So essentialy IOS then nothing more then modules loaded in the mickrokernel.
At 12:33 PM 4/17/2002 -0400, Paul Robertson wrote: >On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Noonan, Wesley wrote: > > > The guy I have talked to about this is not answering his phone, and I can't > > find the email discussion we had on this, but here are some things I have > > found in looking: > > > > QNX is used by Cisco for a number of products for the realtime OS. > > > > Just found the other. VxWorks (guess I wasn't even slightly close in my > > original thought for the name <g>) is also used by Cisco for a lot of their > > stuff. > >To complete the picture somewhat, PIX runs its own microkernel-based OS, >written by the company which originally produced the product (Network >Translation, Inc.) Cisco acquired NTI in Oct. 1995. I believe that NTI >originally called the OS "Phoenix." My recollection is fuzzy, but I think >the NTI intent was to do a trusted system over a microkernel. I've seen >the OS referred to as "Finesse" as well since the Cisco acquisition. > >AFAICT, PIX is the only thing running that particular OS. The other >examples cited are used extensively in the embedded device space (from >microcontrollers to point of sale systems.) > >Of the three, I think VxWorks is the most *nix-like, but that's just an >impression from scanning the Web site a while back. > >Paul >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Paul D. Robertson "My statements in this message are personal opinions >[EMAIL PROTECTED] which may have no basis whatsoever in fact." _______________________________________________ Firewalls mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls
