DURHAM, N.H., September 13, 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, announced today the introduction of the 25 Gigabit (25G) Ethernet Testing Services at its state-of-the-art facility. Currently available to members of the 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium , UNH-IOL’s new services enable vendors to better prepare for market deployment of 25G...
25, 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet News
New RoCE Interoperability List Features Higher Test Speeds, Additional Vendors
August 25, 2016
August 24th, 2016 by Rupert Dance, IBTA Compliance & Interoperability Work Group Co-Chair -- It’s that time again! Having finalized the RDMA over Converged Ethernet ( RoCE ) test results from Plugfest 29, the IBTA is pleased to announce the availability of the new RoCE Interoperability List . Designed to support data center managers, CIOs and other IT decision makers with their planned RoCE deployments for enterprise and high performance computing, the...
UNH-IOL Licenses Ethernet Test Tools for In-house Validation
August 9, 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 the first commercial availability of two previously proprietary Ethernet testing tools: a Universal FPGA-based Ethernet Test (UFET) System and a 10 Gigabit System. These tools will be available to UNH-IOL member companies for purchase in late summer, 2016. Open access to these tools advances the UNH-IOL’s mission of improving data communications by allowing manufacturers...
Ethernet and NBASE-T Alliances to Host Joint Plugfest to Drive Widespread Deployment of Next Generation 2.5 Gbps and 5 Gbps Ethernet Technology
July 25, 2016
BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capitalizing on the groundbreaking market impact of the most deployed Ethernet specification to-date, the 1000BASE-T standard, the Ethernet Alliance and the NBASE-T Alliance today announced a new collaborative effort designed to accelerate mainstream deployment of 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T Ethernet. This technology multiplies network throughput of the more than 70 billion meters of Cat5e and Cat6 cabling sold throughout the last 13 years. As part of the push to leverage this massive infrastructure, the two...
Industry events demonstrate Ethernet speeds
July 15, 2015
Ethernet's ability to evolve is a true testimony to its design. Starting at 10 Mbps in 1983, Ethernet now tops out at 100 Gbps with 400 Gbps in the works. During the week of June 22, 2015, the Ethernet community came together at the UNH-IOL in Durham NH for two events that kept Ethernet moving forward. I attended the events on June 23 and met with John D'Ambrosia, chair of the Ethernet Alliance and Jeff Lapak, Senior Manager, Ethernet Technologies...
Ethernet Standards Ramp Up For Faster IT
July 1, 2015
"Fast IT" has become a marketing slogan, and is also a very real challenge for today's IT professionals. But rolling out new applications on the fly, providing continuous improvement, and adapting to changes and feedback in real time can only happen if your basic IT infrastructure is extremely sound.
In pursuit of this robust architecture, the Ethernet Alliance held its largest plugfest to date at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), last week. Engineers from 23 companies...
Ethernet Alliance Hosts Largest 40G/100G Plugfest To-Date
June 16, 2015
BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today announced its next interoperability test event will be held June 22 – 25, 2015 at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) in Durham, N.H. The organization’s largest-ever multi-vendor plugfest represents a complete testing ecosystem for 40 Gigabit (40G) and 100 Gigabit (100G) Ethernet. Additionally, a technical feasibility event on 25 Gigabit per second (25Gb/s) technologies will be held to...
Join the UNH-IOL at Ethernet Tech Summit 2015
April 14, 2015
Join the UNH-IOL at Ethernet Tech Summit 2015 Peter Scruton UNH-IOL Manager, Ethernet Technologies
It’s here again – blue skies and warm weather – but we’ve also been waiting for more. The time has come to start gearing up to participate in the sixth annual Ethernet Technology Summit in Santa Clara, CA April 14-16, 2015. With the booth shipped and our pamphlets & marketing materials on their...
Ethernet industry builds on innovation
February 25, 2015
This year is shaping up to be an active one for Ethernet as the industry builds on innovations that occurred in 2014. The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, stands ready to support the industry with expanded interoperability testing and support for 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet (40G/100G), according to Jeff Lapak, senior manager, Ethernet Technologies, at UNH-IOL. The lab sees considerable interest in 40G...
Vitesse Readies Industry For Small Form Factor IoT Networking
February 18, 2015
CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fueled by the pervasiveness of the Internet of Things (IoT), global connectedness is projected to grow exponentially. Increased data volumes also intensify power consumption across the network, prompting government mandates for energy efficiency in consumer electronics, servers and data centers. Meanwhile, mission critical IoT applications require redundancy and the ability to anticipate potential downtimes.