A group of 14 vendors recently met for a second plugfest event at the University of New Hampshire-Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL), where they conducted interoperability testing of the G.Vector aspects of VDSL2.
IOL News Articles
Founders Celebrate Decade of WiFi in Downtown
June 22, 2013
PORTSMOUTH — Ten years of free wireless Internet access in the downtown came full circle for its founders Thursday in Market Square.
Broadband Forum: VDSL2 Vectoring Is Real and It
May 30, 2013
VDSL2 vectoring technology is here and it is real,†according to Robin Mersh, CEO of the Broadband Forum, and Lincoln Lavoie, senior engineer at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL). Lavoie is involved in the Broadband Forum and is vice chair of the Metallic Transmission Technical Working Group.
UNH Embraces New Internet Protocol
May 2, 2013
In recent years, the number of connected internet and network devices has exploded. Each of these devices require a unique identifier called an IP Address. The IP Address is like a telephone number used to contact the device. The world is running out of IP addresses, and a new standard is being put in place to deal with the issue.
Instruments Contend with Exploding Data Bandwidth
April 29, 2013
Whether you need to transmit and receive data over a few millimeters of PCB trace or across an ocean, you can choose from a variety of instruments and software to test how well your data-communications link is working. To address applications ranging from I2C to 400 GbE and beyond, vendors are debuting new instruments, upgrading existing ones, and introducing software enhancements to handle challenging data-communications measurement tasks.
North American summit: IPv6 implementation still facing roadblocks
April 25, 2013
DENVER-- When it comes to IPv6, this much is clear: Fourteen years after the protocol was first deployed, progress has been made. But proponents readily concede they have a long way to go before the standard replaces IPv4 as the method of choice within ISPs and enterprise networks.
Vendors extend communications test offerings
March 5, 2013
Rohde & Schwarz, National Instruments, and Agilent Technologies have been busy over the past week with a variety of product and services introductions. Agilent kicked off the month by announcing that all new Agilent electronic test instruments sold after March 1 will be covered by a “bumper-to-bumper†3-year repair warranty. Ken Woonton, Americas services marketing manager for Agilent's Electronic Measurement Group, said the increase from one year to three years is the result of ongoing quality initiatives that, from 2002...
UNH-IOL and Agilent Demonstrate MIPI Test Services at MWC
March 4, 2013
The University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) is demonstrating its MIPI testing services for mobile device component suppliers this week at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona. The UNH-IOL and Agilent Technologies are co-hosting the MIPI Test Corner, a section of the MIPI Alliance booth at the MWC.
Crowd Aggregation - Mobile World Congress 2013
March 4, 2013
This was the first year at the new venue for Mobile World Congress taking place at the Fira Gran Via. The new venue has eight large halls laid out in a linear fashion (hard to know if you count Hall 8 and 8.1 as two of not). The top floor ran over all of the halls making it easy to get from one place to the next despite the large crowds of people. There were also nice outdoor garden areas...
Test & Measurement MWC 2013: Testing carrier aggregation, small cells and apps
March 4, 2013
QRC Technologies launched a wide-band transcorder this week, which it describes as a self-contained radio frequency recording and playback system designed to allow technicians to record network conditions in the field and transport or e-mail the information for troubleshooting.