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For a great majority of embedded devices, communications is becoming more and more a central part of what they do. But getting communications protocols right, especially in demanding switching and routing applications, can be extremely difficult. Not only are communication standards evolving quickly, but the protocols themselves can be very complex, especially as the sophistication level of embedded devices increases. To assist with performance and functionality, chip companies are introducing new products like network processors, but these devices are also very complex and require careful integration with embedded software.
For most embedded development projects, Embedded Solution Partners recommends licensing third party Communication Protocol solutions and focusing internal resources on developing applications and other differentiating features. An appropriate solution involves a modular approach in which functional blocks can be included or excluded depending on the features of the embedded device. These modules should include switching, routing, management, multicast, and Quality of Service (QoS). For management purposes, a complete set of SNMP MIBs should be included for each module. Of course, the protocols themselves should be high performance, portable to multiple platforms, and should include support for the leading network processors.
The cornerstone of Embedded Solution Partners' Communications Protocols offering is NextHop Technologies' GateD, the industry's leading routing and switching protocol suite. GateD's legacy goes back to the early days of the Internet with the founding of NFSNet in 1987.
From TeamF1, we offer
a set of advanced networking products, including a high performance IPv4/IPv6
stack, Spanning Tree protocol, an alternate
queuing discipline, link aggregation (LACP), and
NAT.
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