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PrCONNECT® Pro Overview

PrCONNECT Pro is a TCP/IP protocol stack for embedded systems. It provides the BSD Socket Interface to enable effective utilization of software assets and human resources for POSIX software such as Linux. TCP/IP Stack provides a large number of protocols*, including protocols for security and routing. It delivers substantial functionality and performance not only on multimedia or portable digital devices, but also on higher-level, advanced network devices.
* Some protocols are available as options.

BSD socket interface

BSD socket is provided as the application interface. This makes it easy to reuse the network applications of POSIX software, including Linux. POSIX software engineer resources can also be used for application development.

Best-class performance in the industry

Optimized high-performance networking.
Field-proven results in high-speed, multi-session video streaming products.
Checksum offloading support enables faster speeds at the hardware level.

Supports IP multicast function

Supports an IP multicast sending and receiving function, which enables the same data to be sent to multiple specified destinations at the same time. This is effective for distributing large-sized media data such as video or audio.

Adjustable memory size

PrCONNECT Pro has a function selection switch for adjusting the overall code size. If the DHCP client, DNS client, IP multicast, or AutoIP function is not needed, this function selection switch can be used to specify the unused function during system configuration so that the function module is not embedded. The code is adjusted to the minimum required size to prevent wasteful memory consumption.

Supports various platforms

PrCONNECT Pro componentizes source code dependent on the target system, such as the operating system, CPU, or NIC (Network Interface Card), as environment-dependent parts. In addition, TCP/IP Stack is coded in C language. As a result, PrCONNECT Pro has excellent portability, making it easy to support various platforms. PrCONNECT Pro is configured to run on eT-Kernel™ as standard. On eT-Kernel, it runs on various profiles such as eT-Kernel MCE (Multi-Core Edition).
When eT-Kernel is used, PrCONNECT Pro can be implemented either as a library or as a T-Kernel subsystem. Socket API is provided as the interface even when PrCONNECT Pro Stack is implemented as a T-Kernel subsystem. When implemented as a T-Kernel subsystem, PrCONNECT Pro can also be used from a loadable system program or process application. Loadable drivers can be added dynamically to PrCONNECT Pro.

Various protocols provided as standard

PrCONNECT Pro implements the following protocols as standard:

DHCP client / DNS client / FTP client / FTP server / TELNET server
TCP/UDP
IPv4/ARP/ICMP/IGMP/AutoIP, etc.

Many available optional protocols

The functions needed for use in the application can be selected. Dual stack for IPv4/IPv6 is also available.

Optional products	Protocol
PrCONNECT Pro Dual	IPv4/IPv6 dual stack
PrCONNECT Pro PPP	PPP
PrCONNECT Pro Mail	SMTP, POP3
PrCONNECT Pro HTTPD	HTTP server, HTTP server/SSL (https server), HTML compiler
PrCONNECT Pro SNTP	SNTP client
PrCONNECT Pro SNMP	SNMPv1/v2/v3 Agent
PrCONNECT Pro PPPoE	PPPoE

* These optional protocols are released as required. The product configuration may be changed. Please contact us for details such as the release date.

Sample drivers and sample applications

A device driver that supports the network controller used in the system must be created for PrCONNECT Pro. The following source code is included as standard as a sample for this device driver. In addition, sample source code for various applications are included as standard.

Device driver for Ethernet
・RZ/A1 built-in Ethernet controller
・Zynq-7000 built-in Ethernet controller
・Cyclone V SoC built-in Ethernet controller
・i.MX6 built-in Ethernet controller
FTP sample application (server/client)
TELNET sample application (server)

In addition to the samples included as standard, a wide range of controllers with a successful record of operation are available. Please feel free to contact us for details.

Motorola 5282c3
Intel 8255x
SMSC LAN91C111
SMSC LAN9118
Marvell WLAN
MPC8272/48, MPC8349 built-in Ethernet controller, etc.

Source code provided

PrCONNECT Pro is provided as source code.

Maintenance service and customization service

The following maintenance service is provided. The maintenance service enables developers to use PrCONNECT Pro with peace of mind.

Response to email inquiries regarding the product
Minor version upgrades

In addition, a customization service is available for supporting PrCONNECT Pro in different environments, such as a custom real-time operating system or hardware.

PrCONNECT Pro Architecture

RFC Support in PrCONNECT Pro Series

Protocol	RFC	Title
General	1122	Requirements for Internet Hosts
TCP	793	Transmission Control Protocol
	1323	TCP Extensions for High Performance
	2414	Increasing TCP's Initial Window (Obsoleted by RFC3390)
UDP	768	User Datagram Protocol
IP	791	Internet Protocol
	894	A Standard for the Transmission of IP
	919	Broadcasting Internet Datagrams
	922	Broadcasting Internet datagrams in the presence of subnets
	950	Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure
	1112	Host Extensions for IP Multicasting (IGMP)
ARP	826	Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol
ICMP	792	Internet Control Message Protocol
ICMP	1191	Path MTU discovery
Ethernet	894	Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams over Ethernet Networks
PPP	1661	Point-to-Point Protocol
	1662	PPP in HDLC-like Framing
	1144	Compressing TCP/IP headers for low-speed serial links [VJ Compression]
	1332	The PPP Internet protocol Control Protocol (IPCP)
	1877	PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol Extensions for Name Server Addresses (Options 129, 131 supported)
	1994	PPP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
DNS	1034	Domain names - concepts and facilities
DNS	1035	Domain Names - Implementation and Specification
DHCP	2131	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP	2132	DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions
BOOTP	951	Bootstrap Protocol
FTP	959	File Transfer Protocol
TELNET	854	Telnet Protocol
Mail	821	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
	822	STANDARD FOR THE FORMAT OF ARPA INTERNET TEXT MESSAGESPost Office Protocol - Version 3
	1869	SMTP Service Extensions
	1939	Post Office Protocol - Version 3
	2045	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies
	2046	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types
	2047	MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Part Three: Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text
	2048	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Four: Registration Procedures)
	2049	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Five: Conformance Criteria and Examples
HTTP	1866	Hypertext Markup Language - 2.0
	1867	Form-based File Upload in HTML
	1945	Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.0
	2616	Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1