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Now offering Energy Efficient Ethernet IEEE 802.3az testing for the 10BASE-Te physical layer!

The UNH-IOL's first consortium addressed 10BASE-T interoperability back in early 1990. Since that time the consortium has matured to the point where it has been replaced by a standardized testing service. The 10BASE-T Testing Service was formed in 1993. The 10BASE-T Testing Service is a one-time product test in which a company is not required to leave a product at the lab after the testing has been completed (Note: Leaving a representative piece of equipment at the UNH-IOL will cause the product to be added to our testing pool).

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The 10BASE-T Testing Service currently offers three test suites that can be performed on a 10BASE-T product. They are as follows:

  1. 802.3 MAC Conformance Test Suite: A set of conformance tests based on the IEEE 802.3-2008 standard.
  2. UNH-IOL 10BASE-T test suite for an embedded MAU: [elements of the IEEE test that can be done on an embedded MAU plus some UNH-IOL extensions]
  3. Clause 9 Repeater Conformance Test Suite
  4. 10BASE-Te Physical Layer Conformance Test Suite based on IEEE 802.3az Clause 14 (Energy Efficient Ethernet)
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The intent of most of the testing programs of the 10BASE-T Testing Service, and of the lab itself, is to isolate problems (bugs) in member's equipment before it gets into consumer's hands. It needs to be emphasized that the 10BASE-T Testing Service performs testing from a quality assurance point of view, not from a marketing or promotions point of view. Therefore, the 10BASE-T Testing Service limits the disclosure of specific product test results to the respective company only.

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The UNH-IOL will also design and develop additional tests if the areas covered by the existing test suites do not meet the needs of a given corporation. This contracted service varies with the need of the member, but it typically includes development or research for improving the interoperability of 10BASE-T network devices. Details are worked out on an individual basis.

The UNH-IOL also provides Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10Gigabit Ethernet and Power over Ethernet Consortia.

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