DURHAM, N.H., July 12, 2018 – The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, today announced expanded testing capabilities that meet the requirements outlined in the newly released update to the USGv6 profile, a test program designated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that provides proof of compliance to IPv6 specifications and increases user confidence in the interoperability of common network products....
IPv6 News
How IPv6 is enabling the next generation of IoT
January 9, 2017
In January this year, the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL) moved into a new building, allowing the UNH-IOL to better monitor the building systems including HVAC and the backup power generator. As a networking lab, we are always looking for ways to automate our systems to reduce the need for human intervention and maintenance.
This interconnecting of physical devices, vehicles, buildings, and embedded devices is the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT doesn’t just apply to a world...
IPv6 Lifetime Achievement Award to Latif LADID
December 21, 2016
RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Latif LADID has been presented with the IPv6 Life Time Achievement Award at the Gala dinner of the IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things with a laudation delivered by Christine Maxwell and Vint Cerf (by video).
hristine Maxwell delivered this laudation:
“It was already clear in the mid 1990’s after the World Wide Web exploded the commercialization of the Internet, that far more addresses would be needed to connect devices than the IPv4 address space...
Test service to improve IoT interoperability
December 8, 2016
The service aims to provide a competitive advantage by enabling emerging IoT companies to validate their devices through trusted, third-party interoperability testing.
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) in the US has introduced an Internet of Things (IoT) product testing service specific to home environments, industrial networks, smart cities and connected cars.
The group said the Internet Protocol (IP) testing services will help improve IoT interoperability, reduce time-to-market and enhance customer experience....
UNH-IOL launches IoT interoperability testing, sets focus on device security
December 8, 2016
UNH-IOL has launched its Internet of Things (IoT) IP Testing Services, addressing the need from IoT vendors for custom IP testing services and IPv6 compliance.
The new testing services program will meet a need for custom IP test services for IoT products serving home networks, industrial networks, smart cities and connected cars. The group said it plans to help vendors improve IoT interoperability, reduce time-to-market and enhance the customer experience.
“By having their devices validated through the IoT...
Why Interoperability Matters to IoT
December 8, 2016
Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the fastest growing areas in data communications. Gartner estimates the number of devices deployed to grow to 20.8 Billion by 2020 with an economic impact of 3 billion dollars in sales. This is an increase of roughly 14 billion devices over the next four years, doubling the amount of devices on the Internet today. Use cases for connecting appliances and systems to each other and the Internet are growing, driving this increase in...
UNH-IOL Shines Spotlight on Internet of Things Interoperability
December 8, 2016
DURHAM, N.H., DECEMBER 8, 2016 – The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, today announced the launch of the Internet of Things (IoT) IP Testing Services . Created to offer custom Internet Protocol (IP) test services for IoT products specific to home environments, industrial networks, smart cities, and connected cars, the group will help improve IoT interoperability, reducing time-to-market and enhancing the customer experience....
UNH lab peers under the hood as software invades network systems
August 2, 2016
You may have heard the quip “software is eating the world” to describe the way many tasks once done by people or machines are now being done by computers and computer networks. Turns out, software is eating computer networks, too.
For years, the UNH InterOperability Lab in Durham, one of the state’s quietest high-tech success stories, has been testing networking hardware like Ethernet switches and controllers, the machinery that makes the internet work, via consortiums of industry and academic...
AppFest 2016: Testing at UNH-IOL
May 25, 2016
Rick Bauer provides a recap of the recent ONF AppFest at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab in this two part series.
We just returned from the second annual ONF AppFest, sponsored by the ONF Testing & Interoperability Working Group and the ONF Testing Leadership Council. In our next post, we’ll cover a similar event hosted by Beijing Internet Institute (BII) in Beijing—another ONF testing event (too much to cover these days!) The North American event was held...
ONF to Hold 2nd Annual AppFest For Application and OpenFlow Interoperability Testing at The UNH-IOL
April 6, 2016
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 6, 2016 – The Open Networking Foundation (ONF), a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the adoption of open Software-Defined Networking (SDN), today announced open registration for the organization’s annual interoperability event. AppFest 2016 will be held May 16-19, 2016 at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, and also an authorized OpenFlow® testing lab. This year’s AppFest will feature ONF’s first-ever...