Cisco Cisco Application Performance Assurance Network Module Libro blanco
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Any integration-application technology needs to align closely with the needs of applications. Cisco AON provides an extensible model to support
different types of applications from multiple vendors, and Cisco has formed partnerships with leading vendors, such as IBM and SAP, to define the
resulting infrastructure stack that can be shared across vendor implementations and highly distributed application topologies.
Cisco AON is blazing an innovative yet evolutionary trail in the enterprise market. Unlike custom software development, point appliances, and
software communication systems that perpetuate the complexity of today’s piecemeal approaches to application communications, Cisco AON
is a network-based platform that simplifies the applications infrastructure. It does so by integrating intelligent application message handling for
standalone applications and embedding proprietary and standards-based middleware into the existing network.
Cisco AON Use Scenarios
Cisco AON products support many kinds of deployments (Figure 4). These summaries describe typical uses for Cisco AON.
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Cisco AON in the remote office or B2B spoke—At a remote office or B2B spoke, Cisco AON modules can be deployed as an infrastructure
consolidation device. A single Cisco AON module embedded in an edge router can provide all the application-level services required by the
branch to effectively communicate with the central office. Cisco AON helps enable these services by bridging disparate applications and
optimizing network usage at the application level. Additionally, the Cisco AON Management Console (AMC) provides centralized management of
a distributed branch office deployment of application policies.
consolidation device. A single Cisco AON module embedded in an edge router can provide all the application-level services required by the
branch to effectively communicate with the central office. Cisco AON helps enable these services by bridging disparate applications and
optimizing network usage at the application level. Additionally, the Cisco AON Management Console (AMC) provides centralized management of
a distributed branch office deployment of application policies.
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Cisco AON at the enterprise edge—At the enterprise edge, Cisco AON can act as an application-security gateway or a B2B gateway, for
example. As an application security gateway, Cisco AON can intercept and analyze traffic in message formats such as XML. As a B2B gateway,
Cisco AON provides a transparent interface with trading partners by providing application-level security, protocol bridging, and message
validation and transformation services.
example. As an application security gateway, Cisco AON can intercept and analyze traffic in message formats such as XML. As a B2B gateway,
Cisco AON provides a transparent interface with trading partners by providing application-level security, protocol bridging, and message
validation and transformation services.
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Cisco AON at the enterprise core—In the enterprise core, Cisco AON provides transparent interapplication communication and application
delivery. It provides a network-embedded communication bridge between protocols and applications. Cisco AON optimizes application delivery
by allowing applications to offload infrastructure functions, such as message-level load balancing, to the network, where they can perform more
effectively.
delivery. It provides a network-embedded communication bridge between protocols and applications. Cisco AON optimizes application delivery
by allowing applications to offload infrastructure functions, such as message-level load balancing, to the network, where they can perform more
effectively.
Figure 4. Cisco AON Deployments