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