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Interpeak IPNET is a full-featured TCP/IP stack, specifically designed
to be used in modern embedded real-time systems. The IPNET stack
contains a comprehensive suite of protocols that enables an embedded
system to take full advantage of the Internet. This means that all
standard protocols like IP, UDP, TCP, ICMP, IGMP, etc. are supported.
It also contains extensive routing support, with a built-in Virtual
Routing module which enables a single IPNET stack to assume the
responsibility of multiple TCP/IP stacks. This enables far more
efficient use of existing hardware and software capabilities than
previously possible.
In addition, IPNET also implements IPv6 - the new IP standard that
extends IPv4 in a number of important aspects. IPNET is a true IPv4/IPv6
dual-mode stack, which means that simultaneous use of IPv4 and IPv6
is supported. This is an important feature since the transition
from IPv4 to IPv6 is expected to take several years. Furthermore,
IPNET has been approved by the IPv6
READY Program - both as host and router - which guarantees IPv6
interoperability.
IPNET also supports Quality of Service - QoS - through a comprehensive
implementation of Diffserv, which provides differentiated classes
of service for Internet traffic. Please visit our Diffserv
page for more information about differentiated services.
IPNET is closely integrated with several major real-time operating
systems, utilizing the same drivers as the RTOS. This will make
IPNET readily available on all platforms supported by the RTOS.
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