Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux

Abstract
The overall embedded market is undergoing a major transformation both in design and functionality. Networking technologies are becoming increasingly more important for embedded developers. Driven by the proliferation of the Internet and the increasing ubiquity of embedded computer systems, devices that can communicate with other devices are becoming dominant in the embedded market. The Linux operating system has been available for years for servers and desktops, and has continued to gain market share in both of these computing segments The world is being captured by the small devices. These small devices are capturing our life at a very rapid rate. You will find your day-to-day devices getting smaller and smaller, yet are capable of outperforming their ancestors in terms of performance, efficiency. In order to control these devices it is necessary to have an equally capable operating system, small enough to fit in but competent enough to provide the required functionality.
In this report we would look at such an operating system – Embedded Linux, its architecture, along with the procedure of creating one. In the end we will discuss few of the embedded systems that have been already developed, controlled by Embedded Linux.