Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIND), the global leader in Device Software Optimization (DSO), announced today that it has become the first commercial vendor to meet the Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) 4.0 requirements specified by the Linux Foundation. The CGL 4.0 specification necessitates that the company registering its Linux software meet all of the 135 priority one mandatory requirements outlined by the specification. Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition 2.0 is the first Linux distribution for the network and telecommunication industries that adheres to the most recent CGL specification and is available immediately to Wind River customers for project development.
One of the key reasons that TEMs use the CGL specification is it provides a consistent Linux platform with known functionality to meet the varying demands of networking applications. The specification defines approximately 250 individual requirements divided into seven key categories for equipment providers: availability, clustering, serviceability, performance, standards, hardware and security. Requirements in each category are then split into priority levels of mandatory, desired and roadmap. The CGL specification, which started in 2002, has undergone several updates, and is now the standard choice for ATCA-based network equipment. It is also designed to support all hardware capabilities to create a foundation for a complete Carrier-Grade solution.
The CGL specification also forms the basis for the Scope Alliance Linux Profile. The Linux Profile from Scope Alliance provides guidelines to standardization bodies such as the Linux Foundation and to Linux distributors such as Wind River to understand which of the features defined by the CGL 4.0 specification are of particular importance to the Network Equipment Providers (NEPs). Platform for Network Equipment meets the mandatory requirements of the Scope Alliance Linux Profile. “The Scope Alliance is very happy that registration of Carrier Grade Linux for CGL 4.0 compliant distributions is starting,” said Paul Steinberg, Chairman of Scope Alliance. “This is an indicator of the importance and traction of the Scope Alliance Linux profile in defining solutions profiles for the telecom market.”
About Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition
Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition supports boards designed for the PICMG Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (ATCA) specification, as well as boards for the emerging MicroTCA architecture. The Platform for Network Equipment is well-suited for developing the control and management system software in 3G wireless infrastructure systems and IMS, WiMAX elements, fixed-mobile convergence, softswitches, media gateways, DSLAMs, cable modem head-ends and multiservice switches. The platform is also registered with the Linux Foundation Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) specification version 4.0 http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Registration. Additional information about Wind River’s CGL solution can be found at www.windriver.com/announces/cgl4
