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6WINDGate EDS and SDS software from 6WIND addresses telecom applications such as wireless infrastructure. The EDS version enables Fast Path implementation as a Linux kernel module between the Linux networking stack and the interface drivers

William G. Wong

6WINDGate EDS and SDS software from 6WIND addresses telecom applications such as wireless infrastructure. The EDS version enables Fast Path implementation as a Linux kernel module between the Linux networking stack and the interface drivers. The SDS version takes advantage of the Multi-Core Executive Environment (MCEE). Also, the EDS version targets quad-core x86 processor platforms and runs on platforms such as Cavium’s MIPS64- based multicore Octeon family with Fast Path support. 6WIND software incorporates dual-IP control plane protocols, Slow Path and Fast Path data plane modules with built-in IPv4-IPv6 routing, security, quality of service (QoS), filtering, multicast, mobility, and IPv4-IPv6 transition. 6WIND provides an XML-based management system with continuous synchronization between all planes.

6WIND • www.6wind.com

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