Cisco ONE
Cisco’s programmable networks strategy known as Cisco Open Network Environment has been evolving during 2012 and should show results during 2013 as it adds support for the Cisco ONE API to products running its IOS, IOS XR and NX-OS operating systems. Similar to Open Flow and Software Defined Networking, Cisco claims its variation will be more flexible than competitive schemes by taking into account more layers of the network when customizing flows. Given Cisco’s widespread deployments in business and carrier networks, the impact on operations and performance could be huge.
