SG2106-2
Design Challenges
Time-to-market and system cost are key
considerations in designing DSL router
products. Design cycles for routers are
relatively short, which is typical for
consumer electronics products. System
developers often must speed consumer
premises equipment (CPE) products to
market in a matter of months to achieve
revenue goals. Developing complex
designs from scratch and having to work
with multiple hardware and software
vendors not only impacts time-to-market,
but it can also increase development
costs. System integration involving
operating systems, communication
software stacks, and board support
packages (BSPs) also contribute to the
burgeoning cost of creating new router
applications. Increasing competition
requires the timely delivery of DSL
products to the router marketplace.
Freescale Semiconductor Solution
The solution is DSL router software from
Metrowerks, a Freescale Semiconductor
company. When combined with a
Freescale Semiconductor Smart
Gateway reference platform,
Metrowerks' DSL router software
provides a complete Linux® OS-based
solution that enables developers to
speed their router products to market.
DSL Router software is a production-
ready development environment for
designers and manufacturers of DSL
router equipment. It provides a complete
set of protocol stacks for DSL CPE
devices, including support for optional
virtual private network (VPN) capability.
Metrowerks' DSL router software
leverages the scalability of Linux, is
based on interoperable open standards,
and includes an easy-to-use HTML
interface for router configuration and
administration.
Freescale Ordering Information
Part Number
Product Highlights
Additional Information
DSP56L307
Programmable DSP
www.freescale.com
Note
MPC180
Security Processor
MPC857DSL
PowerQUICC™ Integrated Communications Processor
MPC859DSL
PowerQUICC Integrated Communications Processor
Note: Search on the listed part number.
TCP / IP
HTML UI for End User and
Programmer APIs for Application Developer
Operating System
Protocol
MIBs
DHCP
Security
Library
Packet
Filter
ILMI
Address
Management
RIP
Bridge
OAM
F4 / F5
Dynamic
DNS
IPsec
PPTP,
L2TP
MPOA
SNMPv3
IKE,
KMD
PPP,
PPPoe
PPPoA
HTTP
Server
IGMP
Proxy
NAT
CLIP
SYSLOG
Remote
Software
Upgrades
PROTOCOL STACKS FOR DSL ROUTER WITH OPTIONAL VPN
