Wind River enhances carrier grade virtualization software for NFV

USA: Wind River has introduced the latest version of its open source, real-time, multi-core-enabled kernel virtualization technology offering, Wind River Open Virtualization. The new version includes performance and live migration enhancements.

Open Virtualization optimizes open source Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) technology to allow the deployment of network services on virtual machines without the performance loss associated with using traditional, IT-like virtualization products.

Open Virtualization delivers near-native hardware performance speeds, whereas standard KVM maximum latency is typically several thousand percent higher than native results. Delivering carrier grade virtualization and built from a Yocto Project-based infrastructure, Open Virtualization is a Type 2 hypervisor that leverages the latest open source advancements for greater cross-platform compatibility and interoperability.

The latest version of Open Virtualization includes the following features:

* Improved throughput and latency speeds, including an 18% reduction in maximum interrupt latency since the introduction of the product earlier this year.

* Improved virtual switching throughput with integrated Intel® DPDK vSwitch, offering a 450% increase in virtual switching speeds over standard Open vSwitch.

* Enhanced live migration capabilities, including intra-CPU migration to intra-node migration and intra-virtual machine switching.

* oVirt-powered live migration console, including support for guest operating systems migration.

* Security enhancements based on SELinux.

* Additional hardware support for the latest Intel architectures.

* Expanded guest OS support.