Yet another NEP (network equipment provider) will ship networking equipment platforms pre-installed with Carrier Grade Linux. Diversified Technology will offer MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition (CGE) on its Targa AdvancedTCA line and on its PlexSys PICMG 2.16 platforms.

Diversified's Targa line conforms to the AdvancedTCA standard, and comprises 14U (pictured above), 5U, and 2U configurations based on Intel Xeon processor blades. The Targa systems incorporate a “full mesh backplane and advanced system monitoring capability” as standard features, according to the company, along with a PICMG 3.1 compliant hub switch node. Targa systems target TEMs (telecommunications equipment manufacturers) building wireless, VoIP (voice over IP), unified communications, and speech recognition systems.

Diversified's PlexSys line of PICMG 2.16 platforms include single board computers based on Pentium M (shown at right), Pentium 4, and Pentium III chips, as well as 4-, 8-, and 12-U industrial rackmount computers. Announced in October of 2002, they target TEMs developing VPN switches, media gateways, 2.5G/3G wireless devices, server clusters, IP DSLAMs (digital subscriber line access multiplexers), and voice/video/data servers.

MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition is based on the Open Source Development Labs' Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) specification, which defines high availability features and requirements needed in Linux implementations and distributions intended for use in carrier-class telecom and datacom systems. CGL has seen increasing adoption, according to the OSDL, and has recently been promoted by NEPs that include Sun Microsystems, HP, Motorola, Continuous Computing, and others.

For more about Carrier Grade Linux, be sure to see our CGL “Hot Topic” reading list.

 
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