© UNIVERSITY of NEW HAMPSHIRE INTEROPERABILITY LABORATORY UNH InterOperability Laboratory Fast Ethernet Consortium Benefits and Testing Capability

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY UNH-IOL Fast Ethernet Consortium UNH-IOL Membership Benefits Network-level interoperability testing in one of the largest, if not the largest test bed in the industry Detailed third-party technical reports universally respected by the marketplace Extended R&D consulting slashes product development time –Advanced test plans isolate product issues –Engineering teams experienced with multiple vendors provide detailed feedback Extensive, confidential services Private product testing can be completed with or without vendor attendance Network-level interoperability testing in one of the largest, if not the largest test bed in the industry Detailed third-party technical reports universally respected by the marketplace Extended R&D consulting slashes product development time –Advanced test plans isolate product issues –Engineering teams experienced with multiple vendors provide detailed feedback Extensive, confidential services Private product testing can be completed with or without vendor attendance

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY UNH-IOL Fast Ethernet Consortium Fast Ethernet Membership Benefits Large test bed ( –Maintained and configured by the UNH-IOL –Continuously updated hardware and software –Cutting edge test equipment Custom test tools ( FREE participation in industry-wide group test periods (Plugfests) FREE access to our comprehensive testing services –Simulation of a variety of worst case scenarios –Identify potential interoperability issues before going to market Low cost –Single annual membership fee for unlimited use (no additional fees) Knowledgeable staff to assist with testing and/or questions Large test bed ( –Maintained and configured by the UNH-IOL –Continuously updated hardware and software –Cutting edge test equipment Custom test tools ( FREE participation in industry-wide group test periods (Plugfests) FREE access to our comprehensive testing services –Simulation of a variety of worst case scenarios –Identify potential interoperability issues before going to market Low cost –Single annual membership fee for unlimited use (no additional fees) Knowledgeable staff to assist with testing and/or questions

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY UNH-IOL Fast Ethernet Consortium Current Members

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY UNH-IOL Fast Ethernet Consortium Test Bed - Equipment List Devices: –Cisco 3000, 4000, 5000 and 6000 series –Nortel 8000 series –3Com, Hewlett Packard, Intel and many others. Test Generators/Analyzers: –Spirent Communications SMB Series –Agilent, Tektronix and LeCroy T&M Equipment Testbed Management: –Terminal servers –Automated power switches Devices: –Cisco 3000, 4000, 5000 and 6000 series –Nortel 8000 series –3Com, Hewlett Packard, Intel and many others. Test Generators/Analyzers: –Spirent Communications SMB Series –Agilent, Tektronix and LeCroy T&M Equipment Testbed Management: –Terminal servers –Automated power switches

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY UNH-IOL Fast Ethernet Consortium IEEE Standard Clause 4 Media Access Control (MAC) Clause 24 Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) Clause 25 Twisted Pair Physical Media Dependant (TP-PMD) Clause 27 Repeater Clause 28 Auto-Negotiation –Five Different Test Suites Clause 31 Flow Control Interoperability Clause 4 Media Access Control (MAC) Clause 24 Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) Clause 25 Twisted Pair Physical Media Dependant (TP-PMD) Clause 27 Repeater Clause 28 Auto-Negotiation –Five Different Test Suites Clause 31 Flow Control Interoperability

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY UNH-IOL Fast Ethernet Consortium Interoperability Testing 100Mb/s Physical Layer Interoperability Testing –Link Speed Detection –Link Configuration –Packet Error Ratio Estimation BER Estimation – Endurance Stress Test –Choose devices you want to test against

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY UNH-IOL Fast Ethernet Consortium Conformance Testing Media Access Control (MAC) Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) Twisted Pair Physical Media Dependant (TP-PMD) Autonegotiation Flow Control

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY UNH-IOL Fast Ethernet Consortium Conformance Testing Media Access Control v4.3 –Test Suite consists of 38 different –Each test verifies multiple cases Autonegotiation –Five Test Suites Base Page, Next Page, System Management, Management Registers and Auto-Crossover –Custom test tools TP-PMD –Fully automated testing –Post processing done in MATLAB Media Access Control v4.3 –Test Suite consists of 38 different –Each test verifies multiple cases Autonegotiation –Five Test Suites Base Page, Next Page, System Management, Management Registers and Auto-Crossover –Custom test tools TP-PMD –Fully automated testing –Post processing done in MATLAB

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY UNH-IOL Fast Ethernet Consortium Detailed Test Reports

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY UNH-IOL Fast Ethernet Consortium Contact Information Gerard Nadeau, Consortium Manager InterOperability Laboratory University of New Hampshire 121 Technology Drive Suite 2 Durham, NH (603) (603) (fax) Gerard Nadeau, Consortium Manager InterOperability Laboratory University of New Hampshire 121 Technology Drive Suite 2 Durham, NH (603) (603) (fax)