UNH-IOL Completes Industry's First Multi-Vendor Test of Newly Minted 10 Gig Ethernet Over Copper -10BASE-CX4- Spec.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2004 Vendors of affordable, high-speed data center devices vet solutions for standards conformance con·for·mance n. Conformity. Noun 1. conformance - correspondence in form or appearance conformity agreement, correspondence - compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and , interoperability and vendor-to-vendor compatibility 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 ) has completed the first full-scale multi-vendor interoperability test of the newly ratified IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. standard for interconnecting systems at high speeds (10 Gigabit/sec) over copper cable. The IEEE standard, IEEE Std 802.3ak(TM) (10GBASE-CX4), was approved in late February. The technology provides an affordable way for Ethernet routers, switches and server clusters located within 15 meters of each other to exchange data at 10 Gb/sec over copper twinaxial cables. "Ethernet's success has been the direct result of a thorough standardization process and the dedication and willingness of the industry to vigorously test the conformance and verify the interoperability of their products," said Bob Noseworthy, UNH-IOL 10 Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. Consortium manager. "Ultimately this translates to the low cost reliable technology that the world has come to expect from Ethernet. This week we have shown that CX4 is ready to continue this fine tradition." The event ran March 22-26 at the UNH-IOL and included products from: BitBlitz Communications, Broadcom Corporation, Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Fujitsu, LEONI High Speed Cables GmbH, Molex Connector Often refers to the 4-pin connectors used to attach DC power to the drives inside a PC cabinet. Molex is a large manufacturer of electronics plugs and sockets that dates back to the 1940s. Corporation, Mysticom Semiconductor, PMC-Sierra, Quake Technologies, Spirent Communications, and W.L. Gore. "We expect to see much broader adoption of 10 Gigabit Ethernet now that a lower cost physical layer is available," said Dan Dove, Chair, IEEE 802.3ak Task Force and Principal Engineer, HP ProCurve Networking Business. "HP is committed to the development of innovative industry standards - such as 10GBASE-CX4 - to help meet customers' needs for secure, mobile, multi-service networking solutions. Not only will this technology spur a growth in 10Gb/sec networking, it will also allow IT managers to deploy Gigabit edge switches in a cost-effective, and high performance way." The UNH-IOL is a leading 10 Gigabit Ethernet test and development laboratory. The UNH-IOL has aided the 10 GE industry in numerous ways: Contributing significantly to the standards process both as document editor and technical commenting; Hosting the first 10GbE XAUI XAUI 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface XAUI Extended Auxiliary Unit Interface XAUI XSBI Attachment Unit Interface (IEEE 802.3ae) XAUI Ten Gbps Attachment Unit Interface technical feasibility demonstration in July 2001; aiding the former 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance with all of their hotstaging and tradeshow demonstrations; hosting XAUI and XFP XFP 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable Module XFP Extra-Fine-Pitch XFP Ten Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable plugfests; and developing the industries most detailed and thorough testing of the 10 GE interfaces. "CX4 technology is another innovative addition to Cisco's Catalyst product line which is leading the widespread adoption of 10GbE. CX4 offers our customers a low priced 10 GbE interface for building high performance intelligent networks for their enterprise and data center needs," said Jeff Cain, hardware engineering manager for Catalyst 6500 of Cisco Systems. The 10GBASE-CX4 test event was open to all test equipment and networking equipment vendors in the industry. Test events are free for members of the UNH-IOL's 10GE Consortium. Companies interested in joining future group tests should contact Bob Noseworthy or visit the UNH-IOL Web site for more information, at the following URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/10gec/index.html 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 A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that offers comprehensive interoperability and conformance-based testing through 17 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: http://www.iol.unh.edu. |
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