Fundamentals of UNS
Gain services for fluid, agile, and highly secure virtualized data centers. (5:24 min)
Fundamentals of UNS
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Get dynamic, on-demand service delivery with consistently managed, policy-based provisioning, with Cisco Unified Network Services (UNS).
Cisco UNS brings integrated application delivery, network security, and network analysis to virtualized data centers and cloud environments. It is a pillar of the Cisco Data Center Business Advantage architecture.
With Cisco UNS, you gain consistent, flexible service delivery across any Cisco Layer 4 through Layer 7 service, any form factor, and any location to:
- Improve application availability and security
- Enhance user productivity
- Deliver accurate performance monitoring
- Support network services on:
- Dedicated Cisco appliances
- Modules for switches and routers
- VMware virtualized platforms
- Deliver services from the network core or the computing edge, or from both
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The following products deliver industry-leading network-based services on dedicated hardware platforms:
| Service Type | Form Factor | Environment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application Control Engine (ACE) | Web-based application optimization | Appliance Module |
Network aggregation Layer |
| Wide Area Application Engine (WAE) | Application acceleration | Appliance Module on Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR) |
WAN edge |
| Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) | Application security | Appliance | Network aggregation layer WAN edge |
| Adaptive Security Service Module (ASSM) | Application security | Module on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches | |
| Network Analysis Module(NAM) | Application performance monitoring | Module on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Module on Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR) |
Network aggregation layer |
The following virtual network services products deliver compute-based services on virtual machine platforms:
| Service Type | Form Factor | Environment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Security Gateway (VSG) | Multitenant virtual server security | Software on VMware ESX server or Software on Cisco Nexus 1010 Virtual Services Appliance Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switches required. |
Compute |
| Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 1000V | Multitenant edge security | Software for Nexus 1000V Series Switches FAQs on Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 1000V Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switches required. |
WAN edge |
| Virtual Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) | Virtualized application acceleration | Software on VMware ESX server
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Compute |
| Network Analysis Module (NAM) Virtual Services Blade (VSB) | Virtualized application and network performance monitoring |
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| Virtual Network Management Center (VNMC) | Multitenant security management | Software on VMware ESX server | Compute |
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