Despite competing standards and proprietary alternatives already on the market, the IETF insists that TRILL is gaining momentum as a method for solving Ethernet scalability problems in data center networks.
General News
Broadband Forum Names Foster President
March 21, 2011
The Broadband Forum announced that new President is Kevin Foster, Head of Access Platform Design at BT and four year member of the Forum Board of Directors.
Broadband Forum Names Foster President
March 21, 2011
The Broadband Forum announced that new President is Kevin Foster, Head of Access Platform Design at BT and four year member of the Forum Board of Directors.
Broadband Forum Names Foster President
March 21, 2011
The Broadband Forum announced that new President is Kevin Foster, Head of Access Platform Design at BT and four year member of the Forum Board of Directors.
Broadband Forum Names Foster President
March 21, 2011
The Broadband Forum announced that new President is Kevin Foster, Head of Access Platform Design at BT and four year member of the Forum Board of Directors.
UNH-IOL Senior Engineer Receives Broadband Forum Outstanding Contributor Award
March 18, 2011
UNH-IOL Senior Engineer Lincoln Lavoie was awarded the Broadband Forum Outstanding Contributor award for his work with the Fibre Access Networks Working Group (FAN). This work has been integral in the creation of the industry's first GPON ONU (optical networking unit) certification program. In addition to his work with the FAN working group, Lincoln also serves as vice chair of the Metallic Transmissions Group.
Challenges with 40Gb and 100Gb Ethernet
March 17, 2011
According to analyst firm IDC, the amount of world information is set to rise 44-fold in the next decade. Whether due to applications such as cloud computing, large scale video-on-demand or content storage, this poses a unique challenge in the data center, which must deal with significant increases in storage capacity, power and the ability to move data over the network.
Boston gathering approves new reports on IPv6 and broadband access
March 16, 2011
Broadband Forum Provides a Strong Start to the New Year With a New President and Continued Drive on IPv6, PON, MPLS, Connected Home and Enterprise Services.
University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory and Mipi Partner on Mobile Devices
March 15, 2011
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory, an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced that the lab, in collaboration with Mipi Alliance, is enabling the production of less expensive mobile devices that display higher quality video, while consuming less power.
University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory and Mipi Partner on Mobile Devices
March 15, 2011
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory, an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced that the lab, in collaboration with Mipi Alliance, is enabling the production of less expensive mobile devices that display higher quality video, while consuming less power.