UNH-IOL Expands High-Speed Serial Testing Capabilities with BERTScope

SyntheSys Research solution to assist testing high-speed serial applications

DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The University of New Hampshire InterOperability lab (UNH-IOL) announced today that SyntheSys Research, Inc. has delivered a 12.5GHz BERTScope, Clock Recovery and Pre-Emphasis Unit to the UNH-IOL. These 3 instruments will enable the UNH-IOL to expand its test capabilities for high-speed serial applications such as SSI, Backplane Ethernet, InfiniBand and SFP+.

“In addition to valuable co-operation with UNH-IOL using our system, we are confident it will assist in moving these technologies forward. SyntheSys Research remains dedicated to quality test and measurement for product validation and verification.”

"Equipment of this kind is vital to fostering interoperability among high speed serial applications,” said Jon Beckwith, Senior Engineer at the UNH-IOL. “SyntheSys Research's solution will help ensure these technologies improve by being tested in a neutral environment."

In addition to assisting the UNH-IOL’s Server System Infrastructure (SSI) certification program, the BERTScope, Clock Recovery and Pre-Emphasis Unit will be used to enhance the UNH-IOL’s Cable Testing Services and Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) test suites for its Backplane Ethernet testing program.

"We are proud to be an equipment supplier to the UNH-IOL,” said Bent Hessen-Schmidt, V.P. of Business Development. “In addition to valuable co-operation with UNH-IOL using our system, we are confident it will assist in moving these technologies forward. SyntheSys Research remains dedicated to quality test and measurement for product validation and verification."

About SyntheSys Research, Inc.

SyntheSys Research was established in 1989 with engineering roots in signal integrity research and is currently an innovator in high speed signal integrity test and measurement solutions. SyntheSys Research is leading the evolution of test by changing the way design engineers utilize test and measurement on the bench with a new instrument class, the BERTScope. For more information about SyntheSys Research and the BERTScope, visit http://www.bertscope.com

About the UNH-IOL

Founded in 1988, the UNH-IOL is one of the networking industry’s premier third-party proving grounds for developing technologies. Approximately 200 companies use the UNH-IOL's 32,000+ sq. foot facility to extend their development and quality assurance efforts by testing and fine-tuning technologies, protocols and products for multi-vendor interoperability and conformance to standards. For more information, visit http://www.iol.unh.edu.