Wind River Delivers on Carrier Grade Linux Specification for Networking Industry

Industry Leader becomes the First Commercial Vendor to Register as Conforming with the Linux Foundation's CGL 4.0 Specification

Wind River announced that it has become the first commercial vendor to meet the Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) 4.0 requirements specified by the Linux Foundation. The CGL 4.0 specification necessitates that the company registering its Linux software meet all of the 135 priority one mandatory requirements outlined by the specification. Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition 2.0 is the first Linux distribution for the network and telecommunication industries that adheres to the most recent CGL specification and is available immediately to Wind River customers for project development.

One of the key reasons that Telecom Equipment Manufacturers use the CGL specification is that it provides a consistent Linux platform with known functionality to meet the varying demands of networking applications. The specification defines approximately 250 individual requirements divided into seven key categories for equipment providers: availability, clustering, serviceability, performance, standards, hardware and security. Requirements in each category are then split into priority levels of mandatory, desired and roadmap. The CGL specification, which started in 2002, has undergone several updates, and is now the standard choice for ATCA-based network equipment. It is also designed to support all hardware capabilities to create a foundation for a complete Carrier-Grade solution.
The CGL specification also forms the basis for the Scope Alliance Linux Profile. The Linux Profile from Scope Alliance provides guidelines to standardization bodies such as the Linux Foundation and to Linux distributors such as Wind River to understand which of the features defined by the CGL 4.0 specification are of particular importance to the Network Equipment Providers (NEPs). Platform for Network Equipment meets the mandatory requirements of the Scope Alliance Linux Profile

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About Wind River

Wind River is the global leader in device software optimization (DSO). Wind River enables companies to develop, run and manage device software faster, better, at lower cost and more reliably. Wind River platforms are pre-integrated, fully standardized, enterprise-wide development solutions. They reduce effort, cost and risk and optimize quality and reliability at all phases of the device software development process from concept to deployed product.
Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide. To learn more, call 1-800-872-4977 or visit Wind River at http://www.windriver.com.

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