Trillium Digital Systems Inc. Releases Its Portable Motorola MPC860 PowerQUICC Driver Software.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 1998--Trillium Digital Systems Inc., a leading provider of communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems solutions, Wednesday announced the release of its driver software for Motorola's MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 860 PowerPC Quad Integrated Communication Controller (PowerQUICC). Motorola's MPC860 PowerQUICC is a popular communication controller used in a variety of embedded applications in the telecommunications, internetworking and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. markets. Trillium's MPC860 driver software will enable computer and communications equipment manufacturers who use Motorola's MPC860 to expedite their development cycles. Mike Shoemake, program manager for Motorola's Networking and Communications Operation, said, "As current technology partners, Motorola and Trillium have worked together to implement software drivers for other popular Motorola communication controllers including the 68302 and 68360. "Trillium's software solution for our MPC860 will mutually benefit our customers. The availability of this driver should substantially ease portation efforts and shorten development cycles for them." Trillium's MPC860 Driver Software will support High-level Data Link Control (networking) High-level Data Link Control - (HDLC) A general-purpose data link control protocol defined by ISO for use on both point-to-point and multipoint (multidrop) data links. It supports full-duplex, transparent-mode operation. (HDLC (High-level Data Link Control) A data link protocol from ISO for point-to-point communications over serial links. Derived from IBM's SDLC protocol, HDLC has been the basis for numerous protocols including X.25, ISDN, T1, SS7, GSM, CDPD, PPP and others. ) and Signalling System 7 (SS7) physical layer protocols. Each protocol can be configured independently and operates simultaneously on separate links. Customers can also configure baud rates, frame sizes and other functionality, according to MPC860 specifications. In addition, the Time Slot Assignment (TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). ) capabilities of the MPC860 chip are supported. T1 and E1 time slots can be selected on a configurable basis. By directly supporting the MPC860's TSA logic, Trillium's driver software can be quickly integrated with a variety of T1/E1 framer chips. This feature will reduce board design complexity by eliminating the additional circuitry normally required to extract the time slots. Trillium's SS7 driver for the MPC860 utilizes Motorola's SS7 microcode A set of elementary instructions in a complex instruction set computer (CISC). The microcode resides in a separate high-speed memory and functions as a translation layer between the machine instructions and the circuit level of the computer. . This microcode is part of the deliverables with the driver, and no separate license is required from Motorola. Trillium Chief Technology Officer Larisa Chistyakov said: "The implementation of the MPC860 PowerQUICC driver software is a natural addition to our SS7 and Frame Relay product lines. We have been licensing our driver software for Motorola's 68360 and 68302 communication controllers for the past several years "We received many inquiries from our SS7 customers to implement the driver for the MPC860. Our upcoming SS7 integrated product offering will use the MPC860 as its main communication controller." Trillium provides its MPC860 driver software as a standalone portable product and delivers it as C source code, along with documentation, training and support as standard deliverables. Trillium also provides an integrated solution, in which the MPC860 driver provides the layer 1 functionality for a full SS7 stack. This stack will be integrated onto two different distributed processing platforms. The first platform is based on Microsoft's Windows NT Operating System utilizing a CompactPCI-bus. The second platform is based on Sun Microsystems' Solaris Operating System utilizing a VME-Bus. Trillium Digital Systems is a leading provider of communications software solutions for computer and communications equipment manufacturers. Trillium develops, licenses and supports standards-based communications software solutions for Signalling System 7 (SS7), 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), Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. ), Frame Relay, V5, Internet Protocol (IP) and X.25/X.75 technologies. Trillium is also developing solutions for high availability, 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. , wireless, mobility, Software on Silicon, Java and other emerging technologies. Trillium has licensed its source code software to more than 200 companies worldwide for use in a broad range of switching, network access, service platform, operating system and test equipment products. Additional company and product information is available on the Web at http://www.trillium.com. Trillium and Trillium Digital Systems are registered trademarks of Trillium Digital Systems Inc. Software on Silicon is a trademark of Trillium Digital Systems Inc. Other referenced trademarks are trademarks (registered or otherwise) of the respective trademark owners. PowerQUICC is a trademark of Motorola Inc. CONTACT: Trillium Digital Systems Inc., Los Angeles Kim Billingsley, 310/442-9222 310/442-1162 (fax) kim@trillium.com or KVO KVO Keep Vein Open KVO Key-Value Observing KVO Kunstvakonderwijs (Dutch) KVO Keeler, Vandyke, O'Brien (KVO Industries; Santa Rosa CA) Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Wanda Cavanaugh, 650/919-2022 wanda@kvo.com |
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