Wireless Storage for the Digital Home A single, highly-integrated Intel NPU powers D-Link's small, portable devices
Abstract: Who is D-Link* Systems, Inc.?
This award-winning design and development company produces networking, broadband, digital electronic, voice and data communications solutions for digital home, small office/home office (SOHO) and small to medium business (SMB) environments.
MontaVista Software is a global supplier of systems software and development tools for intelligent connected devices and associated infrastructure. MontaVista's Open Source GNU/Linux*-based software solutions power applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer electronics.
The Application:
D-Link recently introduced two new wireless storage devices for the digital home. The D-Link* DSM-622* and DSM-624* will offload media storage from the PC while enabling users to store and share information, play music, and archive digital photography and videos. A single D-Link wireless network storage device can serve an entire household, business, or office.
The Specs:
There are few existing storage solutions that adequately meet the needs of the digital home. The optimum solution delivers all of the networking functionality available in enterprise-level Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices in a package that fits the ad-hoc personality of most home networks. To this end, D-Link set forth several design requirements for its newest storage solutions:
Seamless compatibility and interoperability among multiple computing and media systems (including devices based on Windows* XP and Me, Mac* OS X, and Linux)
Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP*) capability for ease of use among a non-technical customer base, and UPnP-AV* capability for compatibility between computing and AV devices
The option to choose either wired or wireless connectivity for portability and versatility, enabling a single device to serve an entire home or small business network
Network access so that multiple users could store and share digital files simultaneously, without degrading overall performance
Wire-speed throughput for efficient transfer of large, digital files
Compact form factor for maximum versatility in the home or small office
Scalability via an external USB port so that storage can easily be extended through external storage drives
Intel's "All-in-One" Platform:
Intel's network processor enabled D-Link to deliver its wireless network storage solution with a single-chip platform, saving board space and development work, as well as speeding time to market. The efficient Intel® IXP420 network processor integrates multiple networking options, including USB, WLAN, 10/100 Ethernet, and a PCI interface for storage extension options. What's more, the processor's design is ideal for maximizing throughput of large digital files without degrading the overall network.
How MontaVista Helps:
D-Link's wireless storage devices required a robust modern operating system for optimum performance. Fully compatible with the Intel XScale® architecture of the IXP420 network processor, the MontaVista* Linux Professional Edition comes application-ready, cutting down on D-Link's development time.
D-Link* Systems, Inc. and MontaVista* Software, Inc.
