BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World
Congress - MontaVista® Software, LLC, a leader in Embedded
Linux® commercialization products and services, today announced the
launch o the MontaVista® CGX 2.2, the company's tenth generation
Carrier Grade Linux platform for 5G Carrier Grade telecom
infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT) gateway devices and
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) solutions at Mobile World
Congress 2017.
CGX 2.2 addresses all the key requirements of 5G, IoT and NFV
markets providing the required feature set in a Carrier Grade Linux
baseline that can be further customized to best fit each customer's
use-case. For 5G solutions, CGX 2.2 addresses the required low
latency and bandwidth optimization, as well as capabilities for
content caching, heterogeneous network convergence, RAN
virtualization and network slicing. CGX 2.2 is also ideal for IoT
applications that mandate extensive wired and wireless connectivity
features, advanced security capabilities and device management
features for connecting to the cloud. And for NFV solutions, where
virtualization capabilities (containers and KVM), and optimized
DPDK and ODP data plane support are key requirements.
"MontaVista® CGX provides building blocks for device developers
ranging from core networking to 5G and Internet of Things (IoT),"
said Iisko Lappalainen, Sr. Manager Technical Presales &
Solutions. "Additionally, CGX 2.2 includes advanced Security and
Carrier Grade Linux components as standard part of the Foundation
profile, across all supported platforms."
Key Highlights
- Latest Linux® Kernel 4.9 LTS with Yocto™ 2.2 and GCC 6.2
- Out-of-the-box support for today's popular embedded ARM,
x86, and MIPS SoCs
- Foundation profile across all BSPs:
- Advanced Security (Secure Boot, Update, Root of Trust,
Identification and Vulnerability automation)
- Carrier Grade Linux (High Availability, Field diagnostics and
resiliency capabilities)
- Optional profiles as per selected BSPs:
- IoT
- Virtualization (Containers, Docker and KVM)
- Data plane (Fast path with ODP, DPDK and OVS) and advanced
Graphics
- Next generation build engine (MontaVista Integration Platform
or MVIP) with Virtualized build nodes to scale out automatic builds
on GIT commits and split build deliverables for higher scalability
and effectiveness
- Next generation test tool (MontaVista Test Automation Framework
or MVTAF) as a self-contained test framework with automatic test
cycles on Virtual HW along with Real-Time Quality reports to ensure
effectiveness with rapid release
Availability
MontaVista is currently working
with strategic customers with an early CGX 2.2 access program.
For more information about MontaVista, visit
http://mvista.com/product-resources.html
About MontaVista Software
MontaVista Software, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cavium,
Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), is a leader in embedded Linux
commercialization. For over 15 years, MontaVista has been helping
embedded developers get the most out of open source by adding
commercial quality, integration, hardware enablement, expert
support, and the resources of the MontaVista development community.
Because MontaVista customers enjoy faster time to market, more
competitive device functionality, and lower total cost, more
devices have been deployed with MontaVista than with any other
Linux. To learn more, please visit www.mvista.com
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in
the United States and other
countries. MontaVista is a registered trademark of MontaVista
Software, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered
trademarks or service marks of their respective owners
Jim Gallagher
MontaVista Software, LLC
Senior Account Manager
email: jgallagher@mvista.com
office: 408-943-7445
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