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.