IP2022 User’s Manual—Overview www.ubicom.com 13 1.2.8 Applications The   IP2022   Internet   Processor^TM   is   optimized   for   network
connectivity applications, and is ideally suited for use in the node
and bridge/gateway portions of the Internet infrastructure. Node device applications are those that are commonly associated
with the “embedded Internet,” such as home appliances, medical
devices,  vending  machines,  and  remote  monitoring  and  control
systems. These nodes are frequently interconnected by local-area
networks (LANs). Bridge/gateway devices provide the  functions
that are required to connect the nodes, and their related LANs, to
the Internet, such as protocol conversion, IP address routing, and
firewall functions. The IP2022 enables true single-chip device and
bridge/gateway connectivity implementations at a consumer price
point.  The  library  of  ipModule  software,  including  the  Internet
protocol   stack   and   communication   interfaces,   allows   design
engineers to embed Internet connectivity in all of their products at
low cost with very fast time-to-market.