) led by the NVMe Work Group now has an interoperability lab at the University of New Hampshire. The UNH-IOL—a “neutral, third-party laboratory dedicated to testing data networking technologies through industry collaboration”—is developing an interoperability test suite for deliver mid year. The NVMe Work Group consists of more than 90 member companies including a core group of ten “promoters”: Cisco, Dell, EMC, IDT, Intel, Micron, NetApp, Oracle, SandForce (LSI), and STEC. With a promoter lineup like that, the future of the NVMe spec seems fairly well assured.
March 20, 2012: NVMe storage-optimized PCIe interface gets an Interoperability Lab at University of New Hampshire - Design & Reuse
Event image The drive to adopt NVMe (a storage-optimized variant of the PCIe interface standard for SSDs) led by the NVMe Work Group now has an interoperability lab at the University of New Hampshire.
March 20, 2012: UNH-IOL Hosting IPv6 Test Event for Home Routers on April 16-20, 2012 - ISOC's Deploy360 Programme blog
Event image The UNH InterOperability Laboratory (IOL) announced this week that they will be holding an IPv6 “Test Event” for home routers on April 16-20, 2012, at their facility in Durham, New Hampshire, USA. This will be an excellent way for consumer electronics manufacturers to test whether their home routers/gateways will be ready to support IPv6 connectivity that will be available with the upcoming World IPv6 Launch on June 6, 2012. As noted in the UNH-IOL news release:
March 19, 2012: UNH-IOL Qualifies Home Gateway Vendors for World IPv6 Launch - IPv6 Forum
Event image Durham, N.H., March 19, 2012 – The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, today announced the lab will provide home system integrators an opportunity to test the interoperability of their IPv6 implementations and satisfy the requirements for participation in World IPv6 Launch, during the fourth IPv6 CE (Home Router) Test Event, April 16 – April 20, 2012, at the UNH-IOL. The deadline for companies to register for the test event is April 9, 2012. Download the press release: UNH.pdf
March 19, 2012: PCIe SSD consortium, product test lab created - IT World
Event image March 18, 2012, 7:15 AM — The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is forming a consortium charged with developing an interoperability test suite for Non-Volatile Memory Express Consortium (NVMe) PCIe-based solid-state devices (SSDs).
March 19, 2012: University lab to provide interoperability testing for NVMe spec - EE Times Europe
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), which provides testing and standards conformance services for the networking and storage industries, said this week it is accepting founding members for its new Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) Consortium.
March 16, 2012: University lab to provide interoperability testing for NVMe spec - EE Times
Event image SAN FRANCISCO—The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), which provides testing and standards conformance services for the networking and storage industries, said this week it is accepting founding members for its new Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) Consortium.
March 15, 2012: PCIe: The New Storage Tier or the New Storage Network? - IT Business Edge
Event image New networking infrastructure continues to see rapid development around Flash-based solid-state storage, adding the final elements to a fully self-contained storage layer residing on top of, or even in place of, SAN and NAS architectures.
March 14, 2012: PCIe SSD consortium, product test lab created - Computerworld
Event image Computerworld - The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is forming a consortium charged with developing an interoperability test suite for Non-Volatile Memory Express Consortium (NVMe) PCIe-based solid-state devices (SSDs).
March 12, 2012: MIPI Interoperability and Conformance: Interview with David Woolf (Part 1) - On the Move
Event image I constantly receive questions about MIPI plug-fest and other certification programs through my business engagements as well as other general MIPI questions.

For this reason I wanted to interview the expert, Mr. David Woolf Senior Engineer at UNH-IOL, which actively engages in interoperability and conformance tests for various MIPI protocols. See more information at UNH-IOL web site: www.iol.unh.edu.
March 12, 2012: Industry Leaders Develop New, High-Performance PCIe SSD Solutions at UNH-IOL - PitchEngine
Event image Durham, N.H., March 12, 2012 – The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking and storage industries, is accepting founding members for the laboratory’s new Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) Consortium. The NVMe Consortium will focus on developing an interoperability test suite for NVMe compliant software and devices. Founding members will join industry leaders Dell, EMC, IDT, Intel, LSI Corporation, NetApp, Oracle and SanDisk to create new, innovative, high-performance storage solutions based on the NVMe standard for PCIe SSDs
March 12, 2012: AVnu Alliance appoints test house, reveals timeline - inAVate
Event image The AVnu Alliance is pushing IEEE 802.1 AVB standards, appointing the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent networking and data communications testing provider, as its first test house.
March 12, 2012: AVnu, UNH-IOL Collaborate - Prosound News
Event image Beaverton, OR (March 8, 2012)—AVnu Alliance has announced the first test house and the timeline for its AVnu Alliance certification program.
March 12, 2012: IOL Partners with AVnu Alliance - TechHampshire.com
Event image AVnu Alliance has named the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent networking and data communications testing provider, as the first test house for the AVnu Alliance certification program of AVB devices. This agreement is a significant step forward in advancing the IEEE 802.1 AVB standards and bringing certified AVB networking products to the market.
February 17, 2012: UNH-IOL to provide GPON interoperability and conformance testing via TraceSpan GPON Xpert analyzer - Lightwave
Event image UNH-IOL, a neutral, third-party laboratory dedicated to testing data networking technologies through industry collaboration, and broadband analysis and monitoring equipment vendor TraceSpan Communications say they will collaborate to create a testbed for GPON interoperability and conformance testing.
February 14, 2012: Behind the scenes at UNH's InterOperability Lab - SearchNetworking.com blog, The Network Hub
Event image I recently visited the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) for a behind-the-scenes tour. This 32,000-square-foot facility is the place where networking vendors large and small go in order to certify that their technologies interoperate with each other. The lab has more than 20 different testing programs which produce independent results via collaboration with networking and storage vendors. You name it, they test it: Etherent, IPv6, data center bridging, Fibre Channel, SATA, Wi-FI.
January 30, 2012: UNH's Marchand has imperative question for state's businesses - SeacoastOnline
Event image DURHAM — In his new job as the director of corporate relations at the University of New Hampshire, Steve Marchand said it's imperative that he asks a simple yet vital question to the state's business community — what can UNH do for you?
January 4, 2012: D-Link Passes Second Round of IPv6 Interoperability Testing - TMCnet infoTECH Spotlight
Event image IPv4 is taking majority of Internet traffic, but IPv6 is also witnessing widespread adoption. During the third IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event held Nov. 7-11, 2011, D-Link (News - Alert) successfully completed a new round of IPv6 interoperability testing at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability.
December 22, 2011: IPv6 CE Router Interoperability Whitepaper - Ziff Davis Enterprise Web Buyer's Guide
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory IPv6 CE Router Interoperability Whitepaper, by Timothy Winters.
December 16, 2011: UNH-IOL accounts for FR4 effects on test jigs - Test & Measurement World
Event image The UNH-IOL (University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory) designs and builds its own test jigs to connect test equipment with devices under test. The staff makes its test jigs out of FR4 material, and for a jig used with data communications products, they must compensate for the fact that FR4 can introduce loss on technologies that operate near or above 1 GHz.
December 13, 2011: Communications Technology's 2011 Hall of Fame - Communications Technology
Event image Unlike the invention of the telephone or the television, there is no one person who can take credit for the concept, design, deployment and continuing improvement of today’s voice, data and video networks.
December 13, 2011: Testing Shows IPv6 is Becoming Deployable in Customer Edge Routers - CIO
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) hosted its third IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event the week of November 7-11, 2011. The event brought together users and suppliers of CE Router equipment in order to gain perspective on the current status of interoperability against the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers.
December 13, 2011: Testing shows IPv6 is becoming deployable in customer edge routers - Computerworld
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) hosted its third IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event the week of November 7-11, 2011. The event brought together users and suppliers of CE Router equipment in order to gain perspective on the current status of interoperability against the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers (document draft-ietf-v6ops-6204bis-02).
December 13, 2011: Testing shows IPv6 is becoming deployable in customer edge routers - Computerworld Australia
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) hosted its third IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event the week of November 7-11, 2011. The event brought together users and suppliers of CE Router equipment in order to gain perspective on the current status of interoperability against the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers (document draft-ietf-v6ops-6204bis-02).
December 13, 2011: Testing Shows IPv6 is Becoming Deployable in Customer Edge Routers - CSO Security and Risk
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) hosted its third IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event the week of November 7-11, 2011. The event brought together users and suppliers of CE Router equipment in order to gain perspective on the current status of interoperability against the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers (document draft-ietf-v6ops-6204bis-02).
December 13, 2011: Testing shows IPv6 is becoming deployable in customer edge routers - IT World
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) hosted its third IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event the week of November 7-11, 2011. The event brought together users and suppliers of CE Router equipment in order to gain perspective on the current status of interoperability against the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers (document draft-ietf-v6ops-6204bis-02).
December 12, 2011: UNH-IOL. IPv6 CE Router Interoperability - Capacity
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) hosted its third IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event the week of November 7-11, 2011. The event brought together users and suppliers of CE Router equipment in order to gain perspective on the current status of interoperability against the Internet Engineering Task Force’s (IETF) Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers (document draft-ietf-v6ops-6204bis-02).
December 12, 2011: Testing shows IPv6 is becoming deployable in customer edge routers - Network World
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) hosted its third IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event the week of November 7-11, 2011. The event brought together users and suppliers of CE Router equipment in order to gain perspective on the current status of interoperability against the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers (document draft-ietf-v6ops-6204bis-02).
December 9, 2011: IPv6 CE Router Interoperability Whitepaper - CPE IPv6 Event Whitepaper Nov 2011
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) hosted its third IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event the week of November 7-11, 2011. The event brought together users and suppliers of CE Router equipment in order to gain perspective on the current status of interoperability against the Internet Engineering Task Force’s (IETF) Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers (document draft-ietf-v6ops-6204bis-02). During the IPv6 CE Router event the UNH-IOL used publically routable IPv6 addresses, allowing participants to connect to the global IPv6 Internet. The eight participating vendor companies tested a total of 12 distinct CE Router implementations throughout the week. Participants included Actiontec, Broadcom, Cisco, D-Link, Lantiq, Motorola Mobility, and Time Warner.
December 8, 2011: UNH-IOL Reveals IPv6 Test Results - Light Reading
Event image DURHAM, N.H. -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, today announced it has seen an increase in the number of customer edge (CE) routers that are capable of being deployed in IPv6 networks, as evidenced by results of the lab’s recent IPv6 CE Router Interoperability Test Event. In addition to hosting IPv6 interoperability test events, the UNH-IOL helps member companies cost effectively speed IPv6 broadband deployments through a variety of educational materials, including a recently released IPv6 CE whitepaper and a newly launched YouTube video series.
December 8, 2011: UNH IOL confirms IPv6 readiness for more home network routers Read more: UNH IOL confirms IPv6 readiness for more home network routers - FierceTeleco - FierceTelecom
Event image As more service providers make the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 addressing, the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) reports that it is seeing more vendors ready their home customer edge (CE) network routers for IPv6. Read more: UNH IOL confirms IPv6 readiness for more home network routers - FierceTelecom http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/unh-iol-confirms-ipv6-readiness-more-home-network-routers/2011-12-08#ixzz1fxydmYmI Subscribe: http://www.fiercetelecom.com/signup?sourceform=Viral-Tynt-FierceTelecom-FierceTelecom
December 8, 2011: IPv6 Headed Home, Lab Says - Light Reading
Event image The telecom industry has made significant progress toward enabling IPv6 devices to function in the home, according to recent test results released today by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (IOL) .
November 16, 2011: Ethernet Alliance Stages Successful Multi-Vendor 'Plugfest' - Database Trends and Applications
Event image The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to Ethernet advancement, revealed the successful completion of its most recent Data Center Bridging (DCB) interoperability "plugfest," held at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory. The event attracted a broad range of cross-discipline, Ethernet Alliance member companies.
November 15, 2011: Ethernet Alliance Completes Multi-Vendor Plugfest - TMCnet infoTECH Spotlight
Event image The Ethernet Alliance (News - Alert) has announced the successful completion of its most recent Data Center Bridging (DCB) interoperability plugfest. The event attracted a broad range of cross-discipline, Ethernet Alliance member companies and was held at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL (News - Alert)) during the week of October 17. The growing number of participants highlights the industry’s increasing mastery of DCB technologies. The latest in a series of Ethernet Alliance-sponsored plugfests was dedicated to the testing of DCB technologies per IEEE (News - Alert) 802.1Qxx standards, the alliance has announced.
November 15, 2011: Ethernet Alliance completes DCB interoperability plugfest - CyberMedia
Event image BEAVERTON, USA: The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium for the advancement of Ethernet, completed Data Center Bridging (DCB) interoperability plugfest, at an event in the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), recently.
November 14, 2011: NetApp, Cloudera combine for Hadoop storage cluster, more storage news - SearchStorage
Event image NetApp Inc. launched its NetApp Open Solution for Hadoop, a packaged, ready-to-be-deployed Hadoop storage cluster featuring self-healing technology, hardware RAID and global spare drives.
November 14, 2011: Ethernet Alliance pulls off another data center interoperability test among numerous vendors - IT World
Event image November 12, 2011, 4:02 PM — The Ethernet Alliance recently completed another round of interoperability testing at one of its interoperability plugfests. The alliance is a community of Ethernet end users, system and component vendors, industry experts and university and government professionals focused on standards-based Ethernet, and supports activities that span from incubation of new Ethernet technologies to interoperability demonstrations, certification and education.
October 31, 2011: UNH-IOL Offers Data Center Bridging (DCB) Testing - Converge! Network Digest
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) is now offering testing of Data Center Bridging (DCB) in accordance with the finalization of all IEEE Data Center Bridging (DCB) standards.
October 27, 2011: Emulex supports FCIA plugfest with LightPulse FC HBAs - Telecompaper
Event image US networking equipment supplier Emulex is participating in the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) plugfest with its recently launched LightPulse 16Gb Fibre Channel (16GFC) Host Bus Adapters (HBAs). The plugfest will take place at the UNH-IOL, where cable and data centre operators and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) device vendors will have the opportunity to test the recently ratified 16GFC standard in a neutral, multi-vendor environment. Backwards-compliant with previous FC standards, 16GFC protects existing storage infrastructure investments. Interoperability testing of FCoE devices will also be performed at the plugfest. Emulex's 16GFC adapters deliver over one million IOPS on a single port, enabling I/O for high density cloud and virtualised data centres. The LPe16000 HBAs are based on the Emulex Engine 201 I/O Controller, the quad-port converged fabric controller that supports 16GFC and up to 40Gb Ethernet-based network convergence.
October 11, 2011: SCSI Trade Association Reports Plugfest Event - TMCnet
Event image Oct 07, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The SCSI Trade Association, a member-run industry association established to support and promote SCSI technology, announced that the 12th Serial Attached SCSI Plugfest was held Sept. 19-23, at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory.
October 11, 2011: Oracle speeds up ZFS Storage Appliance line, other data storage news - SearchStorage.com
Event image Oracle Corp. upgraded its Sun ZFS Storage Appliance line with enhancements to its Hybrid Storage Pool technology and the addition of Hybrid Columnar Compression support. The Sun ZFS Storage Appliances enterprise NAS systems use the Hybrid Storage Pools to accelerate IOPS performance. Oracle claims the 7420 model performed at 137,066 IOPS in the SPC-1 benchmark. Hybrid Columnar Compression is designed to decrease the data storage footprint for archived OLTP databases and data warehouses. The compression feature works with the Oracle Database 11g R2 that also launched this week at Oracle OpenWorld.
October 7, 2011: UNH-IOL enhances scope of Data Center Bridging (DCB), FCoE test efforts - Interconnection World
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL - Durham, NH) announced that it has boosted its Data Center Bridging (DCB) testing services by updating existing test suites and test tools in accordance with the finalization of all IEEE Data Center Bridging (DCB) standards. Proclaiming itself "the first and only independent laboratory to offer testing for all DCB standards," the UNH-IOL reports it has seen a growing interest in DCB, as evidenced by membership in the lab’s DCB Consortium doubling over the past 12 months.
October 5, 2011: UNH-IOL boosts Data Center Bridging (DCB), FCoE testing efforts - Cabling Installation & Maintenance
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL - Durham, NH) announced that it has boosted its Data Center Bridging (DCB) testing services by updating existing test suites and test tools in accordance with the finalization of all IEEE Data Center Bridging (DCB) standards. Proclaiming itself "the first and only independent laboratory to offer testing for all DCB standards," the UNH-IOL reports it has seen a growing interest in DCB, as evidenced by membership in the lab’s DCB Consortium doubling over the past 12 months.
October 5, 2011: UNH-IOL first and only independent lab to offer testing for all data center bridging (DCB) standards - PC's Electronics Blog
Event image DURHAM, USA: The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, has enhanced its entire spectrum of Data Center Bridging (DCB) testing services by updating existing test suites and test tools in accordance with the finalization of all IEEE Data Center Bridging (DCB) standards.
October 4, 2011: Vendors need to test their equipment to ensure it operates with both IPv6 and IPv4. - Test & Measurement World
Event image IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is gaining in importance because IPv4 has run out of addresses. IPv4’s 32-bit address just isn’t long enough. IPv6, with its 128-bit address field, will provide enough IP addresses for a long time.
October 4, 2011: InterOperability Debug Event - OpenFabrics Alliance Newsletter
Event image Building cooperation within the InfiniBand and iWARP communities, the OpenFabrics Alliance is offering the Interoperability Debug Event, focusing on industry-wide interoperability using the OpenFabrics Alliance Software Stack. The Interoperability Debug Event will take place the week of November 7 – 11, 2011 at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL). This event is preceded by the IBTA Plugfest the week of October 31 – November 4, 2011.
September 8, 2011: UNH-IOL Releases the Sharks to Protect their Data - Web Host Magazine
Event image QA Cafe announced the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, has deployed the CloudShark platform for securely collecting, storing, tagging, and sharing packet-capture files. Capture files record network traffic within a specific period of time.
September 7, 2011: PONs: Why Testing For Conformance And Interoperability Are Key To Their Future - Communications Technology
Event image Capacity and speed are the keys to a new generation of consumer broadband services, including multi-screen HD in-home video, interactive and conferencing services, and home monitoring/automation. Coupling them with lower latencies allows service providers to offer businesses a broader array of services, moving beyond where T1 lines, ISDN and DSL left off.
September 1, 2011: Pace set-top box gains RVU certification - FierceIPTV
Event image U.K. set-top box vendor Pace has become the first STB supplier to have a product certified by the RVU Alliance to work in an RVU-based whole-home, client-server architecture. The certification means that the Pace box, the vendor's C30 set-top unit, supports the RVU Alliance's remote user interface protocol, which stems from the Digital Living Network Alliance and supports remote content distribution over a home network.
August 31, 2011: C30 Client Will Enable Whole Home Client/Server Solution - Pace Press Release
Event image Pace (LSE: PIC), a leading developer of technologies, products and services for global broadband and broadcast markets, has announced that its C30 RVU Client solution has been certified by the RVU Alliance. The Pace C30 set-top box is the first device to go through the RVU Alliance certification program, which is run by the independent University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory. The certification marks a major milestone in the development of whole home client/server technology for the US payTV industry, and in the adoption of the RVU standard.
August 31, 2011: Pace Box Gets RVU Stamp - Light Reading Cable
Event image BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Pace (LSE: PIC), a leading developer of technologies, products and services for global broadband and broadcast markets, has announced that its C30 RVU Client solution has been certified by the RVU Alliance. The Pace C30 set-top box is the first device to go through the RVU Alliance certification program, which is run by the independent University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory. The certification marks a major milestone in the development of whole home client/server technology for the US payTV industry, and in the adoption of the RVU standard.
August 31, 2011: Pace Set-Top Client Receives RVU Certification - Cable360
Event image The Pace C30 set-top box is the first device to go through the RVU Alliance certification program, which is run by the independent University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory. The certification marks a major milestone in the development of whole home client/server technology for the U.S. payTV industry, and in the adoption of the RVU standard.
August 10, 2011: Highlighting today's women telecom leaders - FierceTelecom
Event image In this day and age, where women make up a larger percentage of the workforce than ever before, some might find it odd to celebrate women in leadership positions. But the workforce statistics don't point out a still-glaring fact that in the telecommunications vertical--in any high-tech industry, really--women are still few and far between, particularly in leadership roles.
August 9, 2011: 2011 Women in Wireline - Erica Johnson Named to FierceTelecom's 2011 Women in Wireline
Event image Welcome to our second annual Women in Wireline feature. Similar to last year's debut feature, FierceTelecom's editors celebrate the diversity and recognize important women figures in the wireline segment of the telecom industry.
July 28, 2011: FCoE: Standards Don't Matter; Vendor Choice Does - Network Computing
Event image In storage area networking, there are really only two vendors to pay attention to: Brocade and Cisco. Combined, these two vendors dominate the Fibre Channel SAN switch market with some 90% of market share by revenue, according to Dell'Oro Group. The rest of the SAN switch vendors just don’t matter, although we'd keep an eye on HP, which is showing more market share (by revenue) of Fibre Channel over Ethernet switches and adapters than Brocade, according to HP, though those numbers come from sales of FlexFabric, which includes Fibre Channel over Ethernet.
July 22, 2011: OpenFabrics Alliance Announces Dates for International Workshop: March 25-28, 2012; Solution Providers and OEMs to Present on OFED Customer Requiremen - OpenFabrics Alliance
Event image The OpenFabrics Alliance (OFA), an open source community that delivers and supports the OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFEDTM) for high-performance networking applications, today announced dates for the 2012 OFA International Workshop: March 25-28, 2012 in Monterey, CA. The OpenFabrics Alliance will be holding its 2012 OFA International Workshop from March 25-28, 2012 in Monterey, CA. The multi-day event will be focused on the strategic opportunities for the OFA and development efforts around OFED, and will include an assessment of the state of the Alliance, industry expert opinions and direction and breakout sessions from leading solution providers and OEMs discussing customer requirements and deployments.
July 21, 2011: Equal Opportunities-Dell Gives High Marks to UNH-IOL Testing - Ready-Sourcing
Event image When the word “storage” comes up, people tend to first think of their garage, attic or basement. But for many, those rooms aren’t nearly enough and the resulting need for extra space has spawned a multibillion-dollar market for self storage. Companies are finding themselves in the same situation with data.
July 15, 2011: Equal Opportunities-Dell Gives High Marks to UNH-IOL Testing - Product Design & Development
Event image When the word “storage” comes up, people tend to first think of their garage, attic or basement. But for many, those rooms aren’t nearly enough and the resulting need for extra space has spawned a multibillion-dollar market for self storage. Companies are finding themselves in the same situation with data.
July 12, 2011: G.hn Becomes Reality - Smartmeters.com
Event image The wired home networking industry has taken a step forward after four G.hn chipset manufacturers met in Geneva for the world’s first open G.hn Interoperability Plugfest. Put on by the HomeGrid Forum and the Broadband Forum, the event was hosted at the International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication (ITU-T) global headquarters and organized by University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL).
July 8, 2011: UNH-IOL Boosts Development of High Performance Storage Solutions - TMCnet
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced that through the UNH-IOL Data Storage consortiums, the lab is helping member companies introduce their storage products and devices to the market faster and providing members an early opportunity to test against new standards, laying the groundwork for the future of data storage technologies.
July 7, 2011: The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory Expands Capabilities of Ethernet Testing Services - TMCnews
Event image Jun 30, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced it is continuing to expand the capabilities of its 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet testing services.
July 5, 2011: UNH-IOL enhances development of high-performance storage offerings - Computer Technology Review
Event image The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), a provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for networking industry, announced Tuesday that through the UNH-IOL Data Storage consortiums, the lab is helping member companies introduce their storage products and devices to the market faster and providing members an early opportunity to test against new standards, laying the groundwork for the future of data storage technologies. The UNH-IOL recently released a case study with global technology and solution provider Dell, illustrating how membership in the UNH-IOL consortiums enables the company to deliver high quality EqualLogic storage solutions to market, while bringing new levels of interoperability.
June 30, 2011: The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory Expands Capabilities of Ethernet Testing Services - TMCnet MSP News
Event image Jun 30, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced it is continuing to expand the capabilities of its 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet testing services.
June 29, 2011: UNH-IOL Ready for 40G/100G - Light Reading
Event image DURHAM, N.H. -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, today announced it is continuing to expand the capabilities of its 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet testing services. Members of the UNH-IOL’s 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium now have devices available that are ready for testing, and the enhancements to the testing services will allow members to prepare their products for market in advance of widespread industry adoption.
June 29, 2011: World IPv6 Day: How traffic fared on Web's showcase day Read more: World IPv6 Day: How traffic fared on Web's showcase day - FierceTelecom http://www - FierceTelecom
Event image What were IPv6 traffic rates during the recent World IPv6 Day event? The June 8 event, which tested the effects of more than 430 Internet content providers running their websites in a dual IPv4/IPv6 mode, was notably without serious incident or outages. And while traffic was miniscule compared to the total amount of Internet traffic crossing networks worldwide--just 0.3 to 0.5 percent of all traffic--IPv6 traffic was higher than it has yet been.
June 22, 2011: RVU Alliance Launches Certification Program for RVU Client Devices - InteractiveTV Today
Event image The RVU Alliance--an industry group that seeks to encourage adoption of a client/server-based technology (RVU) that is designed to allow TV viewers to experience a consistent, pixel-accurate, server-generated user interface across various CE client devices--has launched a certification program for RVU client devices.
June 21, 2011: RVU Alliance Certification Program Goes Live - RVU Alliance
Event image BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The RVU Alliance today announced that its certification program for RVU client devices is now open for client device validation. The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, will be the first independent vendor to handle the certification program for RVU products.
June 16, 2011: Universal home wiring standard G.hn passes interoperability test - Broadcast Engineering
Event image The HomeGrid Forum, Broadband Forum and four silicon vendors have successfully completed interoperability tests of evaluation platforms for G.hn, the emerging universal physical standard for wired connectivity within the home. The testing was performed in Geneva, Switzerland, in a joint effort between the HomeGrid Forum and the Broadband Forum, at the ITU's global headquarters, and was organized by the University of New Hampshire inter operability laboratory (UNH-IOL). This was the first public opportunity for silicon vendors to test the interoperability of their products based on the G.hn home networking standard, which the ITU and Home Grid Forum hope will be globally deployed by many service providers, PC manufacturers, and consumer electronics companies.
June 15, 2011: IPv6 clears test hurdle, but more stress tests lie ahead - FierceTelecom
Event image Something really cool happened last Wednesday, June 8: nothing out of the ordinary.
June 14, 2011: Does Your Network Support IPv6? Find Out for Free with Mu Dynamics - MU Dynamics Press Release
Event image SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mu Dynamics, Inc. (www.mudynamics.com), the leader in validating and testing application-aware networks, today made available – at no cost – a comprehensive set of test cases to validate that networking devices and services support IPv6. This promotion is in conjunction with Mu's participation in the Internet Society's World IPv6 Day on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Interested parties can register to test their products and services here.
June 14, 2011: The Internet was tested - Test & Measurement World
Event image The internet is running out of IP addresses. Engineers at network operators and equipment manufacturers, and test labs such as the UNH-IOL have been implementing IPv6 in equipment and operating systems for years, but much of the Internet’s traffic still uses Ipv4. On Wednesday, June 8, 2011, major internet players conducted a test to find out how many internet connections might break if IPv6 were fully implemented today. I spoke with Tim Winters, IPv6 Consortium manager at the UNH-IOL (University of New Hampshire InterOperability laboratory) about the test.T&MW:What was World Day all about? Winters: The reason for IPv6 World Day was to get more exposure to IPv6. The Internet is currently set up so that most operating systems, when given the choice of using Ipv4 or IPv6, network equipment, browsers, and Web sites will default to IPv6.
June 9, 2011: Four G.hn chipsets prove interoperability in Geneva plugfest - FierceTelecom
Event image The results from the latest G.hn plugfest in Geneva are in and four vendors--Lantiq, Marvell Semiconductor, Metanoia and Sigma Designs--proved that their silicon products are interoperable.
June 8, 2011: World IPv6 Day Should Bring Surprises and Valuable Data - Government Technology
Event image Wednesday’s 24-hour worldwide test of IPv6, the next-generation Internet addressing standard, is sure to yield valuable data and some unexpected results. Government agencies and other public entities that are participating in World IPv6 Day could also see some effects, such as citizens who have trouble accessing public-facing websites.
June 8, 2011: G.hn chipsets deemed ready for marketing - CED Magazine
Event image G.hn chipsets from four different manufacturers were proven interoperable in a recent Plugfest in Geneva.
June 8, 2011: IPv6 Day: Kicking the tires of a next-gen Net today - CNET
Event image The computing industry has begun a major 24-hour test today to work the kinks out of IPv6, a disruptive but necessary overhaul of the Internet's inner workings.
June 8, 2011: World IPv6 Day means the internet is watching - Federal News Radio Interview
Event image It's World IP Version Six Day. Some large Internet Service Providers, hardware manufacturers, software publishers and online companies like Facebook are testing the next generation of Internet Protocol, IPv6. They want to make sure the new plumbing works. The federal government is under a mandate to adopt IPv6, but, explained Tim Winters, senior manager of the Interoperability Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire, progress has been slow.
June 8, 2011: Computer Crash Test: Will Your Internet Access Come to a Screeching Halt on June 8? - Scientific American
Event image Every computer, modem, server and smart phone that connects to the Internet has a unique Internet protocol (IP) address, so users can find it. The address format, known as IPv4, was standardized in 1977 as a 32-digit binary number, making a then-seemingly unlimited 4.3 billion addresses (2^32) available.
June 8, 2011: What service providers should know about World IPV6 Day - Connected Planet
Event image The buzz about World IPV6 Day is likely to reach a crescendo today in preparation for the event tomorrow. Here are answers to the five biggest questions service provider readers are likely to have about the event.
June 7, 2011: UNH-IOL Touts IPv6 for Consumers - Light Reading
Event image DURHAM, N.H. -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, today announced it is helping broadband providers and customer premises equipment (CPE) vendors to prepare for the delivery of reliable, uninterrupted Internet service to their customers using IPv6, and enabling end-user connectivity by verifying IPv6 readiness in home networking equipment. Last month, the lab hosted the UNH-IOL IPv6 CE Test Event for Consumer Edge (CE) vendors looking to validate IPv6 product support. As an extension of the CE Test Event, the UNH-IOL is preparing CE router vendors and operators for participation in World IPv6 Day by hosting interoperability testing in advance of the 24-hour IPv6 test flight.
June 7, 2011: ISPs Might Not Solve Consumer IPv6 Issues - Light Reading
Event image Customer support lines will be ringing at broadband ISPs on World IPv6 Day this Wednesday, June 8, but consumers calling to question bad connections may not get all the help they want.
June 7, 2011: Tim Winters, UNH-IOL, on prepping providers for the IPv6 onslaught - Fierce Telecom
Event image Over the past decade and a half, interoperability has been a crucial factor in continued adoption of the IPv6 addressing standard. The University of New Hampshire's Interoperability Laboratory has played a key role in advancing IPv6 through its role as a vendor-neutral testing facility.
June 6, 2011: Ethernet Alliance completes second 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet interoperability event - Cabling Installation & Maintenance
Event image The Ethernet Alliance announced the summary results of its Higher Speed Ethernet (HSE) subcommittee interoperability plugfest for products designed to support IEEE Std. 802.3ba-2010, 40 and 100 Gbps Ethernet. This is the second such interoperability event hosted by the Ethernet Alliance; the first event was held in September of 2010.
June 6, 2011: Expanded Internet getting a trial run - Nashua Telegraph
Event image Techy folks arent always great at thinking up brand names, which may explain why the biggest change to hit the online world in years carries the non-memorable name IPv6.
June 6, 2011: UNH-IOL to assist broadband providers, vendors during IPv6 World Day - FierceTelecom
Event image While much of the IPv6 transition has mainly focused on what impact this week's IPv6 World Day test will have on businesses, the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL) is going to assist broadband providers what impact the industry's test flight will have on consumers.
June 6, 2011: UNH-IOL Helps Broadband Providers and CPE Vendors Prepare for IPv6 Services - TMCnet
Event image The UNH-IOL, an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, is also assisting in enabling end-user connectivity by verifying IPv6 readiness in home networking equipment.
June 3, 2011: Ethernet Alliance completes second 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet interoperability event - Interconnection World
Event image The Ethernet Alliance announced the summary results of its Higher Speed Ethernet (HSE) subcommittee interoperability plugfest for products designed to support IEEE Std. 802.3ba-2010, 40 and 100 Gbps Ethernet. This is the second such interoperability event hosted by the Ethernet Alliance; the first event was held in September of 2010.
June 2, 2011: Enterprises Ready to Shake Out Some IPv6 Bugs With Worldwide Test - TechNewsWorld
Event image With IPv4 practically running on fumes, businesses and government agencies will eventually need to make the leap to IPv6. It won't be an easy process, though, and hitches are to be expected. In order to mitigate those as much as possible, June 8 is World IPv6 day, on which enterprises and agencies will do a dry run on the leap to IPv6.
June 2, 2011: Enterprises Ready to Shake Out Some IPv6 Bugs With Worldwide Test - E-Commerce Times
Event image With IPv4 practically running on fumes, businesses and government agencies will eventually need to make the leap to IPv6. It won't be an easy process, though, and hitches are to be expected. In order to mitigate those as much as possible, June 8 is World IPv6 day, on which enterprises and agencies will do a dry run on the leap to IPv6.
June 2, 2011: Gauging the need for speed: Cisco's VNI forecast and the role of IPv6 - Fierce Telecom
Event image The connected era--where devices accessing IP data networks are ubiquitous--is here, and it's not going away. At a time where even my technology-averse mom is gleefully sending texts to her grandchildren via smartphone and prowling Facebook to see what her retired friends are up to, it's not hard to deduce that the way we communicate has almost completely shifted.
June 1, 2011: IPv6 and a Failure to Communicate - Campus Technology
Event image In April, Asia officially ran out of Internet Protocol (IP) version 4 addresses--the computer equivalent of running out of telephone numbers. Over the next couple of years, the rest of the world will also run dry. Yet, unlike the Y2K bug that had some people convinced the sky would fall, this particular problem is generating little more than tired shrugs from IT folks.
May 24, 2011: Broadband and HomeGrid Announce First Open G.Hn Chipset Interoperability Plugfest - TMCNet
Event image The ITU facilities in Geneva, Switzerland will see the G.hn Interoperability Plugfest event taking place from the 23rd to 27th of May, 2011. The event will allow the manufacturers of chipsets the very first occasion to test their product interoperability with the latest G.hn home networking standard. Organized by the Broadband and the HomeGrid Forums, the event will be aided by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory or UNH-IOL.
May 18, 2011: First G.hn Chipset Interoperability Plugfest Set for Next Week - Converge! Network Digest
Event image The HomeGrid Forum and the Broadband Forum will host the first G.hn Chipset Interoperability Plugfest next week at the ITU facilities in Geneva, Switzerland. The G.hn Chipset Interoperability Plugfest is being facilitated by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL).
May 18, 2011: Forums Set G.hn Chipset Plugfest - Light Reading
Event image Chipset manufacturers will have their first major opportunity to test the interoperability of their products for the new G.hn home networking standard. The event will take place from May 23-27, 2011 and will be hosted at the ITU facilities in Geneva, Switzerland. The G.hn Chipset Interoperability Plugfest is a joint effort by the HomeGrid Forum and the Broadband Forum, and is being facilitated by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL).
May 17, 2011: HomeGrid Forum and Broadband Forum Announce First Open G.hn Chipset Interoperability Plugfest - PC Magazine
Event image The HomeGrid Forum plans to host a "plugfest" next week, testing the interoperability of networking products that use the upcoming, awkwardly-named G.hn wired home networking standard before a launch later this year.
May 17, 2011: G.hn Home Networking Standard Reaches a Milestone - Broadband Properties
Event image The new G.hn home networking standard has attracted a great deal of attention, not only because it promises to deliver data reliably at high speeds over multiple media, but also because unlike other home networking technologies it will be supported by multiple chip suppliers. G.hn chipset manufacturers will have their first major opportunity to test the interoperability of their products at the the first open G.hn chipset interoperability plugfest next week. The plugfest is organized by the HomeGrid Forum and Broadband Forum, hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and facilitated by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL).
May 17, 2011: HomeGrid Forum, Broadband Forum to hold G.hn chipset interoperability Plugfest - Fierce Telecom
Event image Silicon vendors building products to comply with the ITU's G.hn home network standard will soon get their chance to test product interoperability at the ITU's Geneva headquarters.
May 10, 2011: UNH-IOL selects Spirent for NPD testing - Telecompaper
Event image University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) has selected performance analysis and service management services provider Spirent Communications to use its system to address network protection device (NPD) testing. Testing with Spirent will enable UNH-IOL to check that related NPDs meet necessary security requirements. UNH-IOL will use Spirent Avalanche for multi-10Gbps capacity, security and performance testing. The 1Gbps and 10Gbps Layer 4-7 multi-protocol system also delivers the ability to test devices to their limits at line rate. The system simulates daily business traffic, enabling users to understand the impact under worst case scenarios of network faults and attacks. It is compliant of multi-10Gbps of stateful application traffic generation, while injecting attacks. Spirent Avalanche provides testing for secure network communication, vulnerability assessment with around 7,000 attack profiles and user authentication including IPSec, SSL, 802.1x, Network Access Control (NAC) and RADIUS. ?