Ethernet has become a ubiquitous data service platform for enterprises, but it continues to evolve, and among its latest iterations is an automotive version, designed to provide connectivity within a car over a single pair of wires.
Ethernet News
Power over Ethernet plugfest planned
December 4, 2014
The University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL) recently announced some of the steps it will take in 2015, within several of its consortia and collaborative testing programs, to prepare the networking industry for innovations in Ethernet technology. Among the planned activities is a Power over Ethernet (PoE) plugfest the lab will carry out in collaboration with the Ethernet Alliance. The plugfest will be “focused on IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at standards relevant to IP cameras, wireless access points, automation, and...
Interop lab cranks up speed for a 100 G Ethernet world
December 3, 2014
As standards bodies and vendors gear up for Ethernet to speed up all the way to all the way out to 100 Gbps, end users are also going to need confidence that their kit will do what it says on the box – and that it'll be interoperable.
UNH-IOL Expands for 40/100G, Power over Ethernet, Backplane and Automotive
December 3, 2014
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) announced expanded interoperability testing and support for 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet (40G/100G) including 25Gb/s serial-lanes, Power over Ethernet (PoE), Backplane Ethernet and Automotive Ethernet. This activity is taking place within several of the UNH-IOL’s consortia and collaborative testing programs.
UNH-IOL Prepares Industry for 2015 Innovations in Ethernet Technology
December 1, 2014
DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 expanded interoperability testing and support for 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet (40G/100G) including 25Gb/s serial-lanes, Power over Ethernet (PoE), Backplane Ethernet and Automotive Ethernet. This activity is taking place within several of the UNH-IOL’s consortia and collaborative testing programs.
IEEE802.3: Compliance Revisited-Two Exciting Announcements
August 13, 2014
A few months ago, I posted an blog about compliance testing of PoE equipment (or the lack thereof). In the article, I discussed the need for a compliance or certification program that would give end users the security and peace of mind that their PoE equipment will be safe and that it will interoperate with other certified PoE equipment. I am very happy to let you know that the Ethernet Alliance (EA) is investigating creating just such a program. The...
Ethernet Alliance Explores Demand For Industry-Wide Power Over Ethernet Logo Certification Program
July 16, 2014
BEAVERTON, OR, JULY 9, 2014 - The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies today announced it is inviting the Ethernet ecosystem as a whole to join it in an open discussion of a proposed Ethernet Alliance Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology logo certification program (#LogoPoE). The discussion will be held via conference call, beginning at 8:00am PDT on August 27, 2014. The Ethernet Alliance is reaching out to the industry to...
Xilinx's 10GBASE-KR Solution Passes Full Electrical and Protocol Testing for Backplane Applications
July 25, 2013
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced that its 7 Series GTH transceiver successfully completed testing for 10GBASE-KR LogiCORE™ IP at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) – a highly respected laboratory that tests data networking technologies – validating that it fully meets UNH-IOL's receiver (Rx) and transmitter (Tx) electrical and protocol compliance tests for backplane applications. This achievement enables OEMs to develop high-performance network and data center solutions with 10...
Instruments Contend with Exploding Data Bandwidth
April 29, 2013
Whether you need to transmit and receive data over a few millimeters of PCB trace or across an ocean, you can choose from a variety of instruments and software to test how well your data-communications link is working. To address applications ranging from I2C to 400 GbE and beyond, vendors are debuting new instruments, upgrading existing ones, and introducing software enhancements to handle challenging data-communications measurement tasks.
InfiniBand Trade Association Announces Results of First Ever Active Cable Time-Domain Test From Plugfest 21
August 30, 2012
The InfiniBand® Trade Association (IBTA), a global organization dedicated to maintaining and furthering the InfiniBand™ specification, today announced the results of the Plugfest 21 InfiniBand device and cable conformance testing, as well as the latest additions to the IBTA Integrators’ List. During April’s Plugfest 21 (PF-21) at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL), testers added the active cable time-domain testing procedures to the methodology for verifying vendor products for compliance with the InfiniBand™ architecture specification as well as...