6WINDGate™ - Architecture Overview - NE 6W-08-188 ... - Wind River
6WINDGate™ - Architecture Overview - NE 6W-08-188 ... - Wind River
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<strong>6W</strong>INDGate - <strong>Architecture</strong> <strong>Overview</strong> <strong>NE</strong> <strong>6W</strong>-<strong>08</strong>-<strong>188</strong> v1.0<br />
8 <strong>6W</strong>INDGATE VIRTUAL FAST PATH SOLUTION<br />
Model v1.1<br />
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Developing low-level software such as Fast Path modules in a MC environment is more complex<br />
compared to standard software development. Development tools are also less sophisticated knowing<br />
fixing a bug is more difficult. Fast Path development could be time-consuming and expensive as it could<br />
require a lot of hardware resources.<br />
Thanks to its experience in MC software development, <strong>6W</strong>IND proposes a development strategy based on<br />
a specific version of <strong>6W</strong>INDGate using a Virtual Fast Path.<br />
A Virtual Fast Path is a full-featured Fast Path running as an application in user land on an x86 hardware<br />
platform. It has not to be mistaken for <strong>6W</strong>INDGate EDS that includes a kernel implementation of the<br />
Fast Path.<br />
<strong>6W</strong>INDGate Virtual Fast Path allows software engineers to develop Fast Path modules in a user-friendly<br />
environment with standard development tools and using inexpensive x86 hardware platforms.<br />
A first step of development can be done in such environment to check the behaviour of the developed<br />
code as well as the interface with <strong>6W</strong>INDGate software.<br />
Once done, a second step can be performed on the MC hardware to check the performances on the final<br />
hardware target.<br />
In maintenance phase, <strong>6W</strong>INDGateVirtual Fast Path can be used to reproduce hardware – independent<br />
bugs and reduce time to fix them.<br />
Using <strong>6W</strong>INDGate Virtual Fast Path solution has the following benefits:<br />
• Significant reduction of software development time by using user-friendly environments and by<br />
paralleling development tasks on inexpensive x86 development platforms.<br />
• Software quality improvement.<br />
• Faster response time to fix hardware – independent bugs.<br />
• Reduction of hardware costs as only a few MC hardware platforms are required to make final<br />
integration and tests.<br />
• Fast Return on Investment on the acquisition of <strong>6W</strong>INDGate Virtual Fast Path solution.<br />
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