IPv6 Test Scenario Added to GMI 2004 Interoperability Event

The Multiservice Switching Forum (MSF) has added an IPv6 test scenario into its GMI 2004 interoperability event, which is scheduled for next month (October 4 -16) at four carrier test labs: Qwest in the United States, BT in the United Kingdom, NTT in Japan and KT in Korea. The event will test state-of-the-art network elements that are key to supporting a fully integrated VoIP solution such as application servers, media servers, service brokers, call agents, bandwidth managers and other control and management systems against the specific protocols defined in MSF Implementation Agreements (IAs).



The new IPv6 test scenario in the GMI 2004 interoperability event will leverage technology from the North American IPv6 Task Force (NAv6TF) Moonv6 Project. The IPv6 test scenario will include VoIP, video phone, SIP security and QoS over a pure IP network.



Participants in GMI 2004 include Alcatel, BT, Cisco Systems, Convedia, Empirix, Ericsson, ETRI,
FeelingK, Fujitsu, Hitachi, KT, Leapstone, LG Electronics, Marconi, MetaSwitch, Navtel, NCS, Nortel Networks, NTT, Operax, Qwest, Samsung, Siemens, Softfront, Sonus Networks, Spirent Communications, Teledata Networks and Vocal Data. http://www.msforum.org/