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Ethernet 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T grows, testing on tap from UNH lab

February 27, 2017

The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) said it would begin offering testing and standards conformance services 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T Ethernet products.

The broad testing services safeguard that Ethernet products and services are interoperable and will help customers boost network speed up to five times without requiring cabling infrastructure changes.

The Ethernet Alliance in September wrote that the IEEE 802.3bz Standard for Ethernet Amendment sets Media Access Control Parameters, Physical Layers and Management Parameters for 2.5G and...

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UNH-IOL offers 2.5G and 5GBASE-T Ethernet performance, interoperability testing

February 22, 2017

The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) announced today the availability of 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T testing at its facility. The UNH-IOL explained that by providing conformance testing for products based on both the NBASE-T specification and IEEE 802.3bz 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T standard, these comprehensive testing services ensure an interoperable Ethernet ecosystem.

“Bridging a gap in the Ethernet landscape, 2.5G and 5G Ethernet solutions allow businesses to revitalize their network capabilities without major infrastructure upgrades,...

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UNH-IOL Launches 2.5 And 5 Gigabit Ethernet Testing

February 22, 2017

Aiming to accelerate the deployment of multi-gigabit Ethernet, the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab today unveiled testing services for 2.5 and 5 gigabit Ethernet products.

The independent UNH-IOL will provide electrical conformance and interoperability testing for products based on both the NBASE-T specification and the IEEE 802.3bz 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T standard. The new multi-gigabit Ethernet technologies are designed to enable networks to boost their speeds without needing to replace their existing Cat 5e and Cat 6 cables....

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UNH-IOL Empowers 2.5G and 5G BASE-T Ethernet Capabilities

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February 22, 2017

DURHAM, N.H., February 22, 2017 – 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 availability of 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T testing at its state-of-the-art facility. By providing conformance testing for products based on both the NBASE-T specification and IEEE 802.3bz™ 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T standard, these comprehensive testing services ensure an interoperable Ethernet ecosystem that enables up to five times the speed with...

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The UNH-IOL Announces the Results of the Open Networking 25G Plugfest

February 16, 2017

DURHAM, N.H., February 16, 2017 -- 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 the results of their most recent Open Networking 25G Plugfest as well as the newest additions to the Open Networking Integrators List. Focusing on 25G switches, cables, and optics, the event offered a valuable, multi-vendor environment in which member companies could perform in-depth industry interoperability testing and...

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UNH-IOL Advances Time Sensitive Networking to Promote Interoperable Ecosystem Across Industries

February 14, 2017

DURHAM, N.H., November 10, 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 launch of three industry-specific time sensitive networking ( TSN ) Testing Services – Automotive Networking, Industrial Networking, and ProAV Networking designed to provide deterministic performance within standard Ethernet for real-time, mission critical applications. By providing high quality test plans, tools, and test beds for TSN , UNH-IOL...

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UNH-IOL Has Been Named an Official Sponsor for the 2017 Automotive Ethernet Congress

February 3, 2017

Durham, N.H., January 26, 2017 -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, is proud to announce they will be sponsoring the upcoming Automotive Ethernet Congress from February 7-8, 2017 in Munich, Germany. This two day event will cover topics relating to the use of Ethernet in automotive, specifically how the use of Ethernet will fundamentally alter the future of vehicle architecture, the...

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25G Ethernet consortium releases 25G/50G Ethernet specification, focuses on multivendor interoperability

January 31, 2017

The 25G Ethernet Consortium completed the first 25G and 50G Ethernet plugfest at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) in Durham, New Hampshire, reporting record participation from the vendor community.

During the plugfest, 16 companies attended the week-long event where they engaged in a wide variety of test scenarios including auto-negotiation and stressed conditions.

These companies focused on vendor interoperability including adapters, switches, test and measurement devices, and interconnects. Additional areas of focus centered on proving...

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The Importance of Auto-Negotiation in Ethernet Architectures

October 28, 2016

The critical role of standards in today’s environment is often overlooked, because their inherent nature is to make sure you don’t notice it working. Imagine going on a job interview in a world without standards. If you were to ask someone for directions to your interview, they might tell you it’s 500 steps away, but they have a longer stride so you ended up having to walk 1000 steps and you were late. You take out your laptop to give...

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The 25 Gigabit Ethernet Rollout: Expect the new Ethernet standard show up quickly in data centers and campus networks

October 18, 2016

IP traffic is predicted to grow 10 fold in less than 10 years. This fact alone speaks to why even incremental increases in Ethernet speeds are important. The ever-rising demand for data is driven by cloud services and already can be seen in early Internet of Things devices. This trend helped lead to development of the 25 Gigabit Ethernet data rates. Even though the technology is rather new, in the two years since the 25 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium was created,...

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