Los Angeles, 12 April 2016 - The MEF ( www.mef.net ) is pleased to announce the publication of the milestone Ethernet Interconnect Point (EIP) ENNI Implementation Agreement – MEF 54 . This Implementation Agreement (IA) is designed to streamline the interconnection of operator networks to support end-to-end Carrier Ethernet (CE) services. The IA provides practical guidance so operators can evolve their networks to meet full CE 2.0 E-Access interconnection capabilities. The IA gives operators the steps involved...
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MEF Publishes Ethernet Interconnect Point (EIP) Implementation Agreement to Streamline Standardized Interconnection of Carrier Networks
April 12, 2016
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...
Coveloz BACH Platform Certified By AVnu Alliance
January 6, 2016
Ottawa, Ontario - January 5, 2016 - Coveloz, a technology provider of embedded applications focusing on deterministic networking, announced today that their BACH™ Pro Audio Networking and Processing FPGA platform has achieved AVnu Certification. The AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that certifies Ethernet AVB and Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) devices for interoperability, grants its certification mark only to those devices that have implemented the IEEE AVB standards and passed AVnu Alliance's testing for interoperability and compliance.
The AVnu Certification...
Host Operator Sponsor AT&T Completes MEF CE 2.0 E-Access Certification and Sets Service Innovation Tone For GEN15 Global Networking Event
November 19, 2015
DALLAS, TX - PRNewswire - The MEF is pleased to recognize AT&T as the Host Operator Sponsor for the GEN15 global networking event taking place this 17 – 19 November at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Communications service, technology, and other industry professionals from nearly 300 organizations around the world have lined up to attend the conference, which is focused on the future of advanced networking solutions that underpin and power the global digital economy.
"AT&T is setting...
Open Networking Put To The Test
November 11, 2015
UNH-IOL plugfest produces list of interoperable combinations of networking gear based on Open Compute Project specs.
If you've been eyeing open networking but remain skeptical, operators of a testing initiative at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab hope to convince you otherwise.
The UNH-IOL recently published an Open Networking Integrators List, a public directory of validated, interoperable combinations of networking gear based on specifications from the Open Compute Project. The list shows the results of...
Successful Ethernet Alliance 25G Feasibility Event Yields Promising Results
November 4, 2015
BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today shared details of its recent 25 Gigabits per second (Gb/s) technical feasibility event held at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) in Durham, N.H. With 25Gb/s technologies being driven in part by hyperscale data center and cloud services market needs, the productive event drew industry-wide support and participation. The event produced promising results, with a high percentage of tests...
Trusting White Boxes
October 20, 2015
The IT kit in data centers could get a lot more efficient and less wasteful, if people move to standardized, “white boxes” based on open standards, instead of the proprietary kit they use now. But so far, there’s a trust issue: can you rely on a no-name box?
There are definite signs that users are moving towards converged hardware, including unbranded servers. According to a survey of 850 IT decision makers by 451 Research, the majority of enterprise data...
UNH-IOL Publishes Open Compute List
October 15, 2015
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) has released an Open Networking Integrator’s List public directory of independently validated, interoperable combinations of networking products that are based on Open Compute Specifications.
The list is based on successful completion of interoperability and conformance tests performed at the laboratory’s most recent Open Networking Plugfest, held September 21-25, 2015 at the UNH-IOL. Devices tested during the Open Networking Plugfest included network operating system (NOS) software, 10G and 40G switches, optical modules,...
New List Details Open Network Interoperability
October 13, 2015
The networking project of the Open Compute Project and the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab today jointly released what they are calling the "consumer reports for open networking" -- an open networking integrator's list of hardware, operating systems, cables and optics that are known to work together.
They are calling the UNH-IOL's Open Networking Integrator's List, which you can find here, "the first and only public directory of independently validated, interoperable combinations of networking products that are based...
University of New Hampshire Lab Tests Tech Products, Prepares Students for Engineering Careers
September 15, 2015
The University of New Hampshire’s (UNH) InterOperability Lab (IOL) wears two hats.
First, it serves as a third party testing house for technology companies looking to have their products certified by the AVnu Alliance.
Second, it employs students to test those products and give them a leg up in the engineering industry.
The IOL as a Testing House
As a third party testing space, UNH’s IOL is used to test products manufactured by technology companies across...