NXP offers three levels of Software enablement along with proven silicon hardware. The SDK – Layerscape is a free, 99% open source software stack that ships with all NXP’s RDBs. It is available in component format and customers can choose to pull only components useful to their application. Platform support is in line with the latest LTS kernel and is all upstream. Customers can either grab it from Github or the LSDK support page SDK + ADK.  For customers who want more than just basic enablement, NXP offers Application Development Kits. ADKs are commercial software packages that include a set of packaged protocols and middleware functional components targeted at evolving networking applications adding differentiating capabilities to the end products. The ASK is the highest level of integrated software stack from NXP. They are turnkey solution packages specifically targeted for shortening time to market. The LS1046A has a Broadband Home Router ASK with Carrier grade features.