A group of 14 vendors recently met for a second plugfest event at the University of New Hampshire-Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL), where they conducted interoperability testing of the G.Vector aspects of VDSL2.
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Fourteen Companies Participate in Broadband Forum's Latest VDSL2 G.vector Interoperability Plugfest
July 9, 2013
FREMONT, Calif. & DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Operators around the world are looking to the G.vector technologies to provide a boost to the VDSL2 subscriber data rates, thereby meeting the needs of multi-service home and business customers. G.vector will likely also be utilized in new network architectures and technologies being developed now inside the Broadband Forum and ITU-T, such as the Fiber to the Distribution Point (FTTdp) and G.fast. Interoperability is vital to the growth of this technology.
UNH-IOL Uses TraceSpan's D-CABLE Xpert for IPv6 Validation of DOCSIS 3.0 eRouters
June 27, 2013
TraceSpan Communications, a leader in broadband analysis and monitoring solutions, announced today the expansion of the company's partnership with the UNH-IOL to IPv6 validation of DOCSIS 3.0 eRouters. In the frame of this partnership the UNH-IOL will use TraceSpan's D-CABLE Xpert multi-layer analyzer as part of their IPv6 test bench solutions.
Founders Celebrate Decade of WiFi in Downtown
June 22, 2013
PORTSMOUTH — Ten years of free wireless Internet access in the downtown came full circle for its founders Thursday in Market Square.
NVM Express Workgroup Holds First Plugfest
June 3, 2013
WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The NVM Express Workgroup, developer of the NVM Express specification for accessing solid-state drives (SSDs) on a PCI Express (PCIe) bus, held its first Plugfest at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab in Durham, N.H., May 13-16, 2013. This event provided an opportunity for participants to measure their products' compliance with the NVM Express (NVMe) specification and to test interoperability with other NVMe products.
Broadband Forum: VDSL2 Vectoring Is Real and It
May 30, 2013
VDSL2 vectoring technology is here and it is real,†according to Robin Mersh, CEO of the Broadband Forum, and Lincoln Lavoie, senior engineer at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL). Lavoie is involved in the Broadband Forum and is vice chair of the Metallic Transmission Technical Working Group.
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.
Instruments Contend with Exploding Data Bandwidth
April 29, 2013
Whether you need to transmit and receive data over a few millimeters of PCB trace or across an ocean, you can choose from a variety of instruments and software to test how well your data-communications link is working. To address applications ranging from I2C to 400 GbE and beyond, vendors are debuting new instruments, upgrading existing ones, and introducing software enhancements to handle challenging data-communications measurement tasks.
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.
Broadband Forum Holds Industry's First G.vector Interoperability Plugfest For VDSL2
March 28, 2013
FREMONT, Calif., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fifteen companies met in Durham, NH, USA during the week of February 25 – March 1, 2013, to participate in the first wide scale interoperability testing of equipment implementing ITU-T G.vector for VDSL2. This plugfest, the first of a planned series of interoperability events organized by the Broadband Forum, and hosted by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), was focused on detailed testing of G.vector functionality.