Hardware Abstraction Layer and Hardware Integration Platform

The ZebOS Advanced Integration Suite (AIS) is a suite of software platforms called the Hardware Integration Platform (HIP), each of which is created for and pre-integrated with an industry leading merchant silicon, and operating system. These HIPs provide a comprehensive forwarding plane implementation supporting L2, L3 (IPv4 & v6), multicast and MPLS/Traffic Engineering. A ZebOS AIS HIP, when combined with the ZebOS ARS L2, L3, multicast and MPLS networking protocol software for the control plane, provides a full system solution for enterprise switching, metro Ethernet, access, edge, mobile wireless and advanced IP services applications.

The ZebOS Advanced Routing Suite (ARS) is a complete suite of L2, L3, multicast and MPLS networking protocol software. The ZebOS ARS supports both IPv4 and IPv6. The ZebOS ARS is well positioned not only to support core, edge, and access routing and switching platforms, but also to act as the standard routing protocol for an entire range of future IPv6 enabled devices. These devices include Small Office Home Office (SOHO) gateways, wireless, access, and security devices as well as devices that support Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies and require Quality of Service (QoS) and bandwidth management.

The ZebOS AIS HIPs are fully system tested with the ZebOS ARS protocol software on leading merchant silicon reference platforms. The well defined and extensible API between the ARS (control plane) and the AIS (forwarding plane) called the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) allows easy addition of custom features and applications.

Selecting from IP Infusion’s full range of the AIS Hardware Integration Platforms and the ZebOS ARS L2, L3 ad MPLS protocol modules, original design manufacturers (ODMs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can rapidly bring full solutions to market without the costly and lengthy software and hardware integration development normally associated with complex switching/routing systems.

Summary of Features

• Modular and Portable Software Architecture
• Comprehensive Forwarding Plane Implementation
• High Performance and Scalable Frame/Packet Forwarding
• Advanced Distrubuted Stacking/Chassis Support
• Integration of Customer Features and Functions
• Summary of ZebOS AIS HIP Benefits
• Supported Merchant Silicon
• Supported Operating Systems

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