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IPv6 News Articles
UNH Embraces New Internet Protocol
May 2, 2013
In recent years, the number of connected internet and network devices has exploded. Each of these devices require a unique identifier called an IP Address. The IP Address is like a telephone number used to contact the device. The world is running out of IP addresses, and a new standard is being put in place to deal with the issue.
North American summit: IPv6 implementation still facing roadblocks
April 25, 2013
DENVER-- When it comes to IPv6, this much is clear: Fourteen years after the protocol was first deployed, progress has been made. But proponents readily concede they have a long way to go before the standard replaces IPv4 as the method of choice within ISPs and enterprise networks.
Testing home routers for World IPv6 launch
August 30, 2012
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) hosted its fourth IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event the week of April 16 at its facility in Durham, N.H., bringing together both users and suppliers of home router equipment. The goal was to gain perspective on the current status of IPv6 interoperability against the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers and support the Internet Society's (ISOC) World IPv6 Launch. Eight vendors -- Broadcom,...
Top testing challenges for the connected home: IPv6 and TR-069
August 9, 2012
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) recently launched the Home Networking Consortium, which provides the broadband industry with a one-stop shop for both Broadband Forum TR-069 testing and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) Ready carrier premises equipment (CPE) Logo testing.
IPv6: Not A Simple Renumbering
April 16, 2010
A decade ago, organizations went through a massive overhaul of their IT infrastructure in an effort to prevent the massive outages anticipated with Y2K. Now they need to decide whether a similar investment will be needed again. Publicly routable IPv4 address allocations are going to reach exhaustion in the next two years, if the projections from the Number Resource Organization (NRO) are to be believed. Soon after that, finding IPv4 addressing won't be easy.
First accreditation issued for testing to US IPv6 product specs
February 8, 2010
The University of New Hampshire's test lab is among the first wave of labs to be accredited to test networking products for compliance with government specifications for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), which will be required for government procurements this year.
Where do web giants stand on IPv6?
February 5, 2010
IPv6-enabled web content is "one of the things we need to have," says Timothy Winters, a senior manager at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), which provides IPv6 product testing.
Google's leading, but where do other Web giants stand on IPv6?
February 4, 2010
IPv6-enabled Web content is "one of the things we need to have," says Timothy Winters, a senior manager at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), which provides IPv6 product testing. "As all of these LTE and wireless broadband networks go to IPv6, the content providers have no choice but to create mobile content and make it IPv6 aware."
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation Certifies High-Tech Testing Lab
February 3, 2010
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory -- an independent lab that provides advanced technologies to the networking industry -- has reportedly received accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation, a nonprofit, non-governmental, public service, membership society.