Durham, N.H., November 28, 2017 -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance solutions for the networking industry, recently announced their automated Gfast and DSL test tool, Test Sentinel, is available to the public. With the number of certified-interoperable Gfast products continuing to rise, the test software allows member and non-member companies the ability to test their products in-house before applying for the Broadband Forum Gfast Certification Program. Additionally, Test...
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Gfast Is Fast, and Will Be Even Faster Soon
September 28, 2017
The Broadband Forum has said that the number of certified Gfast products has increased from seven to 24 in the three months since certification began. The BBF said that ADRAN, EXFO and Viavi have had passed the certification process, which is being conducted by the University of New Hampshire’s InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL).
The BBF heralds the news as a sign that the Gfast mass market has arrived. Whether that is true or not cannot yet be said...
Three-fold jump in Gfast certifications aligns with service provider momentum
September 6, 2017
Fremont, California, 6 September 2017 - The Broadband Forum announced today that the number of certified-interoperable Gfast solutions has jumped from 7 to 24 in less than three months, as mass deployment of the ultrafast access technology builds.
ADTRAN, EXFO and Viavi have been added to the list of companies whose products have successfully completed the Gfast certification program from the Broadband Forum and University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL).
“From recent leading provider deployment...
Gfast Products Certified by UNH-IOL
June 28, 2017
One of the under reported but significant stories of the broadband era is the success of the telephone industry’s digital subscriber line (DSL) program. DSL aims to enable telcos to keep pace with cable modems and other delivery methods using innovative techniques to push their legacy copper infrastructure ever further. It is working.
It is not unlike the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) similarly successful 802.11 Wi-Fi program. Different types of DSL subgroups are aimed at...
Broadband Forum launches Gfast Council, certifies 6 new products
June 14, 2017
The Broadband Forum has kicked off the G.fast Council, a new group focused on facilitating rapid deployment of G.fast implementations in service provider networks.
G.fast is a broadband access technology that deploys faster bandwidth speeds by extending fiber to existing copper wiring infrastructure. The G.fast Council will inform the market through events, white papers, use cases and other resources.
The G.fast Council will represent the Broadband Forum and the G.fast community Broadband Forum and at industry events such...
Broadcom Reaches Shipment Milestone of One Million G.fast Lines
June 13, 2017
Service providers are expanding DSL and fiber connectivity with Broadcom solutions. Today, Broadcom announces that its Central Office (CO) chipsets BCM65200 and BCM65400 as well as Consumer Premise (CPE) chipset BCM63138 have shipped in more than one million G.fast lines to date. Echoing the success of the industry’s standardization and ongoing enhancements to G.fast technology, both of these chipsets are utilized in G.fast systems now being certified via the Broadband Forum’s (BBF) G.fast test program at the University of New...
First six Gfast certified products announced by Broadband Forum and UNH-IOL
June 13, 2017
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Broadband Forum today announced the first six products to have successfully completed the Gfast certification program from the Forum and the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) – representing the next important industry milestone by signalling market readiness for multi-vendor deployment.
The Gfast certification – carried out by the Broadband Forum's approved Gfast test laboratory at the UNH-IOL – is in accordance with the Forum's IR-337 certification test specification,...
Best Practices for G.fast System Testing
December 5, 2016
G.fast is a new copper broadband technology that enables throughput of better than 1 Gb/s over a single twisted pair. The technology is based on a signal modulation scheme very similar to the DMT modulation used in VDSL2, with one notable exception, G.fast transceivers utilize time-division duplexing instead of the frequency-division duplexing used in VDSL2.
G.fast also borrows many other advances from VDSL2, including seamless rate adaption (SRA), bit swapping, retransmission, dying gasp, and vectoring. In addition, G.fast includes...
Top Companies Partner with UNH-IOL to Showcase Live Interoperability Demo at Broadband Forum 2016
October 18, 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, is excited to partner up with six companies to showcase the industry's first cross-chipset interoperability demo at this week’s Broadband World Forum (BBWF) taking place at the ExCeL Convention Centre, Royal Victoria Dock, London at booth (D30). Companies include Calix ; Digital Lightwave (A Division of VeEX); Huawei ; Metanoia Communications,...
UNH-IOL to conduct G.fast technology chipset interop at Broadband World Forum
October 14, 2016
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) will host a multi-vendor G.fast interoperability demonstration with six vendors during next week’s Broadband World Forum (BBWF) in London with an aim to accelerate network rollouts and service delivery.
Calix, Digital Lightwave, Huawei, Metanoia Communications, Technicolor and Telebyte are among the vendors taking part in the demonstration.
During the event, UNH-IOL’s demo will show cross-chipset interoperability among solutions from multiple demarcation point unit (DPU) and customer premises equipment (CPE) vendors,...