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Light Reading Cable: Hitron Technologies successfully demonstrate IPv6 interoperability and capabilities of the products

GHENT, Belgium — From December 5 till 9, eighteen vendors (A10 Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Arris, AVM, Broadcom, Casa Systems, Cisco, Compal Broadband Networks, EchoStar Europe, Hitron Technologies, Incognito Software, Intel, Juniper Networks, Kathrein, Motorola Mobility, Netgear, Technicolor, Ubee Interactive Europe) tested their IPv6 enabled CPE, CMTS, CGN and provisioning products in Excentis’ labs to successfully demonstrate IPv6 interoperability and capabilities of the products.

For a whole week, chip and equipment vendors had a unique opportunity to test and refine the IPv6 capabilities of their equipment in the test lab of Excentis in Ghent. This event was an important milestone to demonstrate the IPv6 capabilities of EuroDOCSIS™ CPE and CMTS, Carrier Grade NAT (CGN) equipment and provisioning software that are used on cable operators’ networks. Live demonstrations were organised on December 8 for cable operators in cooperation with Cable Europe Labs.

“The Cable industry has been preparing for the important and necessary transition from IPv4 to IPv6 for some time now. Due to our members’ rapid growth, Cable Europe Labs has increased our focus on validating technical solution and transition strategies. The recent interoperability event hosted by Excentis, successfully demonstrated the great strides made by key vendor partners. It is a major industry milestone”, says Peter Percosan, Managing Director of Cable Europe Labs.