D-Link Passes Second Round of IPv6 Interoperability Testing

IPv4 is taking majority of Internet traffic, but IPv6 is also witnessing widespread adoption. During the third IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event held Nov. 7-11, 2011, D-Link (News - Alert) successfully completed a new round of IPv6 interoperability testing at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability.

According to a press release, it was D-Link's second successful participation in a UNH-IOL (News - Alert) IPv6 CPE test event after the company became one of only two vendors to pass an earlier test program held in June 2011.

“D-Link's research and development teams are committed to expanding the range of DIR-Series routers that are primed and ready for IPv6 deployment,” said William Brown, associate vice president of product development, D-Link North America. “As the only major customer edge equipment vendor to pass this latest round of tests, D-Link's support and efforts to drive IPv6 remains steadfast.”

D-Link implements and supports unified network solutions that integrate capabilities in switching, wireless, broadband, storage, IP Surveillance, and cloud-based network management.

The UNH-IOL's third IPv6 CE Router Interoperability Test Event has enabled operators and CE Router vendors to prepare for the delivery of reliable, uninterrupted Internet service to new and existing customers using IPv6, and to enable end-user connectivity by ensuring IPv6 readiness in home or small office networking environments. During the event, the UNH-IOL used publically routable IPv6 addresses, allowing participants to connect to the global IPv6 Internet.

The UNH-IOL also published the “IPv6 CE Router Interoperability Whitepaper” in conjunction with the IPv6 CE Router Interoperability Test Event.

Timothy Winters, the author of whitepaper and  senior manager for the UNH-IOL, provides an overview of the test event, outlines the test methodologies used during the event, analyzes test results and offers an outlook on future testing efforts required for widespread deployment of IPv6 at the customer edge.

In other news, D-Link recently announced a new mydlink+ app for iPad and Android (News - Alert) tablets that allows users to monitor up to four network cameras at one time from any tablet device.