Positron, ReadyLinks Devices Gain First GHNA Certifications

Positron Access Solutions’ G1001-C and ReadyLinks’ IPC-2TCP-RPF are the first products to be certified in the G.hnAccess Certification Program.

The program — which is referred to as GHNA — is a collaboration between the Broadband Forum and the HomeGrid Forum. The goal is to ensure that performance and interoperability standards are met when building owners upgrade using existing coaxial cabling and wiring infrastructure.

Enabling service providers to use existing infrastructure without compromising on service quality can cut expenses and speed service deployments.

Broadband Forum is providing performance testing and the HomeGrid Forum is providing compliance and interoperability testing for access equipment.

GHNA Certification has two parts and is available through either organization. Part A looks at compliance and interoperability via GiGAWire testing that is specified by the HomeGrid Forum.

Part B focuses on “BBF.GHNA” testing, which is specified by the Broadband Forum and its ongoing work in the G.hn Access Performance Test Plan (TR-476). G.hn Access deployments are point-to-point over any media and, when using coaxial cable, support point-to-multipoint topologies.

“The G.hn Access Certification Program points to a robust and growing product market using G.hn technology as a broadband access backbone,” LUMEN Director Strategic Innovation and Vice President of the HomeGrid Forum Tom Barnett said in the announcement. “Validating the interoperability of G.hn devices in a multi-vendor deployment is a huge milestone for all broadband players involved.”

The G.hn Access Pre-Certification Plugfest was conducted in late 2022 at University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL). The event featured pre-testing and work on service delivery challenges. In the interim, parties continued testing efforts with service providers and building owners in efforts to validate their interoperability in real deployments.

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