Multi-carrier, multi-vendor network control plane software maker Elematics says its Intelligent Network Control Plane (INCP) software will support MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition (CGE) on Intel processor-based platforms. Elematics says it is providing INCP on CGE in response to demand from customers seeking to lower costs with Linux/Intel-based systems. INCP was previously available for Sun's Solaris operating system.

INCP provides equipment and service discovery, automated provisioning, and a universal method of communicating with leading transport equipment. Elematics says it delivers multi-carrier, multi-vendor connectivity and dynamic control of both legacy and next generation transport networks. INCP provides a consolidated network-wide source of all inventory, topology, performance, fault, and service information. The INCP simplifies equipment and OSS integration, gives carriers the freedom to select best-of-breed equipment and applications, reduces capital and operational expenditures, and powers new applications that deliver revenue-generating services, Elematics claims.

“The continued development of a comprehensive software ecosystem around carrier grade Linux will help carriers reduce both capital and operational expenses,” commented Anthony Ambrose, general manager of Intel's Modular Platform Programs group.

INCP for Linux will be available in Q4 of this year, according to Elematics.

 
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