AFORE Solutions’ custom development for networking services can accelerate time-to-market while reducing development costs based on proven reference designs, robust InterPort technology, engineering services and professional engineering processes.
The AFORE team can assist clients with all aspects of product development, ranging from system and architectural design, embedded software and hardware development, design verification, product testing and real time performance optimization to turnkey custom software development solutions.
Our expertise is broad and our success is proven. Browse our work by network type:
Carrier Ethernet
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- Expertise
- Bridging, VLAN, Q-in-Q, PBB, PBB-TE
- Ethernet OAM: Link OAM and Service OAM
- Ethernet APS and Ethernet Ring Protection
- STP, RSTP, MSTP
- MEF Ethernet UNI, Ethernet Services, Traffic Management
- TDM over Ethernet
- Ethernet over SONET/SDH
- Ethernet VPN
- Ethernet Encryption and Authentication
- Service Activation (Y.1564)
- Throughput tests (RFC2544)
- High Speed Ethernet (100Gbps, 40Gbps)
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- Projects
- Ethernet Line Card development, both hardware and software, for a MSPP platform
- Ethernet ring protection software development for an Ethernet aggregation product
- Ethernet OAM software development for an Ethernet NID device
- Service Activation features for a High Speed Ethernet access device
- SLA Monitoring (MEF 10.3) for an Ethernet NID device
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IP/MPLS Networking
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- Expertise
- IP v4, IP v6 and routing protocols
- Security: IPSec, SSH
- MPLS, MPLS-TP, PWE3
- IP/MPLS OAM: BFD, VCCV
- IGMP, IGMP snooping, MLD, DHCP
- IP VPN, VPLS
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- Projects
- IP v6 software development for a multi-service switching and routing platform
- IPSec and SSH secure management software for an enterprise networking appliance
- IP/MPLS OAM software development for a Metro MPLS/PWE platform
- IGMP and IGMP snooping protocol software development for a common routing software framework
- System verification for an IP VPN gateway
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Mobile Backhaul
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- Expertise
- 2G, 3G, WiMax and LTE wireless backhaul over IP/Ethernet, MEF 22
- ATM, ATM IMA and ATM Pseudowire
- SAToP, CESoPSN, MEF 8 and TDMoIP
- Microwave Ethernet
- Synchronization and clock recovery: IEEE 1588 and synchronous Ethernet
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- Projects
- Mobile backhaul system software development (PowerQuicc + Wintegra)
- Channelized OC3/STM1 line card software development for a Microwave Ethernet backhaul platform
- Any Service Any Port PWE3 AMC card (hardware and software) for a wireless backhaul transport product
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Broadband Access
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- Expertise
- FTTx, GPON, EFM, Mid-band Ethernet, xDSL, DSLAM
- Advanced traffic management, QoS, TR-58, TR-59, TR-69 and TR-101
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- Projects
- Ring protection software development for a broadband aggregation platform
- IGMP snooping software development for a GPON ONT product
- Multiservice interworking software development for a broadband loop access platform
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Enterprise Networking
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- Expertise
- Network Virtualization, Storage Virtualization
- SAN extension, Fibre Channel
- WAN optimization, compression, FEC
- Encryption
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- Projects
- Accelerated Secure Edge (ASE) technologies: VirtualWire, EthernetPACK, EtherSECURE, SAN-XTEND, EtherCORRECT
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EMS and NMS
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- Expertise
- SLAs, Performance Monitoring
- Policy Management: e.g. time of day
- SNMP v2/v3, MIBs, NetConf
- Web based management: HTTP, XML, Java
- CLI
- 3rd party management framework: Tail-F ConfD, HP Openview, Net-SNMP
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- Projects
- EMS software development for a MSPP product line
- Storage cluster management software development
- NMS software development for a multiservice switching and routing product line
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ATCA/Micro-TCA/AMC
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- Expertise
- ATCA, Micro-TCA, AMC hardware design
- IPMI
- COTS middleware for ATCA/AMC platform
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- Projects
- DSP AMC card development
- TDM over Packet AMC card development
- ATCA GPON OLT card system design
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