Networking Services

Trusted at every level

and every phase

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Overview

Freescale has over 1000 in-house software resources providing

networking expertise, software and development tools for QorIQ
communications processors and QorIQ Qonverge baseband
processors, reference platforms, VortiQa software runtime products
built around standard platforms and Linux® services such as
software development kit (SDK) support. These capabilities,
including commercial support and custom engineering projects, are
available to customers via Freescale’s trusted networking software
and services portfolio.
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Comprehensive Solutions Why Outsource?

Freescale’s networking software and services Freescale’s networking software and services
portfolio provides a comprehensive set of portfolio allows you to spend less time on
Linux-oriented development services for day-to-day tasks and more time perfecting
QorIQ communucations processors based your new, differentiated technologies. We’ll
on both Power Architecure® and ARM® help you to create success by increasing
technology, StarCore DSPs and QorIQ your team’s productivity, as well as decrease
Qonverge embedded systems. These your time to market. We also make it easy
services accelerate customer time to market, for you to navigate through periods when
assure the quality of your products and your business activity spikes. And when you
ultimately the satisfaction of your customers. do need additional consultants to keep up
Freescale’s services can be tailored to with your workload, we are there to help. We
address any portion of your design cycle will be there to assist your team as a single
from project inception to your final end-of-life vendor with solutions to support each and
announcement. every phase of the development cycle.

Freescale will guide you through the tough

decisions, including selecting the right
Freescale silicon, development tools,
software stacks and third-party intellectual
property. Our dedicated expert staff, with
direct access to software and SoC teams,
can support your effort through every phase
of development. Freescale’s networking
software and services solutions provide
unique integration with Freescale silicon
design teams that are leveraged in every
aspect of supporting your products.

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Software and Services Portfolio

The following is a list of networking software services that Freescale provides to customers.

Software Products and Custom Services

Development Runtime Solutions Linux ® Integration

Tools Products Reference Services Services

• CodeWarrior • Vortiqa Software Products • Storage Controller • Commercial Support • Systems Consulting
- IDE - Application Identification • Smart SDN+NFV • Frozen Branch • Design Services
- Debug Software (AIS) Virtualization Network • Application Specific • Porting
- Compiler - SDN Solutions Platform Hardening • Migration
- Trace - Mobile Transport • Wireless LAN (AP) • Feature Acceleration
- Scenarios Tools - Layer 1 • Data Connector
- DDrV • Application Solution Kit • Smart Converged IOT
- AIOP Analyzer (ASK) Gateway
- NAS, BHR • Digital Signage
• Network Services Switch • NVR Video Surveillance
• iNIC • DLNA Media Streaming
Server

Development Runtime Solutions Linus Integration

Software Engineering Services Specialty IP Sampling

- System consulting (such as IPSec, NFV, or SDN based systems) - QorIQ IPSEC proprietary libraries (more speed, better security)
- Project assessment - In-system counter monitoring libraries
- Requirement gathering - In-system trace monitoring libraries
- Design services, including software IP licensing - Custom SoC simulators
- Custom development (complete QorIQ project outsourcing) - Host system (Lin/Win) CodeWarrior TAP management libraries
- Priority Linux software support - In-probe debug libraries to enable 3rd party JTAG probes
- Porting/Migration (update PQII, PQIII, QorIQ older kernels to newer - Specialty communications microcode libraries (DPAA, QE, and
more secure Linux kernels) more)
- Integration - Specialty crypto-accelerator libraries
- Long-term production support (maintain customer specific code, bug - Detailed chip specific XML description libraries (entire QorIQ
fixes, patches, and security monitoring) register sets)
- Performance analysis (diagnose QorIQ systems to find where - VortiQa communications software stacks
performance can be increased) - Ethernet Layer 2 (L2) switch libraries and API drivers
- Performance optimization (via labor, libraries, or both, improve - LTE PHY L1 software including conformance testing
throughput, power consumption of QorIQ, Qonverge, and
PowerQUICC systems) - Custom LS2, LS1, QorIQ, QorIQ Qonverge simulators including
detailed communications datapath simulations targeted for tasks
- Multi-core software partitioning (engage Freescale expertise at that are inappropriate for the actual hardware.
threading QorIQ Linux systems for maximum multicore performance)
- Reference design libraries (like FSL SAN solutions for QorIQ)
- Testing, test infrastructure and test management (take advantage of
Freescale’s worldwide 24/7 automated test infrastructure)

Key Benefits
- Dedicated project management
- Extend your development capabilities
- Reduce time to market
- Focus on core competencies and differentiation
- A single-source solution throughout the development cycle
- Freescale is a trusted global partner with 30 years of experience
in embedded processors.

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Development Tools VortiQa Software for Networking
Freescale’s VortiQa software products are
Linux Services
designed to reduce your time-to-market
Freescale’s networking software and
for building state-of-the-art networking
services solutions encompass world-class
and communications equipment. VortiQa
embedded expertise, technologies and
application software product line addresses
support for multiple architectures and
specific vertical markets such as enterprise,
operating systems especially QorIQ platforms
SMB, and service provider equipment,
with Linux. Freescale has a seasoned
wireless infrastructure equipment, and cloud
Linux development team that can help you
and data center equipment. This highly
with evolving open source and embedded
optimized and portable software runs on
technologies.
wide range of Freescale communications
From our Linux SDK, customers can extract processors. The VortiQa application software
Freescale-developed Linux board support product line provides flexible integration and
packages (BSPs). These BSPs provide our management infrastructure.
customers with a comprehensive starting www.freescale.com/vortiqa
point for their Linux development efforts on
a variety of platforms and the most modern
Linux kernels. These BSPs are tested in Solutions Reference
a systematic and repeatable test system. Platforms
This test system includes high performance
Freescale has extensive experience
telecommunications industry test equipment
designing high-volume production boards
for use with a given processor and its
and providing required firmware and
supporting development system, ensuring
software. Our board design experts have
an operational tool chain, kernel and specific
a breadth of knowledge from design and
peripherals that are ready to use together
schematic layout to selecting and qualifying
within a fixed configuration for specific
components, ensuring smooth production.
hardware reference platforms.
Thanks to our world-class SoC experts, we
can work quickly to identify the root cause of
But the SDK is only the starting point. Often,
problems found during test, whether they are
this is where Freescale services can be the
silicon, board or software-related. We know
most beneficial to customers’ projects.
what it takes to successfully deliver custom
www.freescale.com/linux board solutions for mass production.

CodeWarrior for Networking

CodeWarrior Development Studio is a
comprehensive Eclipse-based embedded
software development tool that provides
a visual and automated framework to
accelerate the development of the most
complex embedded applications, such as
multiple heterogeneous multi-core chips
arranged in a multiboard configuration.
Across most stages of the development
cycle, Freescale offers multicore tools to
help configure, debug and optimize your
entire design built on Freescale QorIQ and
PowerQUICC processors. This tool provides
solutions to get your design up and
running fast.

www.freescale.com/cw4net

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 Security Appliance

Networking Platforms
- Security Appliance Enterprise AP-WLAN
- Enterprise AP-WLAN

- DLNA VOD Video-on-Demand

- Network Video Recorder (NVR)

- Multi-service Gateway (Media & Voice

Gateway)

- Network Attached Storage (NAS)

- Storage Area Network

- Wireless Media Gateway

- Networked Smart Gateway

DLNA VOD — Video-
- Smart Energy Gateway On-Demand
- Industrial Gateway NVR — Network Video
- Data Concentrator Recorder

Multi-Service Gateway
(Media & Voice Gateway)

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At Freescale, we are committed to delivering comprehensive
services to our customers by leveraging our in-depth vertical
market knowledge to build integrated, total solutions. Freescale’s
networking services and software offerings are focused on your
success and will deliver the solutions you need to ensure you meet
your business objectives.

To learn more, visit freescale.com/NETservices

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