Framework to Port Linux Kernel on PowerPC Based Embedded System Used for Telecom Application - IPBTS
Rajendra Prasad, Ramasubba Reddy, Sridhar · International Journal of Software Engineering & Applications · 2011
The tremendous growth of telecom applications running on specific customized hardware known as an embedded system which necessitates analysing and designing a frame work to port linux kernel on PowerPC based board for telecom application.In view of economical benefit of transmission line cost, IP-BTS (IP based Base Transceiver Station) is developed which is a compact indoor base station used for high-density multi-band base stations that accommodates IP transmission lines.This paper proposes the procedure for porting linux kernel on PowerPC based custom boards, which means making the operating system work on unfamiliar hardware to run IPBTS application software.This paper elaborates the methods and progress of transplanting linux kernel on customized board which includes setting up the development environment on host PC, obtaining linux kernel source, configuring the linux kernel, cross compiling linux kernel, loading and running linux kernel on PowerPC based custom boards.The resulting embedded systems are used for various wireless telecom applications running on custom boards in telecom domain.