The State of Open Source in Secure Converged Networks

Essential Issues TrackScott Hilton, 3ComVP Product Management

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Convergence Driving Next-Gen Networking

• Video• Adoption of open source• Collaborative computing• Virtualization• Anytime, Anywhere Access• Everything as a Service (XaaS)

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Enterprise Networking Evolution

• Application explosion

• Application support moving to the networks edge

– Security

– Quality of Service (QoS)

– High-speed connections

– Multicast

• Network Access Transparency (Wired/Wireless, Remote/Local…)

• Driving down operational costs of networks

– Power and cooling

– Integrated features

– Integrated management

– Reduced space

Business Drivers:Operational savingsProductivity improvementReduce capital costs

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Today’s Enterprise Customer Scenario

Connectivity Layer

Single Function HW, Multiple Platforms, Limited Flexibility

Edge

Aggregation

Security:

IPS, NAC, UTM

Security

WAN

Optimization

IP-PBX

WLAN

Session Border

Controller (SBC)

IP-PBX SecurityWLAN

SBC

Core

• Discrete products / platforms

• Cost inefficiency: CAPEX, administration, power

Application Layer

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New Approach to Networks

Aggregation

Core

Edge

SolutionSecurity: IPS, NAC, UTM

VoIP: IP-PBX, Session Border Controller (SBC)

Wireless LAN

WAN Optimization

Open Service Monitoring

Open Source and/or best-of-breed applications integrated into switches and routers

Open Platforms, Simplified Management, Scaleable Services

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Essential Issues

“It is not just about driving applications ON the network, but applications IN the network.”

Robert Whiteley, Forrester

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Open Source’s Mainstream Emergence

• Open Source mirrors commercial software development with notable differences

– Speed– Freely available in bartering society– Always evolving

• Proof Point: Asterisk Open Source for Telephony– 1.1 million total downloads and counting– Large community of developers– Rapid addition of applications– Keys to wide adoption

• Service and support

• Sales and marketing

• Solutions development

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Enterprises Leverage Open Source

Secure network infrastructure software

Open source anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed especially for email scanning on mail gateways.

Enterprise-class monitoring solutions for hosts, services, and networks

Network traffic probe shows network usage for networks of all sizes

Intrusion detection and prevention

Services Monitoring Bundle; Increased visibility for proactive management using MRTG, NTOP, TShark, Nagios tools

Open Source Solves Business Problems

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Value of Open Source in Networks

• Freedom to innovate• Faster development / deployment of new services• Lower total cost of ownership• Improved application performance• Simplified, centralized management

“Open-source software model continues to mature across all markets, attracting more-conservative users along the way. This will significantly change adoption priorities during the next five years.” Mark Driver- Vice President, Gartner Group

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For More Information

Scott Hilton3Com

Vice President Enterprise Product Managementscott_hilton@3com.com508-323-1283

www.3com.com

3Com Open Services Network: www.3com.com/osn/

3Com Open Network Program: open.3com.com

Thank you.