Information about ATM Software Developer's Kits
(Updated 9/23/98: Temporary: datasheets for ATM-SDK products are being designed now)
ATM-DOC:
ATM Documentation-Only Kit provides extensive documentation on how to
design the communications interface between the host system and the adapter.
Does not include source or object code or material which is company
restricted.
Contents:
Software Developer's Kit Manual (UG05575-008)
(i)chipSAR+ User's Guide (UGICHIP-002)
PMC-Sierra S/UNI-Lite Programmer's Reference (DK0000060A)
5575 Porting Guide (OS00031)
5575 Integrated Driver Porting Guide (OS00038)
5575 Signalling Interface (OS00049)
Price: $200
ATM-SDK GOLD:
ATM Gold Software Developer's Kit provides a base level driver interface
package for building proprietary applications which don't require higher
level ATM services such as LAN Emulation, Encapsulated IP traffic handling,
switched virtual circuits (SVC) etc.
Includes source code for sample UNIX driver and extensive documentation.
Contents:
Software Developer's Kit Manual (UG05575-001)
(i)chipSAR+ User's Guide (UGICHIP-002)
PMC-Sierra S/UNI-Lite Programmer's Reference (DK0000060A)
5575 Porting Guide (OS00031)
Solaris x86 2.5 low-level driver Source Code (SX00355)
DOS low-level diagnostic Source Code (ATMDIAG,SX00341)
Price: $500
ATM-SDK PLATINUM:
ATM Platinum Developer's Kit provides a comprehensive driver interface
package to assist in the development of applications for operating
environments not supported by Interphase.
Includes LAN Emulation (LANE), RFC 1577, RFC 1483 and the CellView(tm)
adapter set-up and configuration utility.
Includes sample source code for a full, TCP/IP UNIX driver and extensive
documentation.
DOES NOT INCLUDE SIGNALING CODE which requires a separate
license agreement through third party provider (Trillium, Harris & Jeffries, etc.).
Contents:
Software Developer's Kit Manual (UG05575-008)
(i)chipSAR+ User's Guide (UGICHIP-002)
PMC-Sierra S/UNI-Lite Programmer's Reference (DK0000060A)
5575 Porting Guide (OS00031)
5575 Integrated Driver Porting Guide (OS00038)
5575 Signalling Interface (OS00049)
Solaris x86 2.5 full LANE, RFC1577, RFC1483 driver Source Code (SX00342)
Solaris x86 2.5 CellView(TM) application Source Code (SX00343)
(UNIX style man pages for above)
Price: $7500
Work-estimate information:
Estimate based upon OEM/VAR development experiences:
Approximately 4-8 man-months
Lines of code: (header and C-language source files)
Low-level driver: 3,157 Lines of Code Gold
Upper-level driver: 12,792 LOC Platinum
Total driver: 15,949 LOC
The CellView configuration & statistics GUI utility:
CellView: 7661 LOC Platinum
ATM-Signalling work estimate:
(Not included in Platinum)
Third-party signaling code: 32,130 LOC
Interphase ILMI: 17,126 LOC
Interphase Signaling API: 10,709 LOC
Total Signaling: 59,965 LOC
Notes:
Lines of code:
cat *.[chx] | grep -c '[;{]'
Contents of Gold are included in Platinum
Interphase ATM-Signalling is only distributed to:
Holders of a verifiable Trillium ATM-Signalling Source
License
Above Holders who are also purchasers/licensees of
Platinum
ATM-Signalling work estimate is based upon experience using the
Trillium product.