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IA-32 Execution Layer

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IA-32 Execution Layer
A software-based x86 translation layer for the Itanium family of CPUs. IA-32 Execution Layer (IA-32 EL) ships with Itanium-based operating systems and is used to translate x86 instructions into native Itanium instructions for execution. IA-32 EL provides a way to run legacy applications "as is" before they can be recompiled into native Itanium programs. See Itanium.


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com Chip maker Intel Corp has released its IA-32 Execution Layer software for use in systems featuring the Intel Itanium 2 processor and a Microsoft Windows operating system.
In this vein, at press time Intel had just announced that the company is working with Microsoft to help Redmond create a 32-bit emulation layer for Itanium, called the IA-32 Execution Layer, in Windows.
4 64-bit environment or a 32-bit binary-compatible environment using the latest version of IA-32 Execution Layer (IA-32EL), which offers greatly enhanced Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatibility.
 
 
 
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