The UNH-IOL has a number of commercially available traffic generators that are used in 10Gb Ethernet conformance testing. These traffic generators allow us to send custom frames to DUTs (Devices Under Test) during conformance and interoperability testing. We can customize the type, size, and data payload of the frames, and we can even use these traffic generators to send specific patterns of different frames. Yet many tests of the underlying physical layer we identify in our test suites require a...
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The BitPhyer 10G – The IOL’s 10GBase-R Ethernet Test Tool
By Sebastian Young - August 24, 2016
Tech Camps and the IOL helped me choose UNH
By Samantha Martell - August 18, 2016
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Griffin Leclerc, a new employee at the UNH-IOL, to learn about what led him on his journey to working at the lab and where he hopes to be in the years to come.
I did not know it yet, but the first time I met Griffin Leclerc in the summer of 2013, was not going to be the last. Griffin was a rising sophomore at Trinity High School who chose to spend...
My Time as a High School Summer Intern at the IOL
By Matthew Jones - August 16, 2016
Nearing the final week of my internship I can say that I am amazed by the quality of my experience at the IOL. Not only have I been able to visit a number of companies ranging from larger corporations like Liberty Mutual and Verizon to smaller startups like QA Café, but I was able to use the knowledge learned in high school and put it to use in a real world application. On top of putting my skills to use,...
Broadband Forum TR-115 Testing at the UNH-IOL
By Connor Wynn - July 18, 2016
The UNH-IOL DSL consortium offers testing based on the Broadband Forum TR-115 test plan. This test is an excellent starting point in understanding the overall quality and functionality of the modem or DSLAM’s (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) VDSL2 transceiver. The test cases within this test plan cover a variety of different functions and capabilities that the transceivers should be able to perform. There are counters that track a wide variety of information such as code...
G.fast: Time Domain Duplex (TDD) vs Frequency Domain Duplex (FDD)
By Ainsley-Aude Croteau - July 18, 2016
In September 2015, the UNH-IOL opened a new consortium in the Broadband testing services called G.fast. G.fast is an emerging technology which leverages existing telephone copper networks, similar to DSL, to deliver incredibly high bandwidth. Optical networks are gaining popularity due to their high throughput capacity. Despite this, fibre is still not being integrated into residential homes due to the high costs involved as well as keeping the more fragile glass fibers protected. G.fast is the solution; offering...
Range vs. Throughput (RvT) and octoScope Testing at the UNH-IOL
By Mara Johnson - July 14, 2016
The UNH-IOL has been a leader in testing Wireless LAN technologies and products since the inception of the IEEE 802.11 standards. The Wireless Testing is industry-supported and works with members to provide a neutral test environment with industry accepted test methodologies to promote and foster the interoperability of Wireless LAN devices. The lab offers testing services for both consumer and enterprise grade 802.11 stations and access points.
With the ever expanding use of mobile and small devices,...
High School Internship: Then and Now
By Samantha Martell - June 10, 2016
High School Internship: Then and Now with Patrick MacArthur, a 2007 High School Intern
Recently I had the opportunity to interview an outstanding UNH student and UNH-IOL employee, Patrick MacArthur, to learn about how he started out as a High School Intern and where his journey has taken him over the years. I hope you enjoy reading about his experience as much as I did writing about it!
The year of 2007 marked the second year of the UNH-IOL’s...
UNH-IOL Supports the Growth of the Open Networking Integrator’s List
By Meghan Carroll - April 29, 2016
The IOL has been a key player for the Open Networking community, hosting plugfests to allow for the testing of whitebox switches. During these plugfests , companies bring their whitebox switches into the lab to determine whether or not they are interoperable with a variety of Network Operating Systems and pluggable modules. After a series of dry run test events in 2015, the first Open Networking plugfest was held in September 2015. Following this event, the lab published the...
Girls Who Code Club and My Experience
By Ainsley-Aude Croteau - April 28, 2016
The Girls Who Code Club from Seacoast School of Technology, which is an afterschool program for girls of all ages (between the ages of 6 and 14) that focuses on their interest in learning more about programming and development, visited the UNH IOL on April 6, 2016 for their evening after school activity. This was their first field trip as a club and it was an unprecedented experience.
The mission of the STEM Outreach program at the IOL is...
My Experience in the IDHACK 2016
By Ashnav Lal - April 20, 2016
Hackathon? Confused? Don’t know what it is? Is it worth staying awake for 24-48 hours and trying to solve a world problem? Read my blog below to find out what a hackathon is and how I won an award at IDHACK 2016.
Hackathon. Firstly, it’s not about breaking into someone’s computer or related to some kind of computer crime. It is a fun social activity in which people with technical backgrounds come together and create a unique solution...