According to VirtualLogix, the new capability enables base station original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to use TI’s new digital signal processors (DSPs) beyond the traditional data-plane functions to create next-generation access network equipment.
Josef Alt, business development manager for communication infrastructure at Texas Instruments, said: “By combining VirtualLogix VLX with our DSP offering, we have been able to include Linux functionality and help evolve DSP technology into new spaces, ensuring that our mutual customers can add Advanced networking features while leveraging the real-time performance of TI’s DSP/BIOS kernel.”
VirtualLogix is part of the TI DSP Third Party Network, a worldwide community of companies offering products and services that support TI DSPs.
With this offering OEMs can optimize the production and maintenance costs of their computing platforms for new 3G, WiMax or LTE base stations. This software leverages existing VirtualLogix VLX virtualization and Linux products tailored for the advanced TI DSP C6000 core architecture, VirtualLogix said.
Didier Irlande, senior marketing manager of VirtualLogix, said: VLX and Linux are key to creating new application areas for TI DSPs. TI’s DSP multi-core processors have offered unprecedented functionality since they were introduced last year and this latest offering further underscores TI’s commitment to its customers. We are pleased to support this latest offering with this combined solution and its compelling value proposition and look forward to helping to drive the future of access network equipment.
