Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) is at the center of the telecommunications and networking industries move to open architectures. The initiative started with the vision that communication services can be delivered using open-standard, carrier-grade plat-forms. A Linux kernel with carrier-grade characteristics is an essential building block of platforms and architectures. Since its formation, the CGL working group has produced three versions of a specification to define these required capabilities.

Advantech’s hardware and software development teams have a solid working experience with the major CGL OS providers to ensure seamless collaboration and support for implementations on Advantech’s MicroTCA, ATCA and Network Application Platforms.