Press Release Archives

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12/16/06
SPI-S From the OIF Is Ready For Business
New Scalable Protocol Can Handle Hundreds of Gigabits Per Second

11/08/06
New OIF Project Maps TFI, TDM Signals
Carriers Highlight Importance of Forum Work in ASON Network Deployments

09/07/06
OIF Unveils StatEye Upgrade: High Speed Channel Analysis
Technical, Working Group Leaders Elected

07/27/06
10 Gb/s Reaches Farther At Lower Cost Under New OIF IA
Successful Test at OFC/NFOEC Results in Approved Agreement

05/25/06
Optical Internetworking Forum Approves TDM-Protocol Implementation Agreement
Group Begins Migration of Technical Work Following NPF Merger

04/27/06
Network Processing Forum To Merge With Optical Internetworking Forum

03/07/06
OIF To Demonstrate Multi-Vendor Interoperability Of Very Long Reach Optical Links At OFC/NFOEC

02/16/06
Years Of Interoperability Work Form Basis Of New OIF Routing Interface
Forum Will Apply Lessons Learned on Spec Targeted for Carrier Networks

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12/15/05
OIF Closes 2005 with Flurry of Technical Agreements
Forum Releases Important Work on Security and Tunable Lasers

11/07/05
OIF Continues to Drive Higher Density Electrical Interfaces
Work Also Begins on Agreement Supporting ITU-T Study Group 15 Application Codes

07/27/05
OIF Begins Race for Ultra High Data Rate Interfaces
Forum Updates E-NNI Work to Reflect Success of Worldwide Interoperability Demonstration

06/08/05
Carriers Validate OIF World Interoperability Demo
Live Global Test Between Vendors and Carriers Proven Successful

05/11/05
OIF Announces Vendor Participants in Worldwide Interoperability Demo
Participants Represent Top Tier Optical Networks Vendors

04/28/05
OIF Delivers Two Common Electrical Interface Agreements
Long Reach IA Completes CEI Package

03/31/05
Seven Global Carriers to Host Ten-Week OIF Worldwide Interoperability Demo
Most Comprehensive Network Test Ever to Take Place in China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and United States

03/08/05
OIF Approves Agreement on Multi-Vendor Compatibility for Long and Extended Reach 10Gb/s Products

02/01/05
OIF Adds Equipment to CEI Interoperability Demo at DesignCon 2005
Interoperable Signaling Over Backplanes at 6 and 11 gigabits, Will Successfully Demonstrate the Transfer over 100,800,000,000,000 Bits Per Hour

01/27/05
OIF To Tackle Neighbor Discovery and TFI Projects
Quarterly Meeting Results in New Work Projects

01/20/05
OIF To Demonstrate CEI Interoperability at DesignCon 2005
Participating Members to Demonstrate Interoperability of New CEI Implementation Agreement

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12/16/04
OIF Announces Completion of Common Electrical I/O Implementation Agreement
IA Supports Short Reach and Long Reach Interfaces

11/17/04
OIF Takes On Interworking Design Guide and Multi-Level Modulation Work Project
Quarterly Meeting Invites GGF to Share Technology Ideas, New Board Elected

08/12/04
OIF Addresses Long Reach and Performance Opportunities with New Projects
New Technical and Marketing Leaders Elected

07/19/04 (NPF press release)
Network Processing Forum (NPF) Introduces Differential Services API
New Specification Facilitates Use of Network Processing Technologies by System OEMs Creating Diffserv Solutions

07/19/04 (NPF press release)
Network Processing Forum (NPF) Facilitates Addition of High Availability Features into Network Processing-Based Systems
New Implementation Agreements Incorporate High Availability Functionality into Existing NPF Software

07/14/04
OIF Leads Optical Industry with Integratable Tunable Laser Agreement
New Multi-Source Agreement Complements Existing Efforts

07/02/04
Carriers Confirm: OIF World Interoperability Demo A Success
UNI 1.0 and E-NNI Interoperability Network Brings Carriers and Vendors Together

06/09/04
Brightest Lights in Optical Networking Charge into OIF Interoperability Demonstration
SUPERCOMM Attendees Will Have Ringside Seat for Live Demo

06/03/04
OIF and NPF Collaborate on Interface Advancement
Joint Meeting Facilitates Cooperation and Sharing of Customer Requirements

05/17/04
Carrier Lab Testing Begins for OIF’S Worldwide Interoperability Demonstration
Carriers/Suppliers Begin Intra-Lab Testing of OIF Implementation Agreements

04/07/04
OIF Plans Worldwide Interoperability Demonstration
World’s Leading Carriers to Host Global Optical Networking Event

04/01/04 (NPF press release)
Networking Processing Forum (NPF) Unveils New Directory at Communications Design Conference
Developers, System OEMs and Other Interested Parties Can Easily Identify Which Companies Have Implemented NPF IAs in Their Products

03/29/04 (NPF press release)
Network Processing Forum (NPF) Launches Network Computing Initiative at Communications Design Conference
New Study Group to Assess the Expanded Role of Network Processing Technologies in Communications Networks and the Data Center

03/04/04
OIF Supports Carriers with New External Network-to-Network Interface Agreement

02/10/04 (NPF press release)
Network Processing Forum (NPF) Gains Three New Members
The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Nortel Networks and NTT Electronics Will Help Define Future Network Processing Interfaces and Benchmarks

02/02/04
OIF Forms User Group for Equipment Manufacturers and Systems Vendors
Third Technical Project Identified to Address Tunable Lasers

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10/30/03
Carriers Converge at OIF Meeting
New Technical Projects Address Carrier Requirements and Integratable Tunable Laser Assembly

10/22/03
OIF Secures Management Interfaces with New Agreement

10/6/03
OIF Approves TDM Fabric to Framer Interface

08/12/03
OIF Launches Industry Survey on Common Electrical Interface
Technical Work on UNI, NNI Continues at Rapid Pace

06/03/03
OIF Approves Expanded Tunable Laser Spec
Multi-source Agreement Specifies Physical Interface and Optical Performance Parameters

05/15/03
OIF Publishes UNI/NNI Security Extension Specification
New Officers Join Board of Directors

04/07/03
OFC Attendees Give Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) Interoperability Demo High Marks

03/17/03
24 OIF Member Companies to Demonstrate Interoperability at OFC
Successful Interoperability Test Completed

03/06/03
OIF Combines Marketing Efforts with Community Donation
OFC Conference Booth Materials Donated to Habitat for Humanity

02/20/03
OIF Targets 10 Gig Specs, Data Transport Protocol
New Working Group Leaders Elected

02/03/03
OIF to Conduct Broadest Demonstration of Optical Networking Capabilities
Network Interface and PLL Tests Will Headline OFC 2003

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11/21/02
OIF Membership Approves Four New Implementation Agreements
Industry's First Tunable Laser IA Completed, Common Electrical I/O Project Formed

10/23/02
Optical Internetworking Forum Elects New Board of Directors
Industry Leaders Take Helm of Top Optical Networking Association

8/12/02
OIF Tackles Security Issues for Optical Industry
New Implementation Agreement for UNI 1.0 Billing

06/19/02
OIF Unveils 40 Gbps Serdes Framer Interface Spec

05/13/02
OIF to Showcase Technical Advances at SUPERCOMM 2002
Forum Leaders Will Deliver Multimedia Presentations at OIF Booth

05/02/02
OIF Carriers Define Requirements for NNI
Record Number of Implementation Agreements Planned for 2002

02/12/02
OIF Members Approve 40 Gbps System Packet Interface Spec
Forum Moves Forward on VSR-5 Effort

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11/19/01
OIF Identifies New Areas of Technical Work for 2002
Four Technical Projects to Address Wide Range

10/24/01
Optical Internetworking Forum Completes UNI 1.0 Signaling Specification
Technical Work Allows Early Implementation of UNI 1.0 Signaling Protocol

10/01/01
Optical Internetworking Forum Elects New Board of Directors, Officers

08/09/01
Optical Internetworking Forum Establishes Interoperability Working Group to Expedite Testing of Technical Work
Record Number of Member Attendees at Vancouver Meeting

06/12/01
Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) Declares Supercomm Interoperability Demo a Success

05/21/01
25 Companies to Participate in OIF's Interoperability Demo at Supercomm 2001
Carrier Companies Observe Optical UNI Implementations

05/14/01
Optical Internetworking Forum Broadens Focus of Technical Work
Elects Two Members to Board of Directors

03/20/01
Optical Internetworking Forum Promotes Multiple Very Short Reach (VSR) Interface Specifications
Industry Forum Continues to Address Cost Effective Solutions for Central Office OC-192/STM-64 Equipment Links

03/19/01
Optical Internetworking Forum to Host Interoperability Demonstration at Supercomm 2001
Optical UNI Interoperability Demo First Step Toward Allowing Carriers to Offer New Optical Network Services in Multi-Vendor, Multi Technology Networks

02/08/01
Optical Internetworking Forum Creates New Carrier Working Group
Completes High Speed Interface Recommendation for 10 Gb/s and OC-192 Applications

01/16/01
Optical Internetworking Forum Debuts Very Short Reach Interface Specifications
Provides Cost Savings for Central Office Interconnection

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11/28/00
New Optical Internetworking Forum Board Meets, Moves Technical Specifications Forward

10/17/00
Optical Internetworking Forum Sub-Group Presents Carrier Requirements for Offering Optical Services to Customers

10/10/00
Optical Internetworking Forum Completes First 10Gbps Specifications

08/28/00
Optical Internetworking Forum Fine-tunes Standards Proposals for Interoperability of Optical Networking Implementations

05/22/00
Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) to Host Annual Industry Update on Fiber-based Network Interoperability at SuperComm

05/17/00
Optical Internetworking Forum Progresses Toward Interoperability Standards for Optical Networking Technologies

03/06/00
Optical Internetworking Forum Reaches Major Milestones

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12/14/98
The OIF begins Technical Development of the Transport Network for IP Services and Applications

04/20/98
Cisco and CIENA Launch Initiative for Industry-Wide Optical Internetworking Forum

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