Conexant Systems Supports H&J's Next Generation LEAP Architecture.DEDHAM, Mass., and NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- March 22, 1999-- Conexant Is Integrating LEAP With Its New SAR (Segmentation And Reassembly) The protocol that converts data to cells for transmission over an ATM network. It is the lower part of the ATM Adaption Layer (AAL), which is responsible for the entire operation. See AAL. SAR - segmentation and reassembly Device Driver Product Line Harris & Jeffries Inc. (H&J) and Conexant Systems Inc. announced today an effort to foster broader usage of the new Layered Environment for Accelerated Portability(tm) (LEAP(tm)) software architecture. The companies announced that Conexant, formerly Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, is integrating the LEAP architecture with its new RS823x asynchronous transfer mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM) segmentation and reassembly segmentation and reassembly - segmentation (SAR) device driver product line, which will be available in the second quarter of 1999. The LEAP architecture, recently developed by H&J, substantially reduces the time and complexity of designing network equipment by formalizing the interfaces between networking software  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . and other system resources (1) In a computer system, system resources are the components that provide its inherent capabilities and contribute to its overall performance. System memory, cache memory, hard disk space, IRQs and DMA channels are examples. such as silicon chipsets. "Engineering shortages and shrinking product life cycles require out-of-the-box solutions that reduce risk and increase product functionality. As a market innovator, H&J has provided such solutions in the past. We view the LEAP architecture as a way to demystify de·mys·ti·fy tr.v. de·mys·ti·fied, de·mys·ti·fy·ing, de·mys·ti·fies To make less mysterious; clarify: an autobiography that demystified the career of an eminent physician. ATM embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. design upfront, enabling OEMs to focus on value-added design," said Mark Fauber, product line manager for Conexant Systems. "The architecture, plus our LEAP device driver for the RS823x family, will reduce integration risk while preserving the advanced capabilities in our device-specific code," he noted. Will Support Current And Future Products The RS823x product line, announced in June 1998, is a line of 3.3V ATM Layer segmentation and reassembly (SAR) devices. Conexant will support the LEAP architecture across its current generation of xBR SAR devices as well as future releases. Conexant's support of the LEAP architecture will allow equipment OEMs to rapidly develop optimized systems for low cost terminals, full featured uplinks, and high performance embedded applications. This initiative provides Conexant with unlimited access to LEAP architecture, documentation and technical support. The architecture is especially suited to network equipment developers that require "carrier-class" ATM, frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. and redundancy software systems. Single Interface Environment "LEAP reduces to hours, from days or even weeks, the time it takes to get protocol software subsystems up and running in a new environment. As Conexant has shown, it establishes an innovative common environment through which networking software is interfaced just once, and quickly, to operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and silicon chipsets. The interface can easily be adopted by complementary equipment suppliers to develop H&J-compatible products, and our partners program encourages such usage," Al Cooley, H&J's director of partner relations, said. Key to the LEAP architecture is creation of a single OS-specific porting domain shareable and reusable by all H&J software. This eliminates the need for multiple porting files and accelerates the integration effort. The architecture insulates H&J software from the environment in which it resides, producing well-defined points of integration with other systems resources, including operating systems and target hardware. This modularity enables swift integration, optimization and compatibility for both new and existing H&J software users. The LEAP capability is included with all current H&J software and will be available in future software products as well. Conexant's growing family of ATM SAR controllers consolidates all popular ATM xBR service classes and their associated traffic-management requirements onto a single high-performance chip. Conexant provides the broadest line of ATM terminal solutions for the full range of applications from end-stations to interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. boxes and even high-speed uplink equipment, all with the same broad, multiservice feature sets, Mr. Fauber noted. All H&J software is target system, processor and operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. independent. It works with equally well with real-time operating systems such as VxWorks(R), pSOS+(R), VRTX An earlier real time operating system for embedded systems from Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, OR (www.mentor.com). VRTX was the progenitor of the VxWorks OS from Wind River and was superseded by Nucleus OS. VRTX - Virtual Real-Time Executive. (R), LYNX OS(R), NUCLEUS(R), and OS-9(R), with general purpose operating systems such as Windows(R) NT/95 and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R), and with other proprietary operating systems. About Conexant Systems Inc. Conexant Systems Inc. is the $1.2 billion company created when Rockwell International Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. Corp. spun off its semiconductor systems business to shareowners in December 1998. Conexant is the world's largest independent company focused exclusively on providing semiconductor products for communications electronics. With more than 30 years of experience in developing analog modem technology, the company leverages its expertise in mixed-signal processing and communications technology to deliver integrated systems and semiconductor products for a broad range of communications applications. These products facilitate communications worldwide through wireline voice and data communications networks, cordless and cellular wireless telephony systems, and emerging cable and wireless broadband communications networks. The company aligns its business into five product platforms: Personal Computing, Personal Imaging, Wireless Communications, Digital Infotainment, and Network Access. About Harris & Jeffries Inc. Harris & Jeffries Inc. is the industry's `ultimate' source for networking software solutions and services. Its Soft-ATM(tm), High-Performance Frame Relay, (tm) and UltraLinq(tm) product lines provide comprehensive "carrier-class" asynchronous transfer mode, frame relay and interworking software capabilities, respectively. H&J's source code enables networking manufacturers, OEMs and integrators to achieve fast time-to-market with technically advanced products that provide market-leading performance. H&J's products reduce development costs and complexity and are in use by over 120 major networking companies worldwide. H&J can be reached at (781) 329-3200, or at www.hjinc.com. Soft-ATM, High-Performance Frame Relay, UltraLinq and LEAP are trademarks of Harris & Jeffries Inc. All other trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks are the property of Conexant Systems Inc. or their respective holders. |
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