DATA SHEET
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The Cisco
® Catalyst
® 6500 Series Application-Oriented Networking Module (Figure 1) is a service module for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches. It is part of a new class of Cisco Application-Oriented Networking (AON) products that provide an essential point of convergence between today's intelligent networks and applications based on highly distributed, service-oriented, and traditional architectures. Cisco AON technology embeds a new class of application intelligence into the network to better meet the underlying needs of applications for real-time visibility, security, event-driven messaging, optimized delivery, and other core integration and deployment services.
See the Cisco AON main overview data sheet for details at
http://www.cisco.com/go/aon.
The Cisco AON solution is an important component of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series multi-service switch, which delivers innovative secure, converged services from the wiring closet to the core to the data center to the WAN edge.
Figure 1. Cisco Application Oriented Networking Service Module
Cisco AON's state-of-the-art design incorporates hardware and software components pre-integrated into a complete subsystem that can be flexibly deployed in enterprise data centers, service provider networks, or other scenarios as an embedded network function. Included with Cisco AON are software tools for managing and provisioning Cisco AON nodes, as well as for designing application policies using a library of "bladelets" that can be configured in different sequences as required. Cisco AON also includes a software development kit and API for flexible extension to any custom environment, operation, or format.
The Cisco AON module can be installed in any Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switch (Figure 2) to take full advantage of the switch's high availability, security, and traffic-management capabilities. The Cisco AON module provides operational consistency and reduces total cost of ownership by consolidating elements of network and application infrastructures and providing centralized management capabilities.
Figure 2. Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches
Tables 1 and 2 provide specifications and parts numbers for ordering.
Table 1. Product Specifications
Table 2. Ordering Information
Note: The management components, Cisco AON Management Console and Cisco AON Design Studio, can be downloaded from the Cisco Software Center.
SERVICE AND SUPPORT
Cisco offers a wide range of services to accelerate customer success. These innovative services are delivered through a unique combination of people, processes, tools, and partners, resulting in highly satisfied customers. Cisco services help you to protect your network investment, optimize network operations, and prepare the network for new applications to extend network intelligence and the power of your business.
Cisco AON products are bundled with Cisco Advanced Services, which will accelerate your time to deployment and help ensure a quality, reliable implementation. For more information about Cisco Services, see
Cisco Technical Support Services or
Cisco Advanced Services.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about Cisco AON technology and products, solutions and services, visit:
http://www.cisco.com/go/AON
