Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, VxWorks Edition 3.6 Demand for increasingly sophisticated Table of Contents Indexed-Based Global Text communications services is driving new Search-and-Replace ....................15 Target Applications and Devices .........2 equipment designs and requirements Wind River Compiler and across the network infrastructure industry. Enterprise Network Devices ........2 Wind River GNU Compiler ........15 Upgrading, implementing, and integrat- Core Networking Devices ...........2 Workbench Debugger ................16 ing diverse technologies against tight Network Edge Devices ................2 VxWorks Simulator .....................16 deadlines introduces new levels of risk Network Access Devices ..............2 VxWorks 6.x Kernel into the development process. Vendors New in Platform for Network Configurator ...............................16 want to be able to use commercial Equipment, VxWorks Edition 3.6.........2 Host Shell ...................................16 off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions; leverage Included in Platform for Network Kernel Shell ...............................16 existing IP; and outsource basic hard- Equipment, VxWorks Edition ..............3 Run-Time Analysis Tools ............17 ware, operating systems, and middleware The Real-Time Operating development in order to concentrate on Optional Add-Ons .............................17 System: Vxworks .............................3 value-add applications. Common Wind River VxWorks 6.6 SMP ....17 Symmetric Multiprocessing ..........3 development platforms have become Wind River Device Compatibility ................................4 increasingly appealing, especially to the Management ..............................18 State-of-the-Art Memory largest networking companies. Wind River Workbench, Protection ....................................4 On-Chip Debugging Edition ......18 Wind River Platform for Network VxBus Framework ........................5 IPL Cantata++ for Wind River Equipment, VxWorks Edition provides Message Channels and TIPC ........5 Workbench (Formerly developers with a Device Software Memory Management ..................5 Workbench Unit Tester) ...............19 Optimization (DSO) solution that combines VxWorks, the industry’s leading Error Management .......................5 Technical Specifications .....................19 commercial-grade real-time operating Processor Abstraction Layer ........6 VxWorks 6.6 ...............................19 system; Wind River Workbench, the Operating System Scalability .......6 Workbench 3.0 ...........................19 premier open device software develop- File Systems .................................6 Optional Add-Ons ......................19 ment suite; and essential multimedia and Wind River Network Stack ...........6 Architectures, Hosts, and Board connectivity middleware. The platform Wind River PPP (PPP, PPPoE) ......8 Support Packages ..............................19 supports a dual IPv4/IPv6 networking Wind River USB ............................8 Supported Target stack, Wi-Fi, advanced security, and Middleware Technology ..................9 Architectures ..............................19 wireless and mobility protocols, and also Security ........................................9 Supported Hosts ........................20 offers device management capabilities Management ..............................10 Board Support Packages ............20 and increased POSIX compliance. Distributed Messaging and Partner Ecosystem .............................20 Platform for Network Equipment is Services ......................................12 Professional Services .........................20 backed by Wind River’s 25 years of Bridging and Routing .................13 Installation and industry experience, a world-class Graphics and Local User Orientation Service ....................20 support organization, customer educa- Interface .....................................13 Education Services ............................21 tion to help jump-start projects, and a Wireless .....................................14 Personalized Learning Program . 21 specialized professional services team. Wind River Workbench Public Courses ............................21 Development Suite ........................14 Onsite Education .......................21 Wind River Workbench 3.0 .........14 Support Services ...............................21 Eclipse .......................................15 Support for Platform for Project System ...........................15 Network Equipment, Build System ..............................15 VxWorks Edition .........................21 Target Applications and Devices Development Suite Wind River Workbench Enterprise Network Devices • LAN layer 2 and 3 switches • Wireless LAN access points, switches, Software Partners and routers Layer 2/Layer 3 Switching Advanced Security • IP phones, IP Private Branch eXchange (PBX), media server, and signaling server Databases Voice Signaling IP Routing • Network security appliances (VPN High Availability ATM MPLS gateways, firewalls) • Storage infrastructure (SAN switches, Additional Middleware* HBAs) • Storage systems (SAN/NAS, RAID Wireless Ethernet Mobile IPv4/IPv6 RIP/RIPng Media Library arrays, controllers, and tapes) SSL & SSH IPSEC & IKE NAT Firewall Core Networking Devices RADIUS Client 802.1X, 802.11i Security Libraries Web Svcs-SEC • Core routers • Core transmission equipment (SONET/ SNMP v1/v2/v3 Web Server CLI/MIBway Learning Bridge SDH, DWDM) XML/SOAP Web Svcs-Interop • Optical switches Network Edge Devices Base Middleware** • Multiservice switches TIPC Distributed USB 1.1, 2.0 • Edge router Shared Memory • Radio network controllers (3G)/base dosFs Flash Support Highly Reliable FS station controllers (2G, 2.5G) (TrueFFS) • Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) IPv4/IPv6 Network Stack PPP • Media gateways, softswitches Operating Systems Network Access Devices • Digital loop carrier systems VxWorks/VxWorks SMP • FTTx (fiber to the home/premise/curb) • Digital subscriber line access multiplexer Hardware Partners (DSLAMs)/cable modem termination system (CMTS) Reference Designs, Semiconductor Architectures • Mobile base stations (2G, 2.5G, 3G) • Broadband aggregation routers Services New in Platform for Network Education Services and Installation Platform Customization Equipment, VxWorks Edition 3.6 System Design Design Services The latest release of Platform for Network Hardware/Software Integration Equipment, VxWorks Edition includes Figure 1: Platform for Network Equipment, VxWorks Edition components updated and enhanced run-time * Included in VxWorks industry-specific platforms: See documentation for exact contents *of Included each platform in VxWorks industry-specific platforms: See documentation for exact contents of each platform components in VxWorks, as well as ** Included in all VxWorks platforms industry-specific middleware technolo- ** Included in all VxWorks platforms gies. These components can also be used platforms) provide a powerful, enterprise- the networking capabilities of the with VxWorks symmetric multiprocessing wide infrastructure that enables develop- platform. Systems using older versions of (SMP) to exploit the capabilities of the ment, test, and field engineering teams the networking components (prior to latest multicore processors. The Wind to collect and aggregate data to Wind River VxWorks platforms 3.5)—in- River Workbench 3.0 development suite diagnose and repair faults in running cluding the Wind River Network Stack, includes enhancements to the Work- software at every phase in the device life Mobile IPv6, PPP, IPsec, IKE, Firewall, bench core and improved VxWorks and cycle. NAT, and RADIUS Client—may require a migration effort to the new versions of SMP platform support, on-chip debug- This release also includes Wind River these components. Detailed migration ging, and diagnostics tools. Wind River Advanced Networking Technologies, requirements are available in the Device Management tools (add-on providing significant performance, Programmer’s Guide for each products to our VxWorks-based scalability, and feature improvements to component. 2 | Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, VxWorks Edition 3.6 Version 3.6 of Platform for Network to deliver higher performance and more key features: capable devices Equipment introduces the following • Multitasking: Allows true concurrent • Increase reliability through memory new features, functionalities, and execution of tasks and handling of management unit (MMU)-based memory enhancements: interrupts. protection • Concurrent task scheduling: Manages • Support for symmetric multiprocessing • Accelerate time-to-market through the concurrent execution of tasks on (optional add-on product) enhanced error management different CPUs. • Broad and deep networking functionality • Seamlessly migrate existing VxWorks- • Mutual exclusion: Provides specialized - 802.11n/Wi-Fi wireless support based IP and other existing IP, including mechanisms for mutual exclusion - Enhanced IPv4 and IPv6 mobility open source between tasks and interrupts received • Authentication, authorization, and • Continue to deliver products that rely on simultaneously on different CPUs. accounting the core attributes of VxWorks, including Because SMP systems allow for truly • RADIUS Key Exchange high performance, high reliability, high concurrent execution, the uniprocessor • MOBIKE (IKEv2) determinism, low latency, and modular • Addressing extensions for mobility