improving networks worldwide. unh interoperability lab unh-iol overview november, 2008
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Improving Networks Worldwide.
UNH InterOperability Lab
UNH-IOL OverviewNovember, 2008
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Presentation Topics
• Laboratory Overview• Technology Testing Areas• Customers and Industry
Involvement• Interoperability Testing Events• Contact Information
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Laboratory Overview• Best-equipped 3rd-party test facility for
data communications & networking• 100% funded by commercial industry
– Hundreds of companies provide market motivation
• 32,000 sqft lab facility, founded in 1988• Multi-million dollar interoperability test
beds
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Enhanced Product Awareness:
Product Verification
Professional Services:
•Network Integration: Large, multi-vendor, multi-protocol integration projects
•Custom Test Development: Hardware and software test tools, test strategies, etc.
•Technology Demonstrations: Tradeshows, industry organizations and forums
•Perform comprehensive testing
•Verify standards compliance
•Improve interoperability assurance
•Support industry "plugfests" and demos
•Publish cooperative press releases, case studies and white papers
Increased Customer Confidence
•Address customer RFP requirements
•Reduce customer pre-qualification testing
•Issue industry recognized test reports
•Provide 3rd-party analysis
•Support supplier claims
•Utilize custom test tools and advance test equipment
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Sample UNH-IOL Customers
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Industry Involvement
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Technology Areas• VoIP
– IMS Forum– MSF– Sonus Certification
• Routing• 802.11 Wireless LANs
– ZWave
• Storage Networks– iSCSI & Fibre Channel– iWARP– SAS & SATA
• OFA• Ethernet
– 10Base-T, Fast Ethernet– Gigabit Ethernet– 10Gigabit Ethernet– Power over Ethernet
• IEEE 802.1 – Ethernet Switching
– 802.1D (STP, RSTP, FDB)
– 802.1s, q, ab, X• IPv6
– Moonv6 deployment testing
– IPv6 Ready Logo testing• MPLS Services
– RSVP, LDP• xDSL
– ADSL (2, 2+), TR.69– SHDSL and VDSL2
• Consumer Electronics– DLNA– Residential Ethernet
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Interoperability Testing Events• We have the ability to host
Interoperability Test Events or “Plugfests” at our facility
• Unique opportunity for companies to come together to test standards or test specifications in our neutral 3rd party environment
• Ability to produce white-papers or case studies
• Test the maturity of standards and companies implementation of standards
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Contact Information
Kari YounsiBridge Functions Consortium
Manager+1-603-862-0696