Data Connection Collaborates with UNH-IOL to Develop IS-IS Routing Test Suite.LONDON -- Data Connection Limited (DCL (1) (Digital Command Language) Digital's standard command language for the VMS operating system on its VAX series. (2) (Data Compression L ), the world's leading provider of communications protocol software, today announced successful collaboration with the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) tests networking and data communications products. The university established the laboratory in 1988, "with the dual mission of providing a neutral environment to foster multi-vendor interoperability and (UNH-IOL UNH-IOL University of New Hampshire-interoperability Laboratory ) in the lab's development of its first Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) An ISO protocol that provides dynamic routing between routers. IS-IS is an interior gateway protocol (IGP) and was the first comprehensive link state protocol. ) routing test suite. DC-ISIS is a fully portable, source code solution that implements full mandatory IS-IS protocol support, including ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 10589 and RFC (Request For Comments) A document that describes the specifications for a recommended technology. Although the word "request" is in the title, if the specification is ratified, it becomes a standards document. 1195. DC-ISIS fits into the same architectural framework as DCL's other IP Routing protocol products (including DC-OSPF and DC-BGP) and can be easily integrated with DC-MPLS to provide a complete control plane solution for TE routers, or can be used on its own or with third-party products. With a rich history of routing and communication protocol expertise, Data Connection was a natural partner for UNH-IOL. Founded in 1981, Data Connection has developed portable routing code for a wide range of technologies for over 20 years. The UNH-IOL, one of the networking industry's leading third-party test and evaluation organizations, utilized Data Connection's DC-ISIS routing software and world-class support organization to develop the test suite. The UNH-IOL is using the IS-IS test suite to offer interoperability and standards conformance testing to the industry at large via membership within its IP Routing Consortium. "Whenever possible, UNH-IOL works with our consortium members to deliver test cases that are most applicable to the service provider and vendor communities," said Kari Revier, UNH-IOL IP Routing Consortium manager. "The significant contributions we received from Data Connection were key factors in the development of our IS-IS test suite." In conjunction with the development of the test, Data Connection was also the first member of the IP Routing Consortium to have products tested using the new suite. "Data Connection has a long history of developing routing protocols and part of that history includes testing at UNH-IOL. We have been members of the UNH Unh The symbol for the element unnilhexium. lab since 1996, and were more than happy to share our routing experiences with them to assist in developing a test suite that will encourage standards compliance and compatibility within the industry," said Matthew Finlayson, VP of Development and Requirements for Data Connection's Protocol Software. About Data Connection Data Connection Limited (DCL) is the leading developer and supplier of Unicast and Multicast IP Routing, MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. , SIP, MGCP/Megaco, ATM, Conferencing, Unified Messaging, Directory and SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. portable products. Since the company was founded in 1981, net profits have exceeded 20% of revenue for each of the past 20 years. Customers include BT, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corp., Cisco, Lucent, Microsoft and Verizon. With over 280 employees, Data Connection is headquartered in London, UK with US offices in Alameda, CA, Dallas, TX, and Reston, VA. For more information please see www.dataconnection.com. About the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory Established in 1988, the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) is a non-profit organization that offers comprehensive interoperability and conformance-based testing through 19 technology-based groups, called consortiums. Test solutions created at the UNH-IOL offer a set of methods to increase interoperability through protocol operations, signaling, point-to-point and multi-system scenarios. For more information, visit the UNH-IOL website at: www.iol.unh.edu. Data Connection is a trademark of Data Connection Limited and Data Connection Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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