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June 30, 2008
6WIND Announced Software Solution for Application Development
By Shamila Janakiraman TMCnet Contributing Editor 6WIND, specializing in network software solutions, announced a new solution suitable for mid-range applications. This will include 2 to 4 cores for the provision of high L2/L3 performance for pure Linux systems.
The solution is based on Fast Path architecture, and the 6WINDGate EDS (News - Alert) software allows Fast Path to be implemented as a Linux kernel module between the Linux networking stack and interface drivers. This makes it independent of Multi-Core Executive Environment (MCEE). It is most suitable for equipment manufacturers and chipset vendors who use multi-core based architectures for designing applications.
The market for applications needing multi-cores will increase in the future and 6WIND’S 6WINDGate software architecture will enable fast and simple designing of applications upon multi-core based equipment. This also brings cost down greatly
It offers over 1 Mpps forwarding per core for Intel (News - Alert) Bensley platforms using 2 Clowertown- 4 chips. This is also a pure Linux solution suitable as an add-on to a Linux kernel which is open source, commercial and in-house.
Eric Carmès, CEO of 6WIND, said, “We’ve seen a number of customer successes with our middleware-style solution that demystifies the complexities of designing applications upon multi-core based equipment. The addition of 6WINDGate EDS to our portfolio nicely completes our ability to provide solutions for any multi-core based equipment, whether a telecommunications gateway or home gateway.”
6WIND software helps equipment manufacturers and chipset providers by supplying a solution to simplify multi-core designing. It reduces hurdles associated with working within the MCEE.
6WIND software incorporates dual-IP
The 6WINDGate EDS software includes Slow Path and Control Plane enabled within Linux SMP with the former processed within the Linux kernel module. The protocols are split between Fast Path/Slow Path/Control Plane which is extended with Fast Path support. Also application and Fast Path share cores.
6WINDGate EDS includes pre-made networking and application development building blocks. It allows for an open framework for easy integration of in-house or third party applications avoiding hardware lock-in for equipment manufacturers like those of telecommunications equipment, enterprise gateways, security appliances and customer premise equipment (CPE).
Shamila Janakiraman is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Shamila’s articles, please visit her columnist page.
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