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Freescale Showcases an IoT Gateway Platform for a One Box Solution [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Continuing its commitment to establish a secure and open infrastructure for the delivery of Internet of Things (IoT) services, Freescale Semiconductor demonstrated the hardware platform that forms the foundation of the one box concept at the 2014 Freescale Technology Forum. According to a release, featured in the opening session at the 2014 Freescale Technology Forum, the IoT gateway is a hardware platform to be equipped with multi-party software, and engineered to support the secure delivery of IoT services to end-users in a home, business or other location; thereby supporting the rapid deployment of a vast array of IoT services. The platform's demonstration represents a significant milestone in Freescale's one box initiative. Working with Oracle and ARM, Freescale developed this initiative to focus on the creation of a secure, standardized and open infrastructure model for the delivery of IoT services. The concept combines standards-based software with a converged IoT gateway design to establish a common, open framework for secured IoT service delivery and management. A "box" (or service gateway) built on the platform can consolidate boxes from multiple IoT service providers into a single, unified appliance that can support multiple service providers. "Simplifying the deployment of secure services is critical to fueling widespread adoption of the Internet of Things," said Geoff Lees, senior vice president and general manager of Freescale's Microcontroller business. "We are pushing the industry forward with an innovative enabling product platform that will help overcome some of the biggest barriers facing our customers." Freescale plans to offer the new platform in Q4 2014 with a software suite that integrates and pre-validates security and connectivity components, allowing developers to add value through application software development and connectivity of new edge node products. Powered by a Freescale i.MX 6 applications processor built on the ARM Cortex-A9 core, the platform runs Oracle Java SE Embedded and is suitable for basic networking and sensor connectivity. The solution supports the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth low energy and 802.15.4 wireless interfaces. The initial Freescale IoT gateway platform also includes Oracle Event Processing for Oracle Java Embedded to facilitate quick reactions at the gateway level, as well as ARM Sensinode NanoServices software and Freescale-based processing. The dual-core i.MX 6 processor-based hardware platform is priced at $159 (USD) for the base model, and is available for order in September 2014. A version of the IoT gateway platform built on QorIQ LS series processors will be available in Q4 2014. This gateway platform will offer gigabit line rate Ethernet and PCIe connectivity, as well as additional wireless connectivity options including 4G/LTE and 802.11ac for edge nodes requiring high-speed data transport and efficient packet routing. Freescale Semiconductor is a company focusing on embedded processing solutions, providing products that are advancing the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets. More information: freescale.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |