SP360: Service Provider
Optimize Your Software-Defined Network by Hardware Requirements
Software-based techniques are transforming networking. Commercial off-the-shelf hardware is finding a place in several networking use cases. However, high-performance hardware is also an important part of a successful software-defined networking (SDN). As you optimize your networks using SDN tools a…
What’s in the Cisco Evolved Services Platform’s Orchestration Engine?
We created the Evolved Services Platform (ESP) to help our customers increase service revenue while driving down costs. In doing so, we needed to make it expansive to include the breadth of technologies and solutions that would apply to many domains (such as access, Wide Area Network (WAN), and data…
A Cisco Customer Solutions Architecture (CSA) Use Case in How to Manage Threat Defense
This is part 4 of the “Your Business Powered By Cisco Customer Solutions Architecture (CSA)” blog series. Enabling & Delivering Cloud-based Security Services – Managed Threat Defense Many enterprises (30%) have been leveraging cloud services cautiously or only in an internal (private) clou…
Cisco Succeeded in Network Functions Virtualization System Trial
I’ve had the opportunity this year to meet with mobile operator leaders from around the globe. Whether they are large or small, focused on consumer services or businesses, or engaged in video or mobility, their ambitions are much in line with our strategy: to help them monetize and optimize their ne…
Intelligent Transportation Systems Require Intelligent Mobile Networks
At the ITS World Congress last month in Detroit, we saw a wide range of intelligent transportation solutions and concepts. The most popular solutions on display –presented by several Auto Manufacturers, ITS suppliers, and Cisco along with partner Cohda Wireless – were simulated and live Vehicle-to-V…
A Deep Dive in the Role of Each of the Cisco Customer Solutions Architecture (CSA) Layers
This is part 3 of the “Your Business Powered By Cisco Customer Solutions Architecture (CSA)” blog series. Physical Infrastructure Layer The physical infrastructure layer is where the physical resources reside. This includes equipment typically used in a data center such as network devices (switches,…
Learn How to Transform your Network with Cisco Innovations at MEF GEN14!!
By Gina Nienaber, Marketing Manager, SP Product and Solutions Marketing Cisco is a sponsor of a new show this year, the Metro Ethernet Forum Global Ethernet Network 2014 show or “MEF GEN 14” to be held on November 17-20th, at the Gaylord National in Washington, DC. The event promises to bring toge…
Cox Communications and Cisco Jointly Present on Innovations in Network Monetization and Optimization
Project Illustrates How Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Work in Concert to Enhance How Networks are Designed, Operated, and Monetized Last week, I blogged about some joint research with Cox Communications related to our Evolved Services Platform (ESP) and NF…
Cisco at the Fall ’14 PONC, Oct 28-30, Baveno Italy – Informative Workshops
By Leonard Luna, Senior Marketing Manager, Cisco Service Provider Solutions The Fall ’14 Cisco Packet Optical Networking Conference (PONC) is quickly approaching – October 28-30 in Baveno & Vimercate, Italy. Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in this highly compelling and informative ev…