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Re: ULE implementations and interoperability testing



Dear Frank,

Thank for very mush your information about interoperability test.
After the hex dump of TS available, we will compare with our results.

Best Regards,

Izu

> 
> Dear Hidetaka,
> 
> We have an interoperability test planned in the first week of February 2004
> between the two ESA sponsored implementations, see
> 
> http://telecom.esa.int/telecom/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=11271
> http://telecom.esa.int/telecom/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=11265
> 
> After this basic interoperability event, a representative hex dump of a TS
> with ULE 2.0 will be made available to the ip-over-dvb mailing list in such a
> way that also other ULE implementers can do their interoperability tests.
> 
> It is our aim to have this dump and a corresponding description available on
> the ip-over-dvb list a week after testing (if we reach a reasonable state of
> interoperability during the first week of February).
> 
> In addition, one implementation mentioned above  will support one of the
> well-known DVB-S receiving cards for Linux, and the required drivers to
> support ULE 2.0 will be made freely available. This would be another way of
> interoperability testing with your ULE 2.0 sender.
> 
> More details after the first week of February.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Frank
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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>                       Hidetaka                                                                                                         
>                       IZUMIYAMA                To:      ip-dvb@erg.abdn.ac.uk                                                          
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> 
> 
> Dear Frank,
> 
> I'm Hidetaka Izumiyama and I run a company called Wishnet Inc in Japan.
> I used to chair IETF's UDLR-WG.
> 
> We have started implementation of ULE and we are very much interested in
> the interoperability testing.  I would appreciate it if you could
> provide me with further information on the interoperability testing or
> advise how details can be found.
> 
> Many thanks in advance for your assistance and I look forward to hearing
> from you soon.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Hidetaka Izumiyama
> 
> President CEO
> Wishnet Inc.
> 5-15-10-101 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku
> Tokyo, 108-0071, Japan
> Tel.+81-3-5447-7130
> Fax.+81-3-5447-7131
> Email: izu@wishnet.co.jp
> 
> > 1. ULE implementations
> >
> > Two teams that were implementing ULE gave a presentation at the ip-over-dvb
> > BOF at IETF-58. Information on these two ESA sponsored projects that will
> > target the upcoming ULE draft revision 2 can be found on the ESA Telecom
> > website:
> >
> > http://telecom.esa.int/telecom/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=11271
> >
> > and
> >
> > http://telecom.esa.int/telecom/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=11265
> >
> > This is related to other activities the European Space Agency has initiated
> > to support the IPv4 to IPv6 transition in satellite telecommunications,
> more
> > information on this can be found on
> >
> > http://telecom.esa.int/telecom/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=11405
> >
> > 2. ULE availability
> >
> > A number of senders (modified routers or DVB-S encapsulators) and receivers
> > ( PCI cards or modified routers) using these two prototype implementations
> > will be available for experiments and interoperability tests, via ESA or
> the
> > projects contacts. They are expected to be available around February 2004.
> >
> > 3. ULE traces
> >
> > As stated in the IETF-58 minutes: packet hex dumps used in these projects
> > will be made available for early interoperability testing. They will be
> > available via the IP-over-DVB list.
> >
> > 4. ULE interoperability testing
> >
> > Concerning receiver testing: in case there is interest , we would be
> willing
> > to setup  at certain times a DVB-S carrier on a satellite with European
> > coverage with  e.g.:
> >       - one PID with ULE carrying  IPv4
> >       - one PID with ULE carrying  IPv6
> >
> > Concerning sender testing: our uplink facilities could be made available
> for
> > such purposes.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
> >
> > Frank.Zeppenfeldt@esa.int
> > Tel +31 (0)71 5654376
> > Fax +31 (0)71 5654093
> > http://telecom.esa.int/
> > D-APP/TSM
> > ESA/ESTEC (European Space & Technology Centre)
> > Keplerlaan 1
> > Postbus 299
> > 2200 AG Noordwijk (The Netherlands)
> 
>