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Lightweight and flexible product will support SIP
communications
for embedded applications
Austin, Texas and Stockholm, Sweden - 2005-12-20
Interpeak, a pioneer of Internet and security
networking software for embedded systems, and TeleSoft International
today announced a collaboration focused on the promotion of combined
technologies for the consumer electronics, mobile handset, and mobile
multimedia markets. The companies will create a new product for
the embedded market, SIPNET, which will combine TeleSoft’s
CompactSIP and Interpeak’s IPNET and security products.
This joint effort leverages each company’s strengths and expertise:
Interpeak’s networking, security and wireless technologies
and TeleSoft’s flexible, full-featured and compact SIP. The
horizontal platform will have potential across a range of embedded
products – including set-top boxes, handsets, consumer electronics,
PDAs, and other multimedia devices – and applications, including
instant messaging and both wireless and wired VoIP.
"Most SIP implementations assume the software will be executed
on a desktop PC and therefore rely on open source code that ignores
the unique requirements of embedded devices,"said Johan Fornaeus,
CEO of Interpeak. "TeleSoft, however, understands the needs
of the embedded market, as demonstrated by the very small footprint
of its CompactSIP source code stack."
"Interpeak’s expertise in networking and security for
embedded applications makes it the ideal partner for this project,"
commented Charles Crowe, President at TeleSoft. "Like most
Interpeak products, IPNET complies with both IPv4 and IPv6 requirements
and SIPNET will also be tested and integrated for both Internet
protocols."
As networks converge on an IP infrastructure, due to the widespread
availability of broadband access and advent of rich multimedia-based
communications, SIP will become the primary protocol technology
for signaling, session capability negotiations, and the establishment
of multimedia-based communications. SIPNET will stand ready to meet
the increased SIP traffic, with the requisite secure and mobile
components as well.
In addition to offering a flexible and full-featured SIP implementation
for embedded applications, SIPNET will provide support for VoIP
Micro-Mobility with Mobile IP. SIPNET will run on more than ten
major operating systems and is expected to be available in Q1 2006.
For more information about Interpeak's networking products for
mobile and wireles devices, please visit our
product page.
Stockholm, Sweden - 2005-11-10
Interpeak, a pioneer of Internet and secure
networking software for embedded systems, has been recognized as
the second fastest-growing technology company in Sweden in 2005.
The Sweden Technology Fast 50 Awards are given by Deloitte each
year, based on percentage revenue growth over a five-year period.
Established in 1995, the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranks the
50 fastest-growing technology companies by geographic region. The
expanding program operates independently in 10 countries outside
of the United States, plus one region - Central Europe. Winners
of the regional Fast 50 programs are automatically eligible for
the Fast 500 program in their area. As a nominee from Sweden, Interpeak
is automatically entered to Technology Fast 500 EMEA (Europe, the
Middle East, and Africa).
"The need for secure networking software has increased rapidly
since we founded the company in 2000," said Johan Fornaeus,
CEO of Interpeak. "We are active in a market that grows in
parallel with the adoption of Internet technologies by global companies,
such as IBM, HP, and Boeing. We are very proud to be nominated to
the Technology Fast 500 EMEA."
Deloitte defines eligible technology companies as companies active
in Semiconductors, Life Sciences, Communications, Internet, or Software
that:
- Are involved in proprietary technology that contributes significantly
to their operating revenues; and
- Are deeply involved in technology research and development;
and
- Have been in business at least five consecutive years; and
- Had operating revenues of at least 50,000 euros in 2000
Read more about the Sweden
Technology Fast 50 Awards (in Swedish).
First complete solution for wireless security, networking,
and mobility
in both IPv4 and IPv6
Boston, Mass. and Stockholm, Sweden - 2005-09-12
Interpeak, a pioneer of Internet and security
protocol solutions for embedded systems, today announced at the
Embedded Systems Conference a powerful networking and security solution
for next-generation mobile phones and wireless devices.
The solution comprises a number of Interpeak's software products
- Mobile IP, Radius, IKE, WPA2 Supplicant, IPSEC, and a dual mode
IPv4/IPv6 TCP/IP protocol stack - bundled together to meet the networking,
security, and mobility requirements of the next-generation mobile
phones and wireless devices. The new bundled software enables rapid
and comprehensive development and deployment of networking and security
capabilities in wireless devices.
"Next-generation wireless devices will leverage all facets
of the Internet," commented Johan Fornaeus, CEO of Interpeak.
"Mobile phones will be able to connect via a cellular network,
Wireless LAN, or WiMAX, which entails a new set of requirements
for Internet protocols and security. Interpeak's bundled solution
allows for seamless and secure transition between these disparate
networks."
Manufacturers are already turning to Interpeak for its complete
solution for the increasingly complex requirements imposed by UMTS
for 3gpp phones. Such phones have challenging technical requirements
that include the ability to move across different types of networks.
Additionally, these phones require flexible technology with a small
footprint, processor-independence, and compatibility with multimedia
protocols such as SIP, RTP, and RTCP. Interpeak's robust software
package meets these needs and supports all major real-time operating
systems including INTEGRITY, OSE, Nucleus, VxWorks, and Linux, and
may be used with in-house systems.
Customers may select either IPNET or IPLITE, Interpeak's IPv4/IPv6
protocol stacks, depending on their product priorities. IPNET is
the first commercial TCP/IP stack to pass the IPv6 Forum's requirements
for using its IPv6 READY logo as either a host or router. IPLITE
is Interpeak's ultra compact host stack.
For more information about Interpeak's networking products for
mobile and wireles devices, please visit our
product page.
San Jose, CA, and Stockholm, Sweden, 2005-06-28
IP Infusion, the leading provider of intelligent
network software for enhanced IP services platforms, and Interpeak,
a pioneer of Internet and secure networking software for network
infrastructure and wireless equipment, today announced a strategic
alliance whereby IP Infusion expands its value-added reseller role
to offer a complete Interpeak product line that comes integrated
with IP Infusion's software modules.
In addition to IP Infusion's Advanced Routing Suite (ARS) and Hardware
Integration Platform (HIP) products, IP Infusion customers, through
this partnership, have access to a full suite of integrated software
protocols including TCP/IP stacks, security applications, VPN solutions,
and Mobile IP solutions. IP Infusion will integrate its products
with Interpeak's IPComm integration layer to ensure seamless, out-of-the-box
compatibility and manageability for all Interpeak products via the
IP Infusion management layer.
"Interpeak and IP Infusion's product lines provide synergistic
features and functions that allow us to offer a comprehensive set
of solutions for SOHO, enterprise and metro networking solutions,"
commented Perry Constantine, President and CEO of IP Infusion. "Customers
increasingly require dual-mode products that support both IPv4 and
IPv6 protocols, in addition to technologies such as security, advanced
routing/switching, and wireless capabilities. The integration of
Interpeak's protocols enables us to satisfy all requests, from simple
to complex design requirements."
"Interpeak and IP Infusion have been driving the adoption
of IPv6-compliant protocols with Interpeak's highly optimized and
scalable IPNET TCP/IP stack for over three years," said Johan
Fornaeus, Interpeak's CEO. "This strategic alliance solidifies
our working relationship, benefits customers and ultimately enhances
our products, as IP Infusion can offer its customers a more robust
portfolio of high-quality networking software stacks."
With this alliance customers can take advantage of Interpeak's
advanced IPNET stack and IP Infusion's full protocol stack. With
IPNET, customers can now add to existing or new products a full
complement of advanced switching and routing features such as a
dual IPv4/IPv6 stack, routing, MPLS, multicast, virtual routers,
layer-two switching, full QoS, end-to-end security, L2 and L3 VPN
support and much more, thanks to IPNET's support of these technologies
in one compact and scalable forwarding engine.
About IP Infusion
IP Infusion Inc., the leading provider of intelligent network software
for enhanced IP services platforms, delivers L3 routing, L2 switching,
multicast, management, and QoS technology enabling equipment vendors
and end-users to rapidly develop and deploy solutions for the access,
enterprise, and provider edge markets. IP Infusion has extended
its software to allow vendors to address a wide variety of value-added
IP services markets. IP Infusion continues to develop network software
solutions that provide equipment vendors with building blocks to
rapidly create modular and scalable high-performance solutions around
best-of-breed network hardware and software products from vendors
such as Intel, Broadcom, Marvell, Wind River, Red Hat, and MontaVista.
Its software is deployed worldwide in network equipment in the enterprise,
telecommunications, and service provider spaces throughout Asia,
North America, and Europe. IP Infusion has both gained design wins
in the enterprise and security solutions markets and taken a leadership
position in the growing IPv6, virtualization, and high-availability
network equipment market. For more information about IP Infusion,
please visit www.ipinfusion.com.
For more information about Interpeak's networking products, please
visit our product page.
Membership in industry organization represents continued
commitment to standards
Stockholm, Sweden, and Leesburg, VA, 2005-06-14
Interpeak, a pioneer of Internet and secure
networking software for embedded systems, announced today its membership
in the WiMAX Forum™, www.wimaxforum.org.
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit corporation that
promotes and certifies compatibility and interoperability of broadband
wireless products.
Members of the Forum are committed to the open interoperability
of broadband wireless access products. Working with other WiMAX
Forum member companies, Interpeak will facilitate the deployment
of broadband wireless networks based on the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard.
Equipment and component suppliers formed the Forum in 2003 to promote
the adoption of IEEE 802.16, a standard approved by IEEE in 2004.
The standard currently covers fixed systems, but in mid-2005, Amendment
802.16e -- covering mobile systems -- is expected to be approved.
"Companies such as Interpeak are vital to the organization,
as they bring the hands-on expertise that we need in order to continue
to promote the global adoption of WiMAX and evolve the technology
from fixed, to portable and, eventually, mobile," said Ron
Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum. "Interpeak's leadership
role in the Mobile IP and network security arenas will be of great
value to the Forum and its members."
"Interpeak supports standards-based products in all of its
key product areas, including security and networking," commented
Håkan Millroth, VP Product Marketing at Interpeak. "We
look forward to working with other companies to facilitate compliance
with the 802.16-2004 and 802.16e standards. Our networking software
products meet the IPv6 Forum's stringent requirements; we look forward
to testing it and our other products as soon as the WiMAX Forum
Certified™ program begins."
Interpeak's arsenal of products includes a number of applications
for WiMAX systems. The company's Mobile IP Foreign Agent and Home
Agent implementation supports base station and infrastructure equipment
while the Mobile IP Mobile Node supports various types of mobile
stations. Interpeak's Wireless Security offering will be used to
secure and authenticate users and applications when connecting to
a wireless network.
For more information about Interpeak's networking products, please
visit our product page.
Integration of the Interpeak Protocols and MQX™
RTOS Enables Embedded Systems Developers to Rapidly Implement IPv6,
IPsec and Other Secure Networking Technologies
Santa Cruz, CA, and Stockholm, Sweden, 2005-05-31
MQX Embedded™, a division of ARC International,
and Interpeak, a pioneer of Internet and security protocol solutions
for embedded systems, today announced that the companies are working
together to ease the development of advanced networking applications
for the companies' mutual customers.
Under terms of a new agreement, all Interpeak's embedded networking
products, including the IPNET and IPLITE network stacks, have been
optimized to the industry-standard MQX RTOS. MQX Embedded will resell
the integrated product along with Interpeak's networking protocols
and security products to customers in North America, Europe and
Asia. MQX Embedded also will manage front-line support for customers
who use the optimized Interpeak products.
IPv6 is a new version of the Internet protocol that supports a
much higher number of addresses, using a 128-bit addressing scheme.
Additionally, IPv6 offers advanced addressing features, including
multicast and anycast addressing. Leveraging Interpeak's IPv6 technology,
MQX RTOS customers will be able to build secure, Internet-connected
embedded systems for sale in markets that use or plan to use the
new protocol. Target applications include SOHO routers, broadband
access, IP telephones, network storage, online gaming consoles,
military communications and wireless access points.
"Interpeak's broad spectrum of networking protocols strengthens
the industry-standard MQX RTOS for applications with high-end networking
requirements," said Craig Slayter, vice-president of the MQX
Embedded division of ARC International. "By using our fully
optimized and integrated technologies, MQX customers can save months
of development effort. Interpeak is the latest industry leader to
recognize the growing appeal of the MQX RTOS and join our growing
number of partners who offer must-have technology for key embedded
applications."
"Next-generation networked devices will contain IPv6 capabilities
due to requirements for increased security and new IP addresses,"
added Johan Fornaeus, chief executive officer of Interpeak AB. "Our
dual-mode protocol stack technology, together with the MQX RTOS,
creates a powerful IPv4/v6 networking solution that is ready for
the robust communications needs of secure and reliable embedded
devices."
About Interpeak's IPNET and IPLITE Technology
IPNET provides complete IPv4 and IPv6 networking solutions, supporting
multiple network interfaces, NAT, PPP, built-in routing tables,
VLAN tagging, Quality of Service and built-in advanced IP Security
(IPsec). IPLITE provides a small and compact dual IPv4/v6 protocol
stack configurable from 17 KB of memory for embedded systems requiring
a small footprint. IPsec is optionally available for IPLITE.
Both stack offerings have additional network applications available
such as Telnet, FTP, TFTP, DNS and DHCP, along with L2TP, LDAP,
NAT, PPPoE, RIPv2, SNTP, Web server, secure Web server, MobileIP
and SNMPv1/2c/3. Additional security protocols such as Radius, Firewall,
SSH, SSL and IKE are also available, as well as products to enable
wireless network communication.
Availability
MQX RTOS with Interpeak's IPNET and IPLITE network stacks is available
today from MQX Embedded. Interpeak products are bundled and licensed
by MQX under the names MQX IPNETv6, MQX IPNETv4, MQX IPLITEv6, MQX
IPLITEv4, MQX IPLITEv6 Secure and MQX IPLITEv4 Secure. For more
information contact MQX Embedded at mqx-sales@mqxembedded.com.
About MQX Embedded
MQX Embedded is a business of ARC International, focused on the
software needs of embedded system developers for ARC-Based™
and non-ARC 32-bit microprocessor and DSP architectures. MQX Embedded™
offers state-of-the-art technology that includes the widely used
MetaWare® software development tools and the MQX™ RTOS,
as well as networking and other software platforms. MQX Embedded's
technology has helped power thousands of products that are shipping
to markets including the aerospace, financial, construction, industrial,
medical and semiconductor industries. For more information, visit
www.MQXembedded.com.
For more information about Interpeak's networking products for
the MQX RTOS, please visit our
product page.
First company to offer the MPLS software data plane
with its stack
Stockholm, Sweden and Leesburg, VA, 2005-05-02
Interpeak, a pioneer of Internet and security
protocol solutions for embedded systems, announced today that IPNET,
its industry-leading IPv6-compatible protocol stack, is now available
with Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) capabilities integrated
directly into the stack. MPLS offers significant advantages over
IP routing, such as high forwarding speeds, bandwidth management,
and scalability.
Interpeak's new MPLS offering comes at a time when geographically
separated enterprises increasingly require effective Virtual Private
Networks (VPNs) that support Quality of Service (QoS). Security
is essential to virtual corporate networks that communicate over
the public Internet while supporting applications such as IP telephony.
MPLS is emerging as a de-facto standard for such network-based
VPNs. MPLS is a WAN transport technology that enables routers to
make forwarding decisions using the contents of a simple label rather
than a complex route lookup based on the destination IP address.
This results in a faster transmission, while supporting VPN with
QoS.
As vendors rapidly build and deploy VPNs to satisfy market demands,
they abide by the guidelines in the IETF's RFC 2547, which requires
routers to segregate routing information by VPN. The TCP/IP stack
must maintain a forwarding table for each directly attached VPN.
Called virtual routing, this system presents significant cost savings
due to the ability to eliminate numerous physical routers. Each
connected network no longer needs its own router, but can simply
have its own secure forwarding table maintained by the TCP/IP Stack.
"With MPLS available as part of the IPNET networking stack,
many device designers will be able to take advantage of IPNET's
extraordinary capabilities, whether working with IPv4 or IPv6,"
commented Håkan Millroth, VP Product Marketing at Interpeak.
"VPNs, and therefore MPLS, are an integral part of the future
of networked devices."
IPNET with integrated MPLS software data plane is available now.
For pricing information, please send us an inquiry. Like other Interpeak
products, MPLS runs on all major real-time operating systems (RTOSs),
including Linux, INTEGRITY, OSE, VxWorks, Nucleus, and ITRON. For
more information about Interpeak's MPLS, please visit our
product page.
Interpeak's Integrated Platform Reduces Development
Costs and Time-to-Market
Newport Beach, CA, and Stockholm, Sweden, 2005-03-21
Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXT), a worldwide
leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications,
enterprise networks and the digital home, and Interpeak, a pioneer
of Internet and security protocol solutions for embedded systems,
today announced a new wireless solution for embedded developers.
The solution integrates Conexant's PRISM®
GT 802.11g and PRISM WorldRadio™ 802.11a/g wireless local area network
(WLAN) chipsets and Interpeak's IPNET and IPLITE dual-mode IPv4/IPv6
TCP/IP networking protocol stacks, allowing manufacturers to bring
a new generation of embedded wireless devices such as cellular phones,
printers and digital cameras to market more quickly and cost-effectively.
"The Interpeak solution provides our customers with a fully integrated
hardware and software solution based on proven networking and security
protocols and industry-leading wireless technology," said Chee Kwan,
vice president of Conexant's Wireless Networking business. "Leveraging
our joint expertise will allow product developers to focus their
engineering resources on designing and introducing new embedded
solutions more quickly, which can provide them with a competitive
edge."
"There is a growing need for embedded systems to wirelessly access
the Internet or a wireless LAN," commented Urban Lindegren, vice
president of Sales for Interpeak. "Conexant's leadership role in
wireless chipsets, combined with PRISM's configuration flexibility
for both access point and client applications, creates the ideal
match for Interpeak's wireless networking and security software."
The flexible platform is also interoperable with many major real-time
operating systems including INTEGRITY, OSE, and Linux. This allows
manufacturers to leverage initial development work across multiple
products, independent of the operating system, which saves time
and conserves valuable engineering resources.
An Expanding Embedded Wireless Landscape
The proliferation of wireless technology is driving demand for embedded
devices in a wide variety of industries, particularly in applications
where cables are unusable or unwieldy. In the health care arena,
for example, wirelessly enabled medical equipment can be moved within
a facility while maintaining a network connection. Transportation
and logistics systems now include inventory-tracking devices that
communicate wirelessly with a central database, compiling accurate
and instant data regarding inventory levels and location.
According to Ken Furer, semiconductor analyst for market research
firm IDC, 53 percent of client-side WLAN chipsets shipped as embedded
solutions in 2003. IDC projects this number will grow to 80 percent
in 2005. "The success and increased usage of wireless embedded applications
depends on integrated solutions such as those developed by Conexant
and Interpeak," said Furer.
Conexant is a pioneer in wireless networking silicon solutions
that enable untethered access to video, data and voice in homes,
offices and public places. The company offers an extensive suite
of wireless WLAN solutions, including IEEE 802.11a/b/g and dual-band
(2.4 and 5 GHz) chipsets, firmware, software, drivers and reference
designs.
Interpeak's protocol stacks support both IPv4 and IPv6, allowing
device developers to rely on IPLITE and IPNET for a range of embedded
devices. A full-featured stack, IPNET is the first commercial TCP/IP
stack to pass the IPv6 Forum's requirements for using its IPv6 READY
logo. IPLITE is Interpeak's ultra compact protocol stack, with a
minimum footprint and maximum performance.
About Conexant
Conexant's innovative semiconductor solutions are driving broadband
communications, enterprise networks and digital home networks worldwide.
The company has leveraged its expertise and leadership position
in modem technologies to enable more Internet connections than all
of its competitors combined, and continues to develop highly integrated
silicon solutions for broadband data and media processing networks.
Key products include client-side xDSL and cable modem solutions,
home network processors, broadcast video encoders and decoders,
digital set-top box components and systems solutions, and dial-up
modems. Conexant's suite of networking components includes a leadership
portfolio of IEEE 802.11a/b/g-compliant WLAN chipsets, software
and reference designs, as well as solutions for applications based
on HomePlugSM and HomePNA™. The company also offers a complete line
of asymmetric and symmetric DSL central office solutions, which
are used by service providers worldwide to deliver broadband data,
voice, and video over copper telephone lines.
Conexant is a fabless semiconductor company that recorded more
than $900 million in revenues in fiscal year 2004. The company has
approximately 2,400 employees worldwide, and is headquartered in
Newport Beach, California. To learn more, please visit us at www.conexant.com.
Additional information about Interpeak's products can be found
at our product page.
Enables wireless embedded devices to connect to
the Internet safely and securely
San Fransisco, CA, 2005-03-08
Interpeak, a pioneer of networking and security
protocol solutions for embedded systems, announced today at the
Embedded Systems Conference that its wireless security solution,
the Interpeak 802.1x Supplicant, will be available during the second
quarter of 2005. Embedded devices with Internet connectivity will
rely on the Interpeak 802.1x Supplicant to initiate the authentication
process when seeking access to a wireless local area network (WLAN).
Background
WLANs are becoming the preferred method for wireless network connectivity.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and
its 802.11 working group have addressed the security issues inherent
to WLANs. The 802.11 standard has over 15 amendments, the latest
of which is 802.11i (June 2004). This amendment includes an Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) for data encryption and 802.1x for user
authentication, both of which address earlier security weaknesses.
Under this authentication system, user authentication is performed
using the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP).
Interpeak 802.1x Supplicant
The Interpeak 802.1x Supplicant enables an embedded wireless station
(or supplicant, in 802.1x terminology) to initiate the EAP authentication
with an Access Point (or authenticator) and authentication server.
The Interpeak 802.1x Supplicant supports a range of EAP mechanisms,
including EAP-PEAP, -TLS, and -MD5. Tests with commercial 802.1x
authenticators have demonstrated successful communication and authentication
under a number of scenarios. Interpeak plans to release its 802.1x
Supplicant during Q2 of 2005.
"The Interpeak 802.1x Supplicant allows our customers to adhere
to the 802.1x standard and benefit from a high level of wireless
security," said Roger Boden, chief technology officer at Interpeak.
"It strengthens our best-in-class IPv4/IPv6 TCP/IP stacks, which
enable embedded products to seamlessly incorporate wireless connectivity
into their products."
As with all Interpeak products, the Interpeak 802.1x Supplicant
runs on all major real-time operating systems (RTOSs), including
Linux, INTEGRITY, OSE, VxWorks, Nucleus, and ITRON.
Additional information about Interpeak's products can be found
at our product page.
Carriers to Benefit From Fast Handoff and Packet
Loss Mitigation Optimizations
Stockholm, Sweden, and Seattle, Wash., 2005-03-01
ADAPTIX Inc., a leading provider of OFDMA/tdD
technology for mobile WiMAX/WiBro solutions, today announced a strategic
agreement with Interpeak to provide wireless carriers with a complete
broadband wireless mobility offering. As part of the agreement,
Interpeak will provide a WiMAX/WiBro-compliant network layer solution,
including Mobile IPv4, dual IPv4/IPv6 TCP/IP stacks, and Interpeak
Virtual Router capabilities, to integrate with the ADAPTIX WiMAX/WiBro
link layer solution.
"This agreement with Interpeak brings together the best of our
companies' capabilities to deliver an industry leading, complete
broadband wireless package," said Vern Fotheringham, CEO, ADAPTIX.
"While both companies can continue to focus on their respective
core competencies, working together has enabled us to create an
extremely compelling solution for carriers seeking to implement
a mobile WiMAX/WiBro network."
Optimum Performance for Applications, Migration
ADAPTIX and Interpeak will work closely to implement optimizations
to Mobile IPv4 in the areas of fast handoff and packet loss mitigation.
These optimizations will enable peak performance of applications
that are sensitive to packet network issues, such as VoIP, real-time
video and gaming.
The Interpeak solution utilized by ADAPTIX will also include a
full dual stack IPv4/IPv6 implementation to facilitate carrier migration
to Mobile IPv6. In addition, the Interpeak Virtual Router capability
will enable carriers to benefit from the Mobile Virtual Network
Operator (MVNO) model in which multiple carriers have the ability
to share the same physical network.
"As a leading and proven provider of WiMAX/WiBro technology, ADAPTIX
is a natural partner for Interpeak," stated Johan Fornaeus, CEO,
Interpeak. "This offering will allow carriers to optimize performance
in order to deliver critical quality of service for products that
are in hot demand, such as mobile video, gaming and VoIP."
About ADAPTIX
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with product development and
manufacturing facilities in Shanghai, China, ADAPTIX is positioned
at the forefront of standards-based WiMAX and WiBro mobile broadband
wireless access. ADAPTIX has customers in China, Canada, and Australia,
and is represented in all global regions through dedicated marketing
resources and channel partners. More information about ADAPTIX can
be found at www.adaptix.com.
Additional information about Interpeak's products can be found
at our product page.
Interpeak continues to add to its IPv6 arsenal
Stockholm, Sweden, and Leesburg, VA, 2005-01-25
Interpeak, a pioneer of Internet and security
protocol solutions for embedded systems, today announced that its
Internet Key Exchange (IKE) product now supports both versions 1
and 2 of IKE. Originally described in the Internet Engineering Task
Force's (IETF) RFC 2409, IKE is the key exchange protocol used in
IPsec to perform mutual authentication and establish and maintain
security associations. Support for both versions of IKE ensures
that Interpeak's networking and security solutions are compatible
with both existing and new applications.
The IETF describes the new version of IKE in its Internet-Draft
of September 23, 2004, "Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) Protocol."
This document replaces RFCs 2407, 2408, and 2409 and will likely
be issued as an RFC in Spring 2005. IKEv2 offers a number of performance
improvements over the original version, including shorter negotiation
times due to a reduction in number of messages and additional integrity
verifications. Also, IKEv2 leverages the extensible authentication
protocol in order to significantly extend authentication capabilities.
While version 2 does not operate with version 1, the two share some
key header format requirements, which allow both versions to run
over the same ports.
IPsec continues to gain momentum across the embedded industry.
Its versatility allows IPsec to help create secure environments
in a broad range of settings and applications. Many product developers
tout the fact that IPsec's security functions at the network level,
thus making it transparent, cost effective, and standardized. As
IPsec is mandated with IPv6, new products are increasingly likely
to include IPsec and IKE.
"The deployment of IKEv2 will enable the incorporation of IPsec
and IKE into countless new products," commented Roger Boden, chief
technology officer at Interpeak. "The flexible authentication framework
makes the new version particularly useful in key areas, such as
telecommunications and mobile computing."
Interpeak's support for IKEv1 and IKEv2 is integrated with Interpeak's
IPsec module for its dual-mode IPv4/v6 networking stacks, IPNET
and IPLITE. Alternatively, IKE may be secured as part of the stand-alone
IPsec product. Like other Interpeak products, IKE runs on all major
real-time operating systems (RTOSs), including Linux, INTEGRITY,
OSE, VxWorks, Nucleus, and ITRON.
Additional information about Interpeak's products can be found
at our product page.
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