Improving Networks Worldwide. UNH InterOperability Lab Interoperability & Conformance Testing And Test Suite Harmonization Erica Johnson May, 2007

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program Overview UNH-IOL Background IPv6 Testing Programs –IPv6 Ready Logo –Moonv6 Network Project –UNH-IOL IPv6 Test Suites Custom Test Tools IPv6 Equipment Test Bed Summary

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program Established in 1988 and part of the University of New Hampshire 100% funded by Commercial companies Operates 19+ consortiums / services groups Work with 130+ companies from around the world 32,000 square foot facility Largest heterogeneous test beds in N. America –Thousands of traffic generators ports –Hundreds of hosts, routers, switches –Leading-edge test equipment from every major company (Agilent, Empirix, Ixia, Spirent) Established in 1988 and part of the University of New Hampshire 100% funded by Commercial companies Operates 19+ consortiums / services groups Work with 130+ companies from around the world 32,000 square foot facility Largest heterogeneous test beds in N. America –Thousands of traffic generators ports –Hundreds of hosts, routers, switches –Leading-edge test equipment from every major company (Agilent, Empirix, Ixia, Spirent) Background and Facilities

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program Importance of Interoperability Plug-and-play operation independent of who provided the product; works with the user’s environment and applications Bridges creation and deployment Provides uncompromised third- party validation Decreases R&D and support costs Accelerates time to market Promotes market acceptance of new technologies Bridges creation and deployment Provides uncompromised third- party validation Decreases R&D and support costs Accelerates time to market Promotes market acceptance of new technologies

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program IPv6 Testing Programs Focused IPv6 testing since 1996 Product Verification Increased customer confidence –Neutral 3 rd party reports verify the functionality of devices Professional Services –Network Integration Projects –Custom Test Development –Technology Demonstrations Enhanced Product Awareness –Hold industry wide group testing events –Whitepapers and Press Releases

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program IPv6 Ready Logo Program North American Representative Responsibilities Include: –Review N. American applications and results –Cross-check results between labs –Currently perform the following testing as service: Phase-1 Base Conformance, Interoperability Phase-2 Base Conformance, Interoperability Phase-2 IPsec Conformance, Interoperability Phase-2 IKEv1 Conformance, Interoperability Phase-2 DHCPv6 Conformance, Interoperability

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program IPv6 Ready Logo Holders IOL helped the following achieve the IPv6 Ready Logo

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program Moonv6 Network Project A collaborative effort led by the North American IPv6 Task Force with –The UNH Interoperability Lab –The U.S. Government's Department of Defense Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) –Commercial service providers The project has 2 aspects –An overlay network on which applications can be shared and end to end testing is performed –Lab-based testing of vendor products IPv6 deployment testing defined by network operators Industry updates that demonstrate the current capabilities of IPv6

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program Moonv6 Test Items IPv6 Base Specifications Application Demonstrations IPv6 Routing –OSPFv3, BGP4+, IS-IS, PIM-SM IPsec Firewalls and Access Policy DHCP and DNS Transition Mechanisms IPv4/IPv6 QoS Mobility

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program In-lab testing: Conformance Test Suites IPv6 Ready Logo Phase1/2 Base IPv6 Ready Logo Phase-2 IPsec IPv6 Ready Logo Phase-2 DHCPv6 PIM-SM for IPv6 RIPng for IPv6 MLDv1

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program In-lab testing: Interoperability Test Suites IPv6 Ready Logo Base Interoperability –ICMP –Autoconfiguration and Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) –Path MTU and Fragmentation –Neighbor Discovery including multiple prefixes and redirects IPv6 Ready Logo IPsec Interoperability IPv6 Ready Logo DHCPv6 Interoperability Application Office Network Interoperability RIPng OSPFv3 BGP-4+ PIM-SM

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program Custom Test Tools - TestMonkey TM Modular and cross-platform API Unique Packet Generation Fully automated protocol analysis and testing capabilities Currently used by UNH-IOL personnel only for purpose of testing services

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program Features: TestMonkey TM Friendly Gui Scheduling Filtering Triggering Packet Capture Utility

UNH-IOL IPv6 Program IPv6 Equipment List Firewalls –Juniper Networks Netscreen –Juniper Networks NS 500 –Secure Computing Sidewinder G2 Firewall –Symantec Gatway Security 5420 IPv6-enabled Routers –6WIND 6100/6200 Series –Cisco Systems 7200 –Extreme Black Diamond, x450, 48si –Foundry Networks BigIronMG8, NI4802 –Hitachi, Ltd. GR2000 –IP Infusion ZebOS –Juniper Networks t640 –Juniper Networks M7 –Mercury RUSH-1000W, RUSH-1004W –NextHop Technologies GateD –Nokia IP2250 –Nortel Networks 8600 series –Nokia IP380 Host Software –Apple Computer, Inc. Mac OS X –Compaq Computer Corp. Tru64 UNIX –Hewlett Packard HP-UX & OpenVMS –Redhat Linux and FreeBSD –Microsoft WinXp and MS Mediaclient –Panasonic bb-hcm311 & KX-HCM280 –Sun Microsystems SUNFIRE V210 –Sun Microsystems Sunfire V65x –MRV Communications LX1000 –MRV Communications LX4000 Servers –Hewlett Packard Company HP PA-RISC –Lucent Dell Optiplex GX1, Sun Q00402 –Microsoft Windows Longhorn –Microsoft Windows 2003 Printers –Hewlett Packard JetDirect and LaserJet Test Systems –Agilent Router Tester & Network Tester –Ixia Communications 250 Host Software –Apple Computer, Inc. Mac OS X –Compaq Computer Corp. Tru64 UNIX –Hewlett Packard HP-UX & OpenVMS –Redhat Linux and FreeBSD –Microsoft WinXp and MS Mediaclient –Panasonic bb-hcm311 & KX-HCM280 –Sun Microsystems SUNFIRE V210 –Sun Microsystems Sunfire V65x –MRV Communications LX1000 –MRV Communications LX4000 Servers –Hewlett Packard Company HP PA-RISC –Lucent Dell Optiplex GX1, Sun Q00402 –Microsoft Windows Longhorn –Microsoft Windows 2003 Printers –Hewlett Packard JetDirect and LaserJet Test Systems –Agilent Router Tester & Network Tester –Ixia Communications 250

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