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Overview

For customers that need generic networking applications, Kenati offers legacy application modules such as Bridge, DHCP, VLAN, TFTP, SFTP, PPP, Traffic Shaping, SMTP, NTP, Firewall, PPTP, Blue Tooth, etc.

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Features

• XML-based data model definition
• Modular Design for CLI/SNMP/Web
• Graphical user interface for data model creation
• 100% automatic code generation
• Single point of definition for multiple interfaces
• Support for legacy networking applications such as DHCP, Bridge, VLAN, etc.
• Socket based IPC
• Easy to integrate with embedded databases
• Standard ANSI C based code
• Support for SNMP v1/v2/v3
• Enables users to easily create rich web pages by providing components such as menus, drag and drop functionality, forms, etc.
• Easy to integrate proprietary back-end modules
• Framework generates hooks for custom coding, if required
  

Industry Examples

The NP BloX framework is designed to create management interfaces for any OS running on any embedded device.

Following are some applications in which NP BloX has been used:

1) Enterprise Security Box
This is an enterprise level device that handles all the security requirements of a corporate network serving hundreds of employees. The hardware for the device is proprietary to the customer and they used NP BloX to create SNMP, Web and CLI interfaces for the device.

2) Headend Wireless Device
A headend wireless device running on a proprietary hardware serves thousands of low level devices in its network. The customer used NP BloX to create all three (Web, CLI and SNMP) interfaces. The customer used Kenati’s Legacy Application Modules and proprietary device-specific modules for the back-end.

3) Docsis Cable Modem
A small device based on the Docsis cable modem standard running on a Linux operating system. The customer imported proprietary MIBs and used NP BloX to generate CLI for the device.

Legacy Application Modules

Kenati also offers fully functional, generic networking application modules instrumented via NP BloX for customers that want networking functionality in addition to the framework.

Advantages of our networking modules:

• Tested, qualified and certified versions of open source projects optimized for embedded devices
• Available out-of-the-box with CLI, SNMP and Web interfaces for configuration, monitoring, etc.
• Easily integrated with framework - drag and drop the required modules, and run make
• Easy to integrate with proprietary applications
• Single, consistent look and feel for all applications (legacy and proprietary)
• Available in source code format

Modular Design

The framework has a modular design so that the CLI, SNMP and Web components are available as separate applications. This is useful for customers interested in only one or two interfaces.