The need for IPv6 has been recognized since the early '90's, but the transition has proved to be much easier said than done. The United States Government (USG) aimed to make all of their external services - websites, email, DNS, etc. - accessible over IPv6 by September 2012. The Federal IPv6 Working Group has aided many agencies in their efforts to plan the transition. This required analysis of the new servers and the functions necessary to turn them on, as well as discussion about whether the current load balancer supported IPv6, and whether firewalls could still protect the new network after a simple firmware upgrade.
IOL Blog Entries for November 2012
Utilizing the USGv6 Test Program to meet IPv6 goals
By Timothy Winters - November 27, 2012
Interested in touring the UNH-IOL but not sure where to start?
By Samantha Martell - November 19, 2012
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) staff is always open to providing a tour for visitors. We encourage you to make an appointment in advance. If you find you are here for a plugfest or just in the area visiting the lovely UNH campus, we do welcome walk-in visitors so don't hesitate to stop by, we will do our best to accommodate you. Read more....
NVMe - Removing the Performance Bottleneck on SSDs
By Raju Mishra - November 9, 2012
SATA has served the PC industry well for a long time, and is a great solution for spinning media storage. As the industry moves to hybrid and solid-state storage however, SATA is stressed to provide the same value. With SATA Express entering the market, it appears that PCIe will become the dominant physical layer transport for storage. Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) is a technology that streamlines access to SSDs. Today, SSD performance is hampered by the 6G SATA PHY and the SATA protocol, which was designed for spinning media. NVMe takes advantages of the multi-lane PCIe PHY, and defines an interface designed with SSDs in mind. In this article NVM Express and SATA are compared, along with the involvement of PCIe with NVMe.