Nortel heeft als eerste alle testen voor IPv6, de nieuwe IP generatie, van het University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) doorstaan. UNH-IOL wordt algemeen beschouwd als de meest uitgebreide IPv6 testfaciliteit voor diverse netwerk platforms en oplossingen. Nortel toonde tevens de IPv6 mogelijkheden in een multi vendor omgeving door deel te nemen aan Moonv6 Internet tests, recentelijk uitgevoerd door het U.S. Department of Defense, het Internet2 Consortium, de North American IPv6 Task Force en UNH-IOL.
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Nortel First to Achieve Next Generation Internet Protocol Qualification
University of New Hampshire Awards First Phase II IPv6 Validation, Tests Performance in Moonv6 Future Internet Trials
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] has become the first networking company to complete the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) phase II test regimen for IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol.
UNH-IOL is the industry's leading IPv6 lab, offering what is considered to be the most comprehensive testing available to ensure IPv6 compliance of various networking platforms and solutions.
Nortel has also demonstrated the IPv6 capabilities in a multi-vendor environment by participating in the Moonv6 future Internet trials recently conducted by U.S. Department of Defense, the Internet2 Consortium, the North American IPv6 Task Force and UNH-IOL.
IPv6 will enable the Internet to continue to grow, accommodating new addresses for users and destinations on the Internet that would otherwise be unavailable with current technology. IPv6 will also provide greater security to the medium and allow new rich-featured applications that require more capacity than is available in the current Internet configuration. This will enable new applications that can run on many devices and very high-bandwidth applications – like live video, distance learning, telemedicine, movies, concerts and other entertainment – to be delivered globally via the Internet as desired by end-users.
"IPv6 represents the next generation Internet Protocol and it substantially improves on the current version – especially improving security and scalability," said Larry Hettick, vice president for Wireline Solutions at Current Analysis. "The University of New Hampshire's Interoperability Lab is recognized as one of the top leaders in establishing IPv6 industry standards. Their testing methodology proves IPv6 protocol compatibility and demonstrates performance capabilities."
"Nortel's Moonv6 trial results demonstrate that the company has viable, deployment-ready IPv6 solutions," Hettick said. "By being the first to pass the comprehensive UNH testing regimen, Nortel has taken a leadership position in IPv6 development."
"Nortel is the first company to complete the InterOperability Lab's IPv6 comprehensive testing regimen," said Erica Williamsen, IPv6 technical manager for the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab. "This comprehensive testing procedure – called the IPv6 Ready Phase II Logo Base Specification Test Suite – means that the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 not only is IPv6 certified, but that the product is interoperable with other, standards-based products in a multi-vendor environment that supports IPv6 functionality."
The Moonv6 trials involved the world's largest multi-vendor IPv6 network, and represented the most aggressive collaborative IPv6 interoperability and application demonstration in North America.
Moonv6 testing was conducted in collaboration between the UNH-IOL and the U.S. Defense Department's Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC). Test areas included interoperability in pure IPv6 as well as mixed IPv6 and IPv4 networks.
"The current Internet infrastructure, reliant on IPv4, has proven amazingly resilient," said Chuck Saffell, president, Federal Network Solutions, Nortel. "The growth of the Internet will be accomplished more easily with the new capabilities of IPv6, which will improve end-to-end security, provide support for mobile applications, simplify network operations and promote greater network scalability. This validation, the latest evolutionary step in our IPv6 strategy, allows us to better meet the needs of our customers and to fulfill the objective of Nortel to secure and protect critical information."
"The next generation of the Internet depends on IPv6 to provide the extra resources to accommodate the increased requirements for addresses, security and end-to-end quality of service capabilities required to serve the global demands of the public infrastructure," said Zeus Kerravala, vice president, Enterprise Research, Yankee Group. "In addition, there are specific verticals that will benefit from the attributes of IPv6 to enhance and protect their data communications, such as the government, finance, healthcare verticals in particular."
Nortel products have also passed or are undergoing IPv6 compliance and interoperability testing and certification with other entities focused on IPv6, including the U.S. Department of Defense.
The InterOperability Laboratory of the University of New Hampshire's Research Computing Center operates in collaboration between industry and academia to foster compatibility among standards-compliant products within the data communications industry while providing students a detailed education in data communications technologies. It is one of the leading institutions developing IPv6 standards and certification.
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