This whitepaper from REDSonic explains why product designers are increasingly making use of Linux as the embedded software platform in Residential Gateway products of many sizes and variations, lists some of the requirements, and identifies sources of software useful to this effort. John Drabik and Kevin Tobin write . . .

“There are many reasons for the accelerating trend to move Residential Gateway (RG) products to Linux-based platforms. These RG products include traditional router/gateway, firewall, and low-end functions that were handled by a proprietary RTOS, as well as new devices needing Virtual Private Network (VPN) support, Voice-Over-'X', and other value-add features.”

“Built as a networking operating system from the ground-up, Linux caters to a range of communication products throughout the embedded sector. An open system compliant with international standards, Linux is ideally suited for retrofit to existing boxes, and as a scalable OS platform for the emergent networking products of tomorrow . . .”

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