"ftSafe
implementation" |
| When
Sun and Lucent Technologies wanted a fault tolerant SS7 module
for Solaris 2.6, SoftDomain was their first call to "harden"
the SS7 sub system. |
| SoftDomain
wrote the first third party ftSAFE
device driver for SUN's Netra ft1800 platform. The Netra ft1800
platform is a fully fault tolerant system targeted at the telecommunications
market. Fault-tolerant operation means that a system will continue
to operate, and provide service, despite any single hardware
failure. It uses standard PCI hardware but the device driver
that manages the card must comply to the stringent ftSAFE criteria.
This implies a stricter Solaris device driver model, as it must
be able to correct or contain any possible hardware errors.
Moreover, this fault tolerant functionality is explicitly tested
and audited by SUN Engineering under the ftSAFE verification
program. SoftDomain, with its background in UNIX and expertise
at the system level was able to rewrite the SS7 sub system worthy
of the ftSAFE certification. |
| This
engagement was deemed a huge success by all parties. It achieved
verification of the SS7 sub system on schedule and was pivotal
in allowing SUN to mature their ftSAFE program. |
| SoftDomain
delivered ftSAFE SS7 modules for market leaders like ADC Telecommunications
and SBE, Inc. |
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