DENT 2.0 released

DENT is a special-purpose Linuxdistribution aimed at router deployments; "DENT utilizes the LinuxKernel, Switchdev, and other Linux based projects as the basis for buildinga new standardized network operating system without abstractions oroverhead". Version2.0 has been released:

DENT 2.0 adds secure scaling with Internet Protocol version 6(IPv6) and Network Address Translation (NAT) to support a broadercommunity of enterprise customers. It also adds Power over Ethernet(PoE) control to allow remote switching, monitoring, and shuttingdown. Connectivity of IoT, Point of Sale (POS), and other devicesis highly valuable to retail storefronts, early adopters ofDENT. DENT 2.0 also adds traffic policing, helping mitigate attacksituations that overload the CPU.