IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is gaining in importance because IPv4 has run out of addresses. IPv4's 32-bit address just isn't long enough. IPv6, with its 128-bit address field, will provide enough IP addresses for a long time.
IOL News Articles
InterOperability Debug Event
October 4, 2011
Building cooperation within the InfiniBand and iWARP communities, the OpenFabrics Alliance is offering the Interoperability Debug Event, focusing on industry-wide interoperability using the OpenFabrics Alliance Software Stack. The Interoperability Debug Event will take place the week of November 7 - 11, 2011 at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL). This event is preceded by the IBTA Plugfest the week of October 31 - November 4, 2011.
UNH-IOL Releases the Sharks to Protect their Data
September 8, 2011
QA Cafe announced the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, has deployed the CloudShark platform for securely collecting, storing, tagging, and sharing packet-capture files. Capture files record network traffic within a specific period of time.
PONs: Why Testing For Conformance And Interoperability Are Key To Their Future
September 7, 2011
Capacity and speed are the keys to a new generation of consumer broadband services, including multi-screen HD in-home video, interactive and conferencing services, and home monitoring/automation. Coupling them with lower latencies allows service providers to offer businesses a broader array of services, moving beyond where T1 lines, ISDN and DSL left off.
Pace set-top box gains RVU certification
September 1, 2011
U.K. set-top box vendor Pace has become the first STB supplier to have a product certified by the RVU Alliance to work in an RVU-based whole-home, client-server architecture. The certification means that the Pace box, the vendor's C30 set-top unit, supports the RVU Alliance's remote user interface protocol, which stems from the Digital Living Network Alliance and supports remote content distribution over a home network.
C30 Client Will Enable Whole Home Client/Server Solution
August 31, 2011
Pace (LSE: PIC), a leading developer of technologies, products and services for global broadband and broadcast markets, has announced that its C30 RVU Client solution has been certified by the RVU Alliance. The Pace C30 set-top box is the first device to go through the RVU Alliance certification program, which is run by the independent University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory. The certification marks a major milestone in the development of whole home client/server technology for the US payTV industry,...
Pace Box Gets RVU Stamp
August 31, 2011
BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Pace (LSE: PIC), a leading developer of technologies, products and services for global broadband and broadcast markets, has announced that its C30 RVU Client solution has been certified by the RVU Alliance. The Pace C30 set-top box is the first device to go through the RVU Alliance certification program, which is run by the independent University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory. The certification marks a major milestone in the development of whole home client/server technology for the...
Pace Set-Top Client Receives RVU Certification
August 31, 2011
The Pace C30 set-top box is the first device to go through the RVU Alliance certification program, which is run by the independent University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory. The certification marks a major milestone in the development of whole home client/server technology for the U.S. payTV industry, and in the adoption of the RVU standard.
Highlighting today's women telecom leaders
August 10, 2011
In this day and age, where women make up a larger percentage of the workforce than ever before, some might find it odd to celebrate women in leadership positions. But the workforce statistics don't point out a still-glaring fact that in the telecommunications vertical--in any high-tech industry, really--women are still few and far between, particularly in leadership roles.
2011 Women in Wireline
August 9, 2011
Welcome to our second annual Women in Wireline feature. Similar to last year's debut feature, FierceTelecom's editors celebrate the diversity and recognize important women figures in the wireline segment of the telecom industry.