December 12, 2013 - Lantronix announced XPort Pro Lx6 embedded device server -- an IPv6 solution for wired Internet of Things (IoT) deployments. The Lx6 is an embedded Ethernet networking engine that enables customers to deploy advanced M2M applications in an integrated, thumb-sized package. Key features and benefits include:
- Easy to deploy and use: Simple device setup, configuration and monitoring without any software development.
- Innovative Form Factor: Addition to the family of the category defining and award winning XPort form factor.
- Robust: Device Server Application Suite hardened by Lantronix over the last decade.
- Feature Rich: Multiple session connectivity modes, remote firmware upgrades and configuration with enterprise class management interfaces.
- Secure: FIPS 197 compliant 256-bit AES encryption.
- Industrial-Ready: Operating environment at extended temperatures: -40 to +85 C.
- Standards-based: Conforms to the latest IP networking standards ensuring interoperability and eliminating vendor lock-in.
- IPv6 Ready Certified: Ensures conformance to the Core Protocols increasing user confidence in the availability of IPv6.
- Guaranteed: 2-year limited warranty.
The XPort Pro Product Family
The XPort Pro family is one of Lantronix' most powerful, self-contained embedded networking module solutions. Footprint compatible with the popular XPort and running either Linux or Evolution OS operating systems, the XPort Pro reduces the complexity of designing network connectivity into a product and allows customers to deploy advanced applications on the edge device itself. The thumb-sized XPort Pro provides everything needed in a single embedded solution. It effortlessly handles demanding applications with the power of a high-speed, advanced 32-bit processor. With ample built-in memory, it allows virtually unlimited flexibility for customization and applications enablement.
About IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the next generation Internet Protocol address standard, intended to supplement and eventually replace the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) standard most Internet services use to transact on the internet today. Specifically, IPv6 is a set of specifications from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that's essentially an upgrade of IPv4, wherein devices can use IPv6 as source and destination addresses to pass packets over a network. Advantages of IPv6 (over IPv4) include:
- IPv6 supports source and destination IP addresses that are lengthened from 32 bits to 128 bits, providing for the continued growth of the Internet by providing relief for an impending shortage of network addresses.
- IPv6 supports auto-configuration (does not require manual configuration or DHCP).
- Supports a 1280-byte packet size or greater (without fragmentation).
- Uses Multicast Neighbor Solicitation messages to resolve IP addresses to link-layer addresses; and uses Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) messages to manage membership in local subnet groups.
- Uses ICMPv6 Router Solicitation and Router Advertisement messages to determine the IP address of the best default gateway.
XPort Pro Lx6 has a price of $39.00 for volume levels of 1,000 units
