Embedded Software
Networking/Protocol, Management/High Availability (HA) Middleware, Operating Systems, Development and Modeling, Application
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A new approach to scaling high availability: High Availability Architecture HA2 combines scalable HA features across architectures in a new way for multiple levels of system complexity
High availability (HA) and system scalability are often required as applications are converted to network-centric architectures. However, software development and frequently incompatible standards may hinder a timely HA solution. This article address...
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Solving the 3G baseband development puzzle
Everyone is talking about the delivery of data, music, pictures, and video over wireless devices, but it won't become a reality until the challenges of developing third-generation (3G) networks and systems are met. If these systems are to be brought t...
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CSPA: A scalable, heterogeneous and modular Communication Signal Processing Architecture
The breakthrough CSPA approach applied in the Atlas Universal Digital Signal Computer from Eonic Solutions has shifted the system design approach from hardware to software. This is enabled by the use of reprogrammable FPGAs as the key components. Arou...
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The value of dedicated bus exercisers
Bus exercisers and bus analyzers are designed as mutually supporting development tools, which maximize the benefits of capturing and analyzing traffic on the bus. While most CompactPCI designers use some sort of protocol-specific analyzer or a general...
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Open availability architecture: Building highly available systems with Linux and CompactPCI
This latest technology enables carrier-class OEMs to define and purchase application-ready computing platforms to meet their goal of 5- and 6-nines availability targets without resorting to proprietary hardware or system software components.
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How to use COTS technology to build telecom/datacom systems with five-9s availability
This article discusses the problems with the current approaches to designing and deploying COTS-based next generation equipment, and describes a solution to these problems.
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Evolution of an InfiniBand API
VIEO founder Jim Mott examines the process his company followed to arrive at the interface used by InfiniBand managers an agents to send and receive Management Datagrams (MADs). He outlines the process from beginning to completion, providing data stru...
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Rapid and transparent failover for high-availability systems
Rapid and transparent failure is an essential element of any high-availability system as all hardware and software, no matter how reliable, eventually fail. A rapid and transparent failure is required to maintain the availability of the service and me...
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From traditional switch to softswitch
Telecommunications firms are looking to enhance the services they provide their customers and reduce the costs of delivering them. In the light of this, telecommunications companies are rapidly embracing new software-based switching solutions - Softs...
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A Proposed Open Interface: For use between software defined radio baseband processors and RF front ends
In this article the author introduces an open, digital interface (called OpenIF) that is designed for use in base station test and prototyping products, and enables high-speed control data and user data to be sent between front-end RF processing units,...
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Product Focus: Voice Over Packet
There are two articles which are: New protocol, hardware, and software standards speed deployment of Voice-Over-IP networks by Peter Palm The next-generation network: Defining new services using Voice Over Packet technology by Tony Roug, Intel ...
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High Availability Solutions - Embedded processor brings high availability to CompactPCI VolP board Dual bus CPCI high availability solution
There are two separate articles with different authors.
Nathias Renner, Force Computers
Gavin Ferris, RadioScape
Joe Williams,
Bruce Rostowfske, GNP Computers Inc.
Preeti Bhatt, Sun Microsystems