Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE:TXN) and VirtualLogix™, Inc., the Real-Time Virtualization™ company, today announced they have collaborated to deliver the first software solution that introduces control- and management-plane capability to TI digital signal processors (DSPs) targeted for wireless base stations. This new capability enables base station original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to use TI’s latest powerful DSPs beyond the traditional data-plane functions to create next-generation access network equipment. With this offering OEMs can optimize the production and maintenance costs of their computing platforms for new 3G, WiMax or LTE base stations. This solution leverages existing and proven VirtualLogix VLX virtualization and Linux products tailored for the advanced TI DSP C6000 core architecture.

According to Hans Wahlquist, Business Development and Sales Executive of TietoEnator, a leading Sweden-based IT service company that has implemented the combined VirtualLogix and TI solution, “By adding VLX and Linux software we have been able to demonstrate that our Operation and Management (O&M) middleware can be easily deployed on TI single and multicore DSPs. The integration and the necessary adaptations of the middleware were smooth and simple, only requiring minor efforts.”

In recent years, Texas Instruments DSP customers have sought to expand the use of the processors for non-DSP tasks, such as MAC layer processing in mobile radio standards. Recognizing the need for flexible software deployment to meet these demands, Texas Instruments and VirtualLogix have collaborated to expand the TI DSP offering and enable OEMs to create system-level solutions for current and future applications in mobile networks. VirtualLogix real-time virtualization software allows the introduction of Linux without an additional host processor. In addition, the solution reduces complex testing and re-validation, increases design flexibility and performance and protects existing software investments.

“Texas Instruments is committed to helping our customers to keep pace with the innovations constantly breaking through in the industry, and delivering products that support these advancements, including the expanded use of our DSPs in base station equipment,” said Josef Alt, Business Development Manager Communication Infrastructure, Texas Instruments. “By combining VirtualLogix VLX with our DSP offering, we have been able to include Linux functionality and help evolve DSP technology into new spaces, ensuring that our mutual customers can add advanced networking features while leveraging the real-time performance of TI’s DSP/BIOS kernel.”

“VLX and Linux are key to creating new application areas for TI DSPs,” said Didier Irlande, Senior Marketing Manager, VirtualLogix. “TI’s DSP multicore processors have offered unprecedented functionality since they were introduced last year and this latest offering further underscores TI’s commitment to its customers. We are pleased to support this latest offering with this combined solution and its compelling value proposition and look forward to helping to drive the future of access network equipment.”

VirtualLogix is part of the TI DSP Third Party Network. The TI DSP Third Party Network is a worldwide community of companies offering products and services that support TI DSPs. For more information about the TI DSP Third Party Network, please visit: http://www.ti.com/3p.