While much of the IPv6 transition has mainly focused on what impact this week's IPv6 World Day test will have on businesses, the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL) is going to assist broadband providers what impact the industry's test flight will have on consumers.
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UNH-IOL Helps Broadband Providers and CPE Vendors Prepare for IPv6 Services
June 6, 2011
The UNH-IOL, an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, is also assisting in enabling end-user connectivity by verifying IPv6 readiness in home networking equipment.
Ethernet Alliance completes second 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet interoperability event
June 3, 2011
The Ethernet Alliance announced the summary results of its Higher Speed Ethernet (HSE) subcommittee interoperability plugfest for products designed to support IEEE Std. 802.3ba-2010, 40 and 100 Gbps Ethernet. This is the second such interoperability event hosted by the Ethernet Alliance; the first event was held in September of 2010.
Ethernet Alliance Completes Interoperability Event for 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet
June 2, 2011
The Ethernet Alliance has today announced the summary results of the Higher Speed Ethernet (HSE) subcommittee interoperability plugfest for products designed to support IEEE Std. 802.3baTM-2010, 40 and 100 Gbps Ethernet. Fourteen Ethernet Alliance members including Berk-Tek Systems (a Nexans Company), Broadcom, Brocade, Extreme Networks, Ixia, JDSU, Juniper Networks, Mellanox Technologies, Opnext, Panduit, Siemon, Spirent Communications, TE Connectivity (TE-formerly Tyco Electronics) and Volex Group plc gathered at the UNH-IOL, the Interoperability Lab at the University of New Hampshire in Durham,...
ATTO Technology Validates FastFrame FCoE Product Interoperability at FCIA Plugfest
June 2, 2011
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, announced today the successful testing of its FastFrame Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) at the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA)-sponsored Plugfest, conducted at the University of New Hampshire's Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL). Testing took place May 16 through May 20, 2011 and ATTO's FastFrame CNA's, including the industry's first Quad Channel Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) CNA, tested interoperable with the Fibre Channel and FCoE products...
Enterprises Ready to Shake Out Some IPv6 Bugs With Worldwide Test
June 2, 2011
With IPv4 practically running on fumes, businesses and government agencies will eventually need to make the leap to IPv6. It won't be an easy process, though, and hitches are to be expected. In order to mitigate those as much as possible, June 8 is World IPv6 day, on which enterprises and agencies will do a dry run on the leap to IPv6.
Enterprises Ready to Shake Out Some IPv6 Bugs With Worldwide Test
June 2, 2011
With IPv4 practically running on fumes, businesses and government agencies will eventually need to make the leap to IPv6. It won't be an easy process, though, and hitches are to be expected. In order to mitigate those as much as possible, June 8 is World IPv6 day, on which enterprises and agencies will do a dry run on the leap to IPv6.
Gauging the need for speed: Cisco's VNI forecast and the role of IPv6
June 2, 2011
The connected era--where devices accessing IP data networks are ubiquitous--is here, and it's not going away. At a time where even my technology-averse mom is gleefully sending texts to her grandchildren via smartphone and prowling Facebook to see what her retired friends are up to, it's not hard to deduce that the way we communicate has almost completely shifted.
IPv6 and a Failure to Communicate
June 1, 2011
In April, Asia officially ran out of Internet Protocol (IP) version 4 addresses--the computer equivalent of running out of telephone numbers. Over the next couple of years, the rest of the world will also run dry. Yet, unlike the Y2K bug that had some people convinced the sky would fall, this particular problem is generating little more than tired shrugs from IT folks.
Extreme Networks Demonstrates Data Center Bridging for FCoE-Based Storage at Industry Plugfest
May 25, 2011
Extreme Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq: EXTR) today announced product support for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols in multi-vendor environments. The company recently launched its Extreme Networks "Open Fabric" data center solutions providing increased scale, virtualization, and automation to maximize performance and efficiency.