dSpeed

Telecom RTOS (real-time operating system) and HA (high-availability) middleware vendor Enea has launched a new product aimed at helping developers and administrators control, monitor, and debug DSP (digital signal processor) farms. "dSpeed" supports DSP management processors running Linux, and works with DSP clusters based on Enea's OSEck RTOS for DSPs. dSpeed targets 3G carrier infrastructure equipment such as media gateways, packet gateways, and transcoders. It also targets base stations for various 3G protocols, including WiMAX, CDMA, and others. The product comprises a runtime component that executes on the DSP itself, along with client software residing on the DSP farm's "host processor" -- "typically a PowerPC or Intel part running a Linux [operating system]," according to Chris Lanfear, product marketing director at Enea.