Accelerating functional safety certification for time-sensitive networking (TSN) on VxWorks

 

HARNESS WIND RIVER TSN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND EXPERTISE

Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) enables mission-critical systems to transmit and receive data over Ethernet networks in real time with high reliability, redundancy, and security. These and other capabilities have made TSN a compelling option for a broad range of use cases in aerospace and defense, industrial automation, automotive systems, and other sectors.

But developers of embedded systems are finding it difficult to exploit the full potential of TSN — to keep up with the rapid evolution of TSN standards while dealing with the inherent complexities and specific requirements of safety compliance.

Wind River® Professional Services offers solutions that leverage the company’s considerable experience as an active participant in TSN innovation and evolution, and as an industry leader in the high-performance real-time operating system (RTOS) market for 40 years.

RTNET CERT FOR VXWORKS 7

RTnet (Real-Time Networking) is a framework and protocol stack used in real-time systems and applications where deterministic behavior is essential. RTnet Safety Certification (RTnet Cert) certifies the software to DO-178C DAL A — the highest level of certification recognized by the FAA, EASA, and Transport Canada for the approval of commercial avionics systems.

RTnet Cert is available for use with VxWorks® 7 from Wind River, the world’s most widely deployed RTOS. As a guest operating system on Wind River Helix™ Virtualization Platform, VxWorks 7 gives users the ability to consolidate multi-OS and mixed-criticality applications onto a single platform. With RTnet Cert, developers can accelerate safety certification for a broad range of use cases.

WIND RIVER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Deep Expertise, Broad Offerings in TSN and Safety Certification

  • More than 600 safetycertified projects across multiple industry sectors
  • 40 years of experience in mission-critical embedded systems
  • Leadership in development and evolution of TSN
  • Certification IP (intellectual property) across multiple RTOSes, BSPs, and more
  • Broad spectrum of services:
    • Certifiable IP blocks and artifacts
    • Safety design/certification assessments and audits
    • Safety certification and compliance artifacts and defensible support
    • Information assurance framework
    • Services enabling real-time and deterministic systems
    • Simulation and modeling for any hardware system
    • Lifecycle and long-term support options
    • Education and training
    • Managed services

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Artifacts:

  • RTnet Cert code
  • Integration-ready DO-178C DAL A certification evidence

Supported protocols:

  • Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), including Ethernet protocol
  • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
  • Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
  • User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
  • Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

RTNET TSN ADD-ONS*

The RTnet TSN Add-on service updates the RTnet Cert code base with TSN capabilities and provides integration-ready DO-178C DAL A certification evidence for TSN for the following sub-protocols:

Table displaying RTnet add-ons

BENEFITS SUMMARY

Table displaying Benefits of TSN on VxWorks

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The adoption of TSN is likely to accelerate in the months and years ahead. Make sure your safety-certification efforts can keep pace. Download the white paper “Hitting the Moving Target with Time-Sensitive Networking,” read more about the TSN capabilities of VxWorks 7, and contact Wind River Professional Services to learn more about RTnet Cert, TSN Add-on, and other upcoming TSN-related capabilities and services.

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