Durham, N.H., July 18, 2016 -- 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 excited to announce they will be hosting the upcoming Open Compute Project (OCP) Engineering Workshop on August 10, 2016 at the UNH Durham, NH campus. This one day event will focus on the OCP technology portfolio, driving the product-ionization of OCP specifications, as well as building out...
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AT&T to open source its SDN platform, as SDN test consortium launches
July 18, 2016
AT&T has announced that it is committed to releasing into open source the software platform that powers its software-defined network (SDN). It says that making its Enhanced Control, Orchestration, Management and Policy (ECOMP) platform available in open source will enable global service providers and cloud developers to meet the growing data-hungry network demands of new services. Data traffic on AT&T’s own wireless network grew more than 150,000 per cent between 2007 and 2015.
“In March, we opened the hood...
The UNH-IOL Has Joined The LoRa Alliance: Assisting LoRa members with certification programs in the world of IoT development.
July 18, 2016
Durham, N.H., July 18, 2016 -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory ( UNH-IOL ) , an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, would like to announce its recent membership into the LoRa Alliance . The LoRa Alliance is a non-profit organization composed of members who are committed to the advancement of the Internet of Things ( IoT ). The association believes in collaborations and sharing experience in...
UNH-IOL Sets Up SDN Test Consortium
July 18, 2016
With a facility already brimming with switches from the likes of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BRCD), Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise , the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (IOL) announced a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Consortium that will perform controller and switch interoperability, conformance and benchmark testing.
UNH-IOL has established itself as a reliable third-party provider of test services, working with the Broadband Forum the Institute of Electrical and...
UNH-IOL Tackles SDN Interoperability with New Consortium
July 14, 2016
The University of New Hampshire’s Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) has launched a software-defined networking (SDN) consortium to provide controller and switch interoperability testing for SDN vendors and service providers. It also will handle conformance and benchmark testing.
The nonprofit says that the SDN Consortium is a natural progression for it, because it is already conducting a lot of other interoperability tests and has much of the needed infrastructure. “We have a very large switch test bed,” says Timothy Winters, UNH-IOL...
UNH-IOL launches SDN interoperability consortium
July 13, 2016
The University of New Hampshire’s InterOperability Lab has launched a new consortium focused on testing elements and applications in software-defined networks.
UNH-IOL will support SDN interoperability testing between controllers and switches, conformance and performance testing when the consortium officially opens on Aug. 1. The testing group recently moved into a new, 28,000-square-foot space and already has an extensive SDN switch testbed including OpenFlow, NetConf, RestConf and others. UNH-IOL said that at this stage in SDN market development, stakeholders from...
UNH-IOL Launches Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Consortium to Foster Industry-wide Collaboration
July 13, 2016
Durham, N.H., July 13, 2016 - 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 the launch of the Software-Defined Networking ( SDN ) Consortium to enable one-stop shopping for controller and switch interoperability, conformance and benchmark testing. With an unparalleled collection of SDN switches, the UNH-IOL is making its multi-million-dollar test-bed and professional services...
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.
The Plugfest was held...
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...
Software stack for automotive audio/video certified by AVnu Alliance
June 7, 2016
Excelfore, a company working in connected car platforms, has announced that its Audio Video Bridging/Time Sensitive Networking (AVB/TSN) software stack platform for audio networking as well as video end points has achieved AVnu Certification, becoming the first AVB/TSN software reference module to bear the AVnu-certified logo.
The AVnu Alliance is an industry consortium driving open, standards-based deterministic networking; it grants its certification mark to those devices that have passed all interoperability testing conducted by its third-party testing house, the...