Today’s open source landscape features an ever-expanding number of mature projects with development activity spanning across multiple organizations. Developers on these projects come from large and small enterprises, educational institutions, and a pool of unaffiliated, open source developers. This diverse group of contributors work together to enable their projects’ core goals or use cases. However, with this diversity of projects, developers, and outcomes, there are challenges. How can we reliably meet the needs of all stakeholders? When setting up a...
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5 Lessons Learned in Hosting a CI Test Lab at IOL For Open Source Projects
By Patrick Robb - September 26, 2024
Virtual Machines with Bridges on VMware vSphere
By Lincoln Lavoie - March 6, 2023
In a recent project, we decided to explore using the Cisco NX-OS 9000v virtual switch as part of our pre-deployment testing infrastructure. The virtual switch functions identical to our actual NX-OS hardware switches, but with the benefit of running purely as a virtual machine (VM) or appliance on top of our cloud infrastructure. That cloud infrastructure is a multi-node vSphere deployment, that uses distributed vSwitches, each having multiple uplink port groups, to provide high availability across the network domains. Figure...
The DPDK Community Lab: Reflecting on 2022 and Looking Ahead
By Patrick Robb - February 28, 2023
Hosted by The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL), the DPDK Community Lab exists to provide prompt and reliable continuous integration(CI) testing for all new patches submitted to DPDK by its community of developers. Every time a patch is submitted to DPDK Patchwork, it is automatically applied to the main DPDK branch, or the appropriate next- branch, and run across our test beds. Now entering its 6th year in operation, the Community Lab has progressed beyond its initial goal...
Four Tips on Becoming a Successful Professional Networker
By Carolyn Gernhard - October 17, 2014
A month ago, Women in Technology (WIT) held their first panel, hopefully the first of many. The panel, focusing on Women in Industry, had four great speakers from different backgrounds. The event was a great success; there was so much information shared, and everybody had a great time. Afterward, there was a chance for the students who work at the UNH-IOL to network with the panelists.
Women in Technology Group Hosts First Event
By Michayla Newcombe - September 8, 2014
The UNH-IOL’s Women in Technology (WIT) group was pleased to hold their first event here at the UNH-IOL on Wednesday, August 27th. WIT is a recently formed group at the lab that I have the pleasure of serving as a co-chair along with Marion Dillon, Home Networking Manager, Home Networking Technologies. The event, titled “Women in Industry”, featured four women panelist, all of whom work in tech related industry jobs. Before I get too far, here is a little background about the WIT group at the lab. WIT was formed to represent and provide support for women who work in the tech field (including the ladies at our own lab). We hope to to attract females to STEM degrees as well as the lab. We want the lab to be an open place where everyone feels welcome and supported.
A High School Intern Shares his Experience
By Nick Piscitello - August 4, 2014
When I walked in on Monday to start working, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. I did know the basics – the IOL is a network interoperability testing facility, staffed by mostly college students and funded through contracts with third party vendors. I knew this place saw its share of brand new, highly confidential products, and that the IOL is very unique – the only test lab of its kind in the world, in fact, according to the website. I knew that I would be working on building an IPv6/SDN demo with Intel’s Galileo board, and I knew approximately how to go about that. I considered myself prepared to dive right in.
Girls Technology Day: UNH-IOL participates in STEM Outreach
By Samantha Martell - April 8, 2014
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) has a dual mission to the foster multi-vendor interoperability and also the education and empowerment of the next generation of engineers. On March 19, 2014, the UNH-IOL participated in Girls Technology Day which was hosted at NHTI in Concord, NH. Girls Technology Day is one of many STEM events that the UNH-IOL participates in. This event was developed to expose middle and high school girls to the opportunities and careers available in STEM.
UNH-IOL Holds its Second Annual Career Fair to Place Students in Industry
By - March 26, 2014
The mission statement of the UNH-IOL is two-fold involving both the fostering of multi-vendor interoperability and also the education and empowerment of the next generation of engineers. Throughout their years of employment our students gain valuable professional and technical experience and have unique opportunities to network with industry professionals in their chosen field. Additionally they acquire tremendous interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to effectively troubleshoot and solve complex technical problems.
Stepping Stones for Success
By Ainsley-Aude Croteau - February 21, 2014
Hello, my name is Ainsley-Aude Croteau and I am a Great Bay Community College student. I started at Great Bay because it was an affordable choice for me. College wasn’t always an option that I had; I didn’t consider it practical with what I earn or my lack of advantage with loans and grants. I’ve always wanted to go to the University of New Hampshire (UNH), and was on my way there after high school when I realized it would be impossible to pay for. It felt like a door slammed in my face! The disappointment was discouraging. I took a couple semesters at Great Bay to get a head start before money came my way, but I just couldn’t stand it. I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to do with my life anymore, I didn’t know if I was cut out for school. After realizing a four year college may never be in the plan for me, I just didn’t feel motivated to continue trying.
The Value of the UNH-IOL Student Advantage
By - September 20, 2013
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the UNH-IOL, and the recent celebrations have put many of our longer-term employees in a nostalgic frame of mind. I’ve only worked at the lab for a year, but in this short time I have formed my own warm feelings toward this organization. When I was first hired, as a sophomore majoring in Computer Science, I didn’t know about the seven core values of the UNH-IOL. I didn’t even really know what went on at the lab; I was simply happy to secure a year-round job where I would learn things that were relevant to my degree.
Reflections on the Internship
By Brandon Smith - August 26, 2013
People say "curiosity kills the cat," but so far it has done nothing but help me. I completely stumbled upon this internship, and with every new opportunity that presented itself, I found myself in a state of disbelief that I had been given the chance to take part in this experience. This internship is an opportunity like no other, and has been one of the most profound experiences I have had in my life to date. I've learned more than I could ever ask, and I now know exactly what I want to do with my future because I have experienced what that future could entail.
An Intern's Return to the UNH-IOL
By Richard "Boo" Strachan - July 30, 2013
As a 2012 High School Summer Intern at the UNH-IOL, I hadn't a clue as to what I'd like to do with my future. I liked working with computers, and I liked technology in general, but I'd also considered alternatives accommodating my interest in skiing professionally. After the conclusion of junior year at high school, I found my way into an internship in the Digital Living Consortium (DLC) at the UNH-IOL. I was thrown headfirst into a foreign atmosphere and found people actually enjoying and embracing technology, I suppose I couldn't get enough of it; and have since returned to a full-time position here.
From Student to Teacher
By Jeremy Hochschwender - June 20, 2013
Since starting in the MIPI Consortium of the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) a year ago, I have had many opportunities to get involved in youth outreach, from kids in middle school to incoming college freshmen. Most of my work has been with high school age students, which can be strange for me at times, because I myself only just completed my freshmen year at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). Even though I'm now officially a "college kid," I still think of myself as being very young. It has been an interesting challenge for me to get young students interested in my work.