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

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium Membership Benefits Large test bed ( –Maintained and configured by the UNH-IOL –Continuously updated (hardware and software) –Cutting edge test equipment Custom test 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 ( –Maintained and configured by the UNH-IOL –Continuously updated (hardware and software) –Cutting edge test equipment Custom test 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)

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium Custom Test Tools 1.xDSL low-level protocol analyzer for testing G.hs and initialization conformance dsl_tool/ 1.xDSL low-level protocol analyzer for testing G.hs and initialization conformance dsl_tool/ 2.Custom crosstalk model design, generation, and calibration 2.Custom crosstalk model design, generation, and calibration

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium Custom Test Tools, Continued 3.Robust test automation software (LASI) ools/LASI/ 3.Robust test automation software (LASI) ools/LASI/

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium Applicable ADSL Protocols ANSI T ITU-T G (G.dmt) ITU-T G (G.lite) ITU-T G (ADSL2/G.dmt.bis) ITU-T G (ADSL2+) ITU-T G (G.hs) ITU-T G (G.test) ANSI T ITU-T G (G.dmt) ITU-T G (G.lite) ITU-T G (ADSL2/G.dmt.bis) ITU-T G (ADSL2+) ITU-T G (G.hs) ITU-T G (G.test)

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium Conformance Test Suites ITU-T G (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 Annex A/B Electrical Characteristics Conformance –Physical layer measurements (balance, LOV, etc.) –Spectral compatibility ITU-T G (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 Annex A/B Electrical Characteristics Conformance –Physical layer measurements (balance, LOV, etc.) –Spectral compatibility

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium 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 (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 (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)

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium Interoperability Test Setup

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium Sample Test Report Cover SheetDevice InformationResult Grid

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium ADSL Consortium

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium 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

U NIVERSITY of N EW H AMPSHIRE I NTER O PERABILITY L ABORATORY ADSL Consortium ContactsContacts Matthew Langlois, Consortium Manager InterOperability Laboratory University of New Hampshire 121 Technology Drive Suite 2 Durham, NH (603) (603) (fax)