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UNH-IOL Drives NVM Express (NVMe) Technology Forward for Storage Industry

December 13, 2017

DURHAM, N.H., December 13, 2017 – 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 the launch of its NVM Express over Fabrics (NVME-oF) testing services and the release of its NVMe-oF Integrators List .

The first successful compliance and interoperability testing of NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) occurred at the NVM Express (NVMe) Plugfest held October 30, 2017 to November 2, 2017 in conjunction...

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The UNH-IOL Now Uses Teledyne LeCroy SierraNet™ Ethernet and Fibre Channel Analyzers for NVMe over Fabrics Analysis

October 31, 2017

Santa Clara, CA, October 31, 2017 – The University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL) recently announced new test equipment being used in their NVMe over Fabrics interoperability and conformance testing services, Teledyne LeCroy’s SierraNet Ethernet and Fibre Channel analyzers. The UNH-IOL will also add the SierraNet T328 and M328 analyzers to their test bed for standard 25/50/100GE and 8/16/32 FC protocol analysis and jamming. The SierraNet T328 features Teledyne LeCroy’s patented TAP4 passive probing technology, the most non-intrusive front...

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Teledyne LeCroy Announces PCI Express® 4.0 x8 Protocol Analyzer

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October 10, 2017

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Teledyne LeCroy Inc., the worldwide leader in protocol test solutions, today announced a new PCI Express® (PCIe®) protocol analyzer for capturing, recording and analyzing PCIe 4.0 signals. Teledyne LeCroy's Summit™ T48 joins the Summit™ T416 as the second protocol analyzer to be released supporting the PCIe 4.0 specification. The new Summit™ T48 protocol analyzer supports up to 8 lanes for protocol analysis with specifications that are otherwise consistent with the Summit T416....

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The UNH-IOL to Showcase NVM Express Fabrics Technology at Flash Memory Summit

August 1, 2017

Durham, N.H., August 1, 2017 -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, is proud to announce they will be showcased at Flash Memory Summit (FMS) 2017 from August 8-10, 2017 (booth #719) at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. This two day event is considered to be the leading conference on non-volatile memory in storage design.

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Seventh NVM Express Plugfest Ushers in Next Wave of NVMe and NVMe-MI Devices

July 31, 2017

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NVM Express, Inc ., the organization that developed the NVM Express (NVMe™) and NVMe Management Interface (NVMe-MI™) specifications for accessing solid-state drives (SSDs) on a PCI Express (PCIe®) bus as well across Fabrics, today announced that, as a result of the May 22-25th NVMe Plugfest , NVM Express has certified more than 100 market-ready products in just four years. With testing conducted by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an...

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Industry's First FC-NVMe Plugfest Demonstrates Fibre Channel as the Trusted Fabric for Transporting NVMe™ Natively in Today's Datacenters

June 1, 2017

MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwired - May 31, 2017) - Building upon last year's successful Non Volatile Memory Express (NVMe™) over Fibre Channel (FC) Fabric (FC-NVMe) proof of concept, the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) today announced the completion of the first Gen 6 32GFC plugfest solely focused on FC-NVMe. Validation of the proposed FC-NVMe standard's conformance and device interoperability ensures FC's status as the industry's most reliable and robust storage networking protocol.

FCIA's FC-NVMe plugfest was held...

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Fibre Channel Showcased as the Enterprise Fabric for Transporting NVM Express® Natively in Today's Datacenters at Industry's First Gen 6 32GB FC Plugfest

June 28, 2016

MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwired - Jun 27, 2016) - Demonstrating the continued innovation of the Fibre Channel (FC) standard and reinforcing its status as the industry's most reliable and robust storage networking protocol, the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) today announced the completion of the first Plugfest to ensure both interoperability and configurability of Gen 6 32GB FC products. The event also featured the industry's first proof-of-concept of NVM Express® (NVMe) over Fabrics using datacenter-proven FC technology.

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New Features of 12Gb/s SAS Storage Interface for Enterprise Storage Tested at SCSI Trade Association Plugfest Event

June 9, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Jun 8, 2016) - Validating the versatility, reliability and scalability that Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) has as a storage interface for enterprise-class storage, the SCSI Trade Association (STA) today announced the successful completion of its 17th SAS Plugfest, the fifth for 12Gb/s SAS. The event was held May 23-26, 2016, at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL). Thirteen companies, including both STA members and non-members, participated.

"At this Plugfest, drive support for new...

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MEF Publishes Ethernet Interconnect Point (EIP) Implementation Agreement to Streamline Standardized Interconnection of Carrier Networks

April 12, 2016

Los Angeles, 12 April 2016 - The MEF ( www.mef.net ) is pleased to announce the publication of the milestone Ethernet Interconnect Point (EIP) ENNI Implementation Agreement – MEF 54 . This Implementation Agreement (IA) is designed to streamline the interconnection of operator networks to support end-to-end Carrier Ethernet (CE) services. The IA provides practical guidance so operators can evolve their networks to meet full CE 2.0 E-Access interconnection capabilities. The IA gives operators the steps involved...

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UNH-IOL Certifies New NVMe SSDs, Including Some Surprises

August 14, 2015

The University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory has certified several new NVMe SSDs in the past month. The list was just updated and gave us a glimpse of some new products we may see at Flash Memory Summit, including some tasty surprises.

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