6Wind has ported its Linux-based multi-core networking stack to a new PowerPC-based networking system-on-chip (SoC) from Freescale Semiconductor. The 6WindGate stack now supports Freescale’s upcoming QorIQ P4080, having been ported to the platform using Virtutech’s Simics simulation environment, the company says.

The 6WindGate stack is aimed at telecommunications, security, and networking equipment manufacturers, says the company. It includes routing, security, QoS (quality-of-service), mobility, and IPv4-6 support, along with an XML-based management system for integration with UTM (unified threat management) software. Other features include standard-compliant IPsec cryptography hardware, and “fast-path” modules said to support the OpenBSD Cryptographic Framework (OCF).

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