SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- ARM TECH CON -- Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:
MENT) today announced the embedded industry's first technical
implementation of a network functions virtualization (NFV) solution
on a 64-bit ARM® processor with AMD. AMD provides the underlying
processor hardware for telecommunications and networking
infrastructure solutions, and recognizes the importance of an
efficient NFV solution. Thus, AMD engaged Mentor Graphics for its
Linux and tools expertise, and Aricent for their networking
software solution, to build a platform for today's most demanding
networking customers.
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The AMD Embedded R-Series 64-bit ARM-based multicore
system-on-chip (SoC) codenamed "Hierofalcon," including the Mentor®
Embedded Linux® technology and Mentor Graphics® Sourcery™ CodeBench
tools, and the Aricent network software stack, comprise a NFV
platform on the newest high-performance 64-bit ARM architecture.
This solution will be demonstrated in the AMD booth #613 at the ARM
Tech Con in Santa Clara,
California.
"Mentor Graphics is a key software partner for AMD Embedded, and
our demonstration of a NFV solution on ARM will help advance the
development of telecommunications and network infrastructure
products," stated Dilip
Ramachandran, senior director of marketing, communications
infrastructure solutions, AMD Embedded Business Unit. "The
increasing growth in Linux-based applications, and the advanced
power and performance of AMD 64-bit ARM processors will help enable
our customers to rapidly develop products and introduce new
services with improved productivity and reduced costs."
The Industry's First Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
Solution on 64-bit ARM
NFV is a network architecture
concept based on virtualizing classes of network node functions
into building blocks. These blocks can be inter-connected to create
communications services, but this process is complicated and
requires long development cycles, must adhere to industry standards
for quality and performance, and relies on expertise of hardware
and software specialists. AMD is demonstrating the world's first
NFV solution powered by a 64-bit ARM based processor, including
traffic between ARM and x86 architectures.
In addition to the Mentor Embedded Linux technology, the
Sourcery CodeBench suite of developer tools from Mentor Graphics
can help embedded systems engineers gain valuable insights into
system behavior and timing through a visual debugging framework
that identifies functional, timing, and performance bottlenecks.
This NFV platform solution enables networking and
telecommunications OEMs to rapidly develop and deploy Linux-based
applications with minimized risks, greater productivity, and faster
time-to-market.
"The NFV solution provided by AMD, Aricent, and Mentor for
advanced ARM processors will be particularly attractive to telecom
and networking OEMs, particularly those seeking reliable
Linux-based applications," stated Scot
Morrison, general manager, embedded runtime solutions,
Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division. "Our mission is to
deliver trusted, integrated solutions to ease the complexities of
embedded systems development, and our proof of concept NFV demo
will be showcased at ARM Tech Con. We are proud of this achievement
with AMD, which helps our customers realize greater productivity
and technology innovation."
ARM Tech Con NFV Showcase
The NFV environment powered
by AMD's 64-bit ARM-based "Hierofalcon" SoC will be featured at the
AMD booth #613 on October 1-2, 2014
at the ARM Tech Con.
About Mentor Embedded
The Mentor Graphics Embedded
Systems Division enables embedded development for a variety of
applications including automotive, industrial, smart energy,
medical devices, and consumer electronics. Embedded developers can
create systems with the latest processors and micro-controllers
with commercially supported and customizable Linux based solutions
including the industry leading Sourcery CodeBench and Mentor
Embedded Linux products. For real-time control, systems developers
can take advantage of the small foot-print and low-power-capable
Nucleus RTOS. For more information, visit
www.mentor.com/embedded.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation
(NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and
software design solutions, providing products, consulting services
and award-winning support for the world's most successful
electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the
company reported revenues over the last 12 months in excess of
$1.15 billion. Corporate headquarters
are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web
site: http://www.mentor.com/.
Mentor Graphics and Mentor are registered trademarks and
Sourcery is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other
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