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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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Ethernet Alliance Launches Certification Program to Promote IEEE 802.3™ PoE Interoperability

May 23, 2017

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ethernet Alliance , a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today announced the launch of its Power over Ethernet (PoE) certification program. Enabling swift and easy recognition of interoperable products designed to available IEEE 802.3 PoE standards, the program will elevate the user experience by minimizing market confusion between standards-based and proprietary PoE solutions.

“The growing significance of PoE in networks is undeniable. For example, in campus networks, PoE-enabled...

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Interoperability isn’t guaranteed in the open network era

May 4, 2017

Over the last few years, the phenomenon of open networking has changed the landscape of the network and datacenter industries. Led by a vanguard of hyperscale Internet companies, open networking is now being adopted by smaller enterprise users.

Customers are drawn to open networking by the flexibility and potential cost savings, but are under the false assumption that open solutions are inherently interoperable. This is not true. An open solution and an interoperable solution are not the same thing....

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NBASE-T Alliance Shows Rapidly Growing Ecosystem of 2.5G & 5G Ethernet Solutions at Interop ITX

April 25, 2017

Beaverton, OR, April 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NBASE-T Alliance , an industry-wide cooperative effort focused on enabling the development and deployment of products that support 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T Ethernet, today announced that 10 member companies will demonstrate products featuring 2.5G and 5G Ethernet speeds in a variety of applications at the alliance’s Interop ITX Booth #317. Interop ITX takes place May 15-19, 2017, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. The NBASE-T Alliance is a gold...

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The University of New Hampshire to Host NASA Space Apps Challenge

April 20, 2017

Durham, N.H., April 20, 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, and UNHInnovation (UNHI) are excited to announce they will be hosting the upcoming NASA Space Apps Challenge on April 29-30, 2017 at 21 Madbury Road, right off the UNH Durham, NH campus. The Challenge is open to high school seniors, all college level students and young...

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MultiTech Announces First Nationwide IoT Program for Universities

April 19, 2017

Mounds View, MN – April 19, 2017– Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of M2M and IoT devices, today announced the launch of the first nationwide IoT program for schools and Universities. The new “University IoT Program for LoRa® Connectivity” will provide students with the necessary tools and education to learn and apply new connectivity technologies. The trailblazing program focuses on Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) using LoRaWAN™. LPWAN is a wireless network designed for long range communications using low...

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The growing importance of Time Sensitive Networks

April 12, 2017

We live in a world with self-driving automobiles, and reusable self-landing rockets. Such complex systems of multiple sensors, computers, and actuators form a Cyber-Physical System (CPS). Some CPSs will operate at scales that will challenge comprehension. From autonomous platooning vehicle convoys communicating with each other and highway infrastructure, to Smart Cities coordinating resources (avoiding traffic congestion, coordinating parking, reducing emissions and power consumption), to Smart national power grids and beyond.

To enable such automation, precisely timed system control must...

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University of New Hampshire to Host Smart Gadget Competition

April 3, 2017

Durham, N.H., April 3, 2017 -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance solutions for the networking industry, and the UNH Connectivity Research Center (Connectivity), are excited to announce they will be hosting the upcoming Smart Gadget Competition on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 21 Madbury Drive, right off the UNH Durham, NH campus. This one-day event will bring together UNH students, faculty, and industry to identify a...

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2.5 and 5 Gigabit Ethernet: Benefits and Use Cases

March 31, 2017

It may seem counter-intuitive, but the recent release of 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T Ethernet technologies are one way that standards have ramped up their responsiveness to industry need by slowing down the data rate. Several key technology spaces, such as wireless access points and servers, have increased their need for bandwidth since 1000BASE-T was standardized in 1999. While 10GBASE-T is a viable solution for many, it requires the physical cabling infrastructure to be at least Category 6A. Many existing installations in...

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Industry Outlook: ONIE for The Data Center

March 30, 2017

Industry Outlook is a regular Data Center Journal Q&A series that presents expert views on market trends, technologies and other issues relevant to data centers and IT.

This week, Industry Outlook asks David Woolf about Open Networking Install Environment (ONIE) technology and how it can benefit the data center. David is the Senior Engineer, Datacenter Technologies, at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL). He has developed dozens of industry-reviewed test procedures and implementations as part of the...

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