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UNH-IOL and GENIANS Announce Partnership to Validate Genian Network Access Control (NAC) Solution to the IoT Era

February 22, 2016

DURHAM, N.H.--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 GENIANS , the leading provider of network security and management solutions, today announced a strategic joint research and development (R&D) partnership. Through industrial collaboration, we will be devoted to improving the usability and interoperability of Geni Networks’ Network Access Control (Genian NAC) solution for global customers.

Recently, the UNH-IOL team completed a usability study...

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What Is IPv6 And Why Is It Considered A Key Enabler Of The Internet Of Things

February 10, 2016

Customer Edge (CE) routers from Broadcom, Netgear and ZTE were the first to be approved for the IPv6 CE Router Logo.

Please provide an overview of the CE Router Logo and explain its significance to service providers.

IPv6 Ready CE Router Logo tests all the MUST requirements stated in the IETF RFC 7084. As with all IPv6 Ready Logo programs, a CE Router must pass all the required test cases in the program. The testing demonstrates the CE Router...

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Getting IPv6 to Play Nice

February 4, 2016

With the Internet of Things (IoT) gaining traction, as evidenced by the technologies displayed at CES 2016, IPv6 traffic will continue rising. IPv4 addresses have been depleted, so the explosion of IoT devices (Gartner estimates 6.4 billion things will be online worldwide this year) is dependent on the IPv6 address inventory.

Service providers are planning on going to native IPv6 vs. continuing to use a carrier grade network address translation (NAT). But just because they deploy IPv6 to a...

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UNH-IOL Announces First Devices to Receive the IPv6 CE Router Logo

January 21, 2016

DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced today that four customer edge (CE) routers have been approved for the IPv6 Ready CE Router Logo. Devices from Broadcom, Netgear and ZTE passed the necessary IPv6 test cases, enabling them to bear a mark established by the IPv6 Ready Logo Committee (v6LC). The IPv6 Ready Logo indicates to service providers that IPv6 will work...

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CEA and Carriers Partner on PlugFest For Network and IoT Compatibility

May 6, 2015

Arlington, VA – 05/06/2015 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the successful completion of the first IPv6 PlugFest to combine carriers, consumer electronics (CE) companies and industry groups – enabling CE manufacturers to test their devices with the carrier networks and the customer premise equipment supplied to millions of American homes. For the technical event, CEA partnered with AT&T, Comcast, Verizon Wireless, the University of New Hampshire’s InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), and UPnP Forum.

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IOL INTACT® Version 3.2.4.0 Released

April 14, 2015

IOL INTACT® 3.2.4.0 Released!

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IOL INTACT® version 3.2.3.4 Released

January 8, 2015

INTACT® 3.2.3.4 Released!

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IPv6 Core INTACT Test Package Update

August 29, 2014
IPv6 Core Test Package Update Available Soon!

The newest release of the IPv6 Core Test Package for the IOL INTACT® software is nearly complete and will be available soon. This release includes complete PASS/FAIL results reporting, as well as improved test case execution and bug fixes.

The next release is planned for Fall 2014. This release will include the ability to create customizable scripts to control the operation of the Node Under Test. This will allow for fully automated...

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IOL INTACT® version 3.2.3.3 Released

August 29, 2014

Now available for download!

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IoT, IPv6 Coming To The Connected Home

June 10, 2014

Every Fourth of July, my wife and I take our children to the beach for a week at my parents' condo. This year, my dad called me and asked what temperature I'd like the condo to be when we arrived.

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