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 that the organization will host an industry plugfest, providing participants the opportunity to perform interoperability testing of devices in compliance with the Precision Time Protocol IEEE 1588-2008 standard. The Precision Time Protocol Interoperability plugfest, which will take place September 27 - September 29 at the UNH-IOL's 32,000+ square foot facility in Durham, N.H., will be held...
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August 30, 2010
I recently spoke to Jeff Lapak, senior engineer for The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL (News - Alert)), about the recent launch of the 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium. Jeff has experience in many of the UNH-IOL’s testing areas, including Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Power over Ethernet, Backplane Ethernet, and many cable and backplane-related testing services. He currently oversees the development of Energy Efficient Ethernet and 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet testing services.
UNH-IOL Hosts IEEE 1588 Precision Time Plugfest
August 30, 2010
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) will host a plugfest for interoperability testing of devices in compliance with the Precision Time Protocol IEEE 1588-2008 standard.
Can’t test it? Maybe you shouldn’t standardize it.
August 26, 2010
While writing “The Ten Commandments for Effective Standards”, I stumbled across the University of New Hampshire’s InterOperability Lab. It’s quite an undertaking, and we’re all benefiting from their efforts. I wanted to learn more about what goes on at the InterOperability Lab and if it might pertain to EDA software. Today I had the pleasure of talking with Jon Beckwith and Bob Noseworthy, senior and chief engineers at the Lab. They gave me enough information to write another book, but...
Agilent Technologies' SAS Compliance Test Software Provides Automated 6-Gbps and 12-Gbps Measurements for Oscilloscopes
August 24, 2010
Agilent Technologies Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!a/quotes/nls/a (A 27.59, +0.23, +0.84%) today introduced automated compliance test software for Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) physical-layer transmitter compliance testing that includes measurement support for SAS 6-Gbps and 12-Gbps interfaces. Using the Infiniium 90000 Series or 90000 X-Series oscilloscope and the automated N5412B SAS-2 compliance test software, engineers can maximize their design margins and gain greater insights into their system performance.
Comverse Leads Billing Effort at Plugfest 8
August 19, 2010
Plugfest 8 will take place Oct. 5-9, at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH IOL) in Durham, NH. It also will leverage the work of the Diameter and Control Plane Working Groups.
Data center functionality converges onto Carrier Ethernet
August 17, 2010
Because Ethernet is getting deployed in so many different ways, it has a big economy of scale advantage over other transmission protocols—so whenever the idea of converging different types of networks comes up, Ethernet tends to be the protocol onto which other types of traffic are moved. We’ve seen this in backhaul and aggregation networks—and now it’s also happening in the data center.
INTEROPERABILITY TESTING COMES TO 40G/100G ETHERNET
August 16, 2010
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory has launched its 40G/100G Ethernet program in anticipation of the commercial roll out of the technologies. The new program will offer interoperability testing for equipment built to the 40G/100G Ethernet standard, called IEEE 802.3ba and ratified in June 2010. “As standards evolve, our on-going participation in Ethernet standards development has given us particular insights into the best ways to test products and ensure interoperability,” said Jeff Lapak, senior engineer for the UNH-IOL.
Are new IETF switching, routing specs needed?
August 10, 2010
Two high-profile specifications winding their way through the IETF promise to boost data center switching and service provider routing, but advances from Cisco and Juniper Networks raise questions about how much the specs are even needed.??
Are new IETF switching, routing specs needed?
August 9, 2010
Two high-profile specifications winding their way through the IETF promise to boost data center switching and service provider routing, but advances from Cisco and Juniper Networks raise questions about how much the specs are even needed.