When it comes to IPv6 support, consumer home networking gear lags far behind other devices, like enterprise equipment and PC operating systems. Most devices certified as IPv6-compliant by the IPv6 Forum are full of implementation bugs, experts say.
The Ethernet Alliance Higher Speed Ethernet Subcommittee (HSE) announced that it will host an IEEE 802.3ba 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s interoperability test event tentatively scheduled for the week of April 18 in Durham, NH at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL).
On June 8, Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Akamai, Limelight Networks and the Internet Society will all fire up Internet Protocol, IPv6, for 24 hours, in large part to see what breaks. IPv6 is the replacement addressing scheme for the current IPv4.
With the free pool of IPv4 address space now exhausted, transitioning to IPv6 is set to become increasingly important. IPv6, however, isn't without its own set of challenges; and implementing it isn't as easy as simply flipping a switch.
While there's clearly a call to action for service providers, web application providers and even businesses to make sure they have an IPv6 transition in place, the other true test of how much impact IPv6 will have on the state of the Internet will be at the consumer level.
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL - Durham, NH) announced that, as a result of the lab's leadership and innovation in the area of IPv6 interoperability testing, membership in the IPv6 Consortium has increased by 142 percent in the last 12 months.
With the Number Resource Organization's (NRO) central IPv4 address pool now finally depleted, service providers and businesses are increasingly turning to independent testing organizations like the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) to test products and solutions key to transitioning to IPv6.
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL - Durham, NH) announced that, as a result of the lab's leadership and innovation in the area of IPv6 interoperability testing, membership in the IPv6 Consortium has increased by 142 percent in the last 12 months.
Parallel data interfaces continue to be used by designers in many newer mobile phone and mobile internet device (MID) designs simply because they are the only interfaces available from the application processor. However, with unyielding end-market pressure demanding lower power, higher data transfer rates and reduced PCB footprints in new designs, cost effective alternatives are becoming viable options.