1. © UNIVERSITY of NEW HAMPSHIRE INTEROPERABILITY LABORATORY UNH InterOperability Laboratory ADSL Consortium www.iol.unh.edu Benefits and Testing Capability

2. U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl Membership Benefits Large test bed (http://www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl/equipment) –Maintained and configured by the UNH-IOL –Continuously updated (hardware and software) –Cutting edge test equipment Custom test tools (http://www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl/tools/) Industry-wide UNH-IOL group test periods (Plugfests) Comprehensive testing services –Simulation of a variety of real-world network scenarios –Identify and resolve potential interoperability issues before going to market Knowledgeable staff to assist with testing and/or questions Low cost –Single annual membership fee for unlimited use (no additional fees) Large test bed (http://www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl/equipment) –Maintained and configured by the UNH-IOL –Continuously updated (hardware and software) –Cutting edge test equipment Custom test tools (http://www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl/tools/) Industry-wide UNH-IOL group test periods (Plugfests) Comprehensive testing services –Simulation of a variety of real-world network scenarios –Identify and resolve potential interoperability issues before going to market Knowledgeable staff to assist with testing and/or questions Low cost –Single annual membership fee for unlimited use (no additional fees)

3. U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl Custom Test Tools 1.xDSL low-level protocol analyzer for testing G.hs and initialization conformance http://www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl/tools/x dsl_tool/ 1.xDSL low-level protocol analyzer for testing G.hs and initialization conformance http://www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl/tools/x dsl_tool/ 2.Custom crosstalk model design, generation, and calibration http://www.iol.unh.edu/Reference/DisplayArticle?REF_ID=261 2.Custom crosstalk model design, generation, and calibration http://www.iol.unh.edu/Reference/DisplayArticle?REF_ID=261

4. U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl Custom Test Tools, Continued 3.Robust test automation software (LASI) http://www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl/t ools/LASI/ 3.Robust test automation software (LASI) http://www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl/t ools/LASI/

5. U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl Applicable ADSL Protocols ANSI T1.413-1998 ITU-T G.992.1 (G.dmt) ITU-T G.992.2 (G.lite) ITU-T G.992.3 (ADSL2/G.dmt.bis) ITU-T G.992.5 (ADSL2+) ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs) ITU-T G.996.1 (G.test) ANSI T1.413-1998 ITU-T G.992.1 (G.dmt) ITU-T G.992.2 (G.lite) ITU-T G.992.3 (ADSL2/G.dmt.bis) ITU-T G.992.5 (ADSL2+) ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs) ITU-T G.996.1 (G.test)

6. U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl Conformance Test Suites ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs) Conformance –Transmission and modulation –Start-up/clear-down –Framing and messages CPE Network Access Protocol Conformance –AAL5 –PPP (LCP, authentication, IPCP) –Encapsulation of PPP (PPPoA, PPPoE) ITU-T G.992.3 Annex A/B Electrical Characteristics Conformance –Physical layer measurements (balance, LOV, etc.) –Spectral compatibility ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs) Conformance –Transmission and modulation –Start-up/clear-down –Framing and messages CPE Network Access Protocol Conformance –AAL5 –PPP (LCP, authentication, IPCP) –Encapsulation of PPP (PPPoA, PPPoE) ITU-T G.992.3 Annex A/B Electrical Characteristics Conformance –Physical layer measurements (balance, LOV, etc.) –Spectral compatibility

7. U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl Interoperability Test Suites Basic interoperability –Does it work? Connection stable? Internet access? –DUT vs. multiple devices Reach vs. Rate (for ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+) –Detailed interoperability testing in a variety of simulated loop and crosstalk environments (worst-case scenario) –DUT vs. one device ITU-T G.996.1 (G.test) for Region A –Similar to Reach vs. Rate; incorporates BERT (Reach vs. Rate does not) DSL Forum TR-048/067 –For pre-certification purposes only –The UNH-IOL has chosen not to become a DSL Forum Independent Test Lab (ITL) Basic interoperability –Does it work? Connection stable? Internet access? –DUT vs. multiple devices Reach vs. Rate (for ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+) –Detailed interoperability testing in a variety of simulated loop and crosstalk environments (worst-case scenario) –DUT vs. one device ITU-T G.996.1 (G.test) for Region A –Similar to Reach vs. Rate; incorporates BERT (Reach vs. Rate does not) DSL Forum TR-048/067 –For pre-certification purposes only –The UNH-IOL has chosen not to become a DSL Forum Independent Test Lab (ITL)

8. U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl Interoperability Test Setup

9. U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl Sample Test Report Cover SheetDevice InformationResult Grid

10. U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl ADSL Consortium

11. U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl Current Members 3Com Corp. Acterna Advanced Fibre Communications Alcatel Alpha Networks Inc. Analog Devices, Inc. Aware, Inc. Broadcom Corp. Broadframe Corp. Centillium Communications CIENA Corporation Conexant Systems Inc. Conklin Corporation ECI Telecom Ltd. Ericsson Telecom AB Extandon, Inc. Infineon Technologies LSI Logic Corporation Motorola, Inc. NEC Corp. Netopia, Inc. Occam Networks Pannaway Technologies Paradyne Corp. QA Café Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Sasken Communication Technologies LTD Sparnex NV Spirent Communications Texas Instruments, Inc. Thomson Multimedia Broadband Belgium N.V. Trendchip Technologies Corp. Wilcom, Inc. Zoom Telephonics, Inc. ZyXEL

12. U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/adsl ContactsContacts Matthew Langlois, Consortium Manager InterOperability Laboratory University of New Hampshire 121 Technology Drive Suite 2 Durham, NH 03824 +1(603) 862-3089 +1(603) 862-4181 (fax) mjl@iol.unh.edu