Carrier Grade Linux 4.0—Registered and Ready for Deployment
A transformation in the telecommunications industry is underway. Fixed-line operators, wireless and Internet service providers, and new alternative service providers such as Google and Microsoft are influencing and actively building out the next generation of broadband and ultrabroadband access and core infrastructure to support new IP-enabled telecommunications services and applications such as the following:
- Residential video telephony (IPTV)
- Fixed-mobile convergence
- Media file sharing/downloading
- Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
- Social networking and streaming services
- Location- and presence-based services
The applications that deliver these services must provide carrier-grade reliability that guarantees high service availability and uptime of 99.9999% or better. The operating system at the heart of these applications is Carrier Grade Linux (CGL).
The Carrier Grade Linux specification was developed by industry representatives from leading Linux companies, the SCOPE Alliance, and the Linux community, and supported through the Linux Foundation. The latest CGL specification, version 4.0, includes more than 250 specific requirements representing seven different technology focus areas: availability, clusters, serviceability, performance, standards, hardware, and security. Each focus area includes prioritized requirements that can be found in the open source community. Wind River is a key contributor to the current CGL specification and is committed to advancing future versions.
Platform for Network Equipment
Wind River Platform for Network Equipment
is the first commercially available Linux distribution registered as CGL 4.0 compliant. It is the most advanced and comprehensive Carrier Grade Linux distribution available for network application developers today. The platform is based on the 2.6.21 version of the Linux kernel. It includes the requirements in the CGL 4.0 specification, as well as open source packages for advanced networking and security. Platform for Network Equipment includes full integration with the industry-leading, open source development environment, Wind River Workbench. The platform includes board support packages (BSPs) for many of the leading networking hardware solutions available on the market today.
Who Uses Platform for Network Equipment?
Wind River Platform for Network Equipment is the platform of choice for many of the leading industry equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Companies such as Nortel, Motorola, Airvana, Itatel, Avaya, and other leading tier 1 and 2 telecommunications equipment manufacturers (TEMS) and network equipment providers (NEPs) have standardized on Platform for Network Equipment for their Carrier Grade Linux operating systems. In addition, the platform has been integrated, optimized, and tested with the leading multicore processors, commercial off-the-shelf solutions (COTS), AdvancedTCA hardware solutions, and software middleware systems available. Our ecosystem of integrated solutions includes Emerson, Kontron, RadiSys, Sun, Cavium, Freescale, Intel, Enea GoAhead, and OpenClovis.
