The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory is the networking industry’s foremost independent third-party proven ground for developing technologies. Recently, UNH-IOL (News - Alert) announced that it is the first third-party testing facility which possesses the capability to test Energy Efficient Ethernet, or IEEE (News - Alert) 802.3az. IEEE 802.3az is a new protocol intended for addressing the mounting demands of companies and enterprises to be both energy efficient and energy conscious.