Embedded Software
Networking/Protocol, Management/High Availability (HA) Middleware, Operating Systems, Development and Modeling, Application
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VolP Solutions getting ahead of the game
VolP gateways provide predictable, real-time, toll-quality voice and fax communication using existing lP data networks or the Internet. This article will overview how, in the present applications, VolP gateways bring affordable business communication ...
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High Availability design for embedded systems
This article examines the market dynamics that drive the requirements of an “HA-enabled” embedded operation system; shows how these requirements are met by WindRiver’s newest operation system, code named Cirrus; and explains the benef...
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Demystifying IEEE 1394: an ìinside-outî look at 1394 software layers and the software interaction between them
This article attempts to demystify the de facto standard for high-speed communications between electronic devices by taking an in-depth look at the basic communications layers of the IEEE-1394 standard- the Physical Layer, Link Layer, Transaction Layer...
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The use of MEGACO versus MGCP to build a gateway
Vikas describes the distributed architecture for media gateway implementation that has been endorsed by all of the relevant telecom and datacom standards organizations. He then recounts the long and torturous process by which these organizations have ...
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CompactPCI-based HA Linux SS7 solutions to satisfy expected IP telephony growth
This article serves as a business heads-up to developers and integrators already in the CompactPCI choir. The confluence of an exploding market appetite and new technical capabilities is about to accelerate the already fast-growing popularity of Compa...
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A common weak link in the security chain
The need for computer security is commonly accepted today in government and industry. Numerous studies have shown both an increase in security incidents as well as an increase in interest by organizations to address security issues. Many security tools...
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High-Availability Linux
While CompactPCI provides the fundamental bus architecture for embedded systems platforms for the telecommunications industry, additional hardware and software is required to provide a system that is “highly available” and worthy of being d...
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General packet radio service: an introduction
Until third generation IMT-2000 systems become a reality, General Packet Radio Service will thrive wherever high-speed data transmission over wireless networks is needed.
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Using CompactPCI to develop a cost effective, remotely operated, COTS, 10 Gbits/sec BERT
The Advanced Networks Group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory has designed a 10 Gbit/sec Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT) in a CompactPCI form factor. The MIT Lincoln Laboratory design, called ERNIE, exploits the COTS features of CompactPCI including both the avai...
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The effectiveness of PROFIBUS in industrial applications
PROFIBUS provides an extremely wide range of solutions of industrial automation applications. Designers need to consider and become familiar with the different protocols and the specific strengths of each of the three versions, so that they can choose ...
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How to design a Linux device driver for a CompactPCI WAN adapter board
Linux is rapidly becoming an operating system of choice for use on Compact PCI systems. In this article, Steve discusses the relative advantages and disadvantages of intelligent vs. non-intelligent WAN adapter boards, taking into account the software a...
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RTOS fault tolerance, error detection, and correction
Important developments are taking place in the areas of fault tolerance and high availability. Fault tolerant and high availability systems require thoughtful design of both the hardware and the software, with the goal of providing error detection, err...
Jeff Wen, Advantech
John Fogelin, WindRiver
Reg Cable, Performance Technologies
Greg White, SecureLogix
Robert Haim, Trillium Digital Ststems