Abstract
The purpose of the IO Lab is for vendors to bring their implementations of SMB3 to test, identify, and fix bugs in a collaborative setting with the goal of providing a forum in which companies can develop interoperable products. SNIA provides and supports networks and infrastructure for the IO Lab, creating a collaborative framework for testing. The participants of the IO Lab work together to define the testing process, assuring that objectives are accomplished. There are several new features that have recently been added to the SMB3 protocol.