Metrobility Optical Systems Passes Ethernet in the First Mile Conformance Testing With UNH-IOL's EFM Technology Consortium
Posted on: Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 15:00 CDT
Metrobility Optical Systems has successfully completed a suite of conformance tests with the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory's (UNH-IOL) Ethernet in the First Mile Technology (EFM) Consortium.
The conformance tests were performed on the Company's E-Services NID EFM/OAM code set to evaluate performance against the IEEE 802.3ah standard for Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) for point-to-point optical Ethernet.
Metrobility's E-Services NID is an intelligent optical demarcation device specifically designed to maintain the maximum isolation between the public and private network. It enables service providers to utilize existing Ethernet switches and routers at the customer site to offer new, revenue-generating Ethernet services without significant capital and operational expenditures.
The E-Services NID not only complies with the IEEE802.3ah EFM/OAM requirements but also incorporates allowed extensions to the standard. Metrobility's extensions enable the service provider unprecedented ability to remotely monitor a device's temperature, voltage and optical transceivers. The E-Services NID accommodates a wide range of pluggable optical interfaces including 16-wavelength CWDM and single-strand bi-directional wavelengths.
"The UNH InterOperability Lab is renowned for its role in testing and certifying various kinds of networking equipment," stated Alex Saunders, president and CEO of Metrobility Optical Systems. "As a member of the UNH-IOL consortium, Metrobility will continue to be at the forefront of industry standards to ensure that our products meet or exceed the approved standard."
The UNH-IOL EFM conformance test suite includes event notifications, remote loopback, discovery, and receive path failure based on the IEEE 802.3ah OAM requirements. Additional testing information can be found at http://www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/efm.
The UNH-IOL provides leading-edge facilities and support for group tests and technology forums devoted to nearly every facet of networking. The UNH-IOL houses more than 32,000 square-feet of laboratory space with 60 testing stations offering a spectrum of power, copper and fiber cable options, telephone and Internet connectivity, and rack and table space.
The laboratory's rigorous, vendor-neutral testing is performed through independent, focused interest groups called consortiums, composed of member companies solving interoperability issues in a given technology. Standards-based debugging and interoperability testing in the laboratory's extensive test bed can often result in significant improvements and reduced R&D time and costs associated with product development. The organization provides detailed test results confidentially to participants, with general reports made public in a generic format.
About Metrobility Optical Systems
Metrobility Optical Systems is an innovative, next generation optical networking company focusing on delivering optical access, connectivity and multiplexing to create a more efficient, more reliable, and more manageable network infrastructure. Metrobility is leading the way in the design and delivery of intelligent, VLAN-aware optical demarcation devices for metro Ethernet. With over a million units installed in networks around the world, Metrobility Optical Systems is an ISO 9001:2000 registered company based in Merrimack, New Hampshire USA. More information on Metrobility Optical Systems can be found at www.metrobility.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 18 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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Source: Business Wire
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