Cisco Open Network Environment (Cisco ONE)

The programmability at all levels — from administration, transport to level, and interaction of services will be distinctive feature of Cisco ONE. It will provide the flexibility necessary for work in modern conditions, and support of the cloud systems, social and mobile networks and video. Approach of Cisco differs from the SDN technology which was more extended now in which only layers of management and routing are separated, and as the program interface, the agent and the protocol of control of routers OpenFlow is used. Cisco ONE allows to control also other levels of network, using different protocols and adapting architecture for specific requirements.

Cisco ONE includes the packet of One Platform Kit (onePK) implementing program interfaces in all operating systems of Cisco: IOS, IOS-XR and NX-OS. Originally it will be supported on ASR 1000 routers and ISR G2, and for application development recently provided Cloud Connector packet will serve.

Cisco ONE does possible flexible program configuration of network infrastructure and implementation of such business challenges as fall forward of a response of services, resource optimization and profit earning from new services in more short time. The Cisco Open Network Environment platform is implemented in the form of a broad set of API interfaces for different platforms, agents and controllers and also additional network technologies. Cisco ONE expands the existing approaches to creation of software-defined network infrastructures, allowing to control all levels of network - from the transport layer before management and orchestration.

Using the Cisco Open Network Environment platform customers can fully take advantage of an intelligent network thanks to support of programming of network infrastructure and abstraction at the different levels that allows to apply different protocols, to follow industry standards and to rely on successfully approved deployment models. The Cisco company announced also release of the packet of the One Platform Kit API interfaces (onePK, is a part of Cisco ONE) giving to developers the chance to use API interfaces during creation of software for the Cisco IOS operating systems ®, IOS-XR and NX-OS. Besides, Cisco announced development of a pilot software version for controllers and also the pilot version of the agent of OpenFlow for collecting of data on work of software-defined network infrastructures (SDN networks). Solutions of Cisco company simplify creation of the scalable virtual imposed networks at deployment of multi-user cloud environments using the virtual switchboard Cisco Nexus® 1000V. Among a set of the implemented innovations it is possible to select support of the OpenStack platform, programmability, a possibility of use of several hypervisors and also functionality of the gateway VXLAN. The Cisco company actively cooperates with industry leaders, educational institutions and bodies of standardization in the field of the latest network technologies to provide compliance of software-defined network infrastructures to requirements of all interested organizations. The Cisco Open Network Environment platform supports a broad spectrum of models of deployment, including:

• Segmentation of network using a pilot software version of controllers and also the pilot version of the agent of OpenFlow for collecting of data on work of software-defined networks (SDN networks) as for the universities and scientific issledovatelskiikh the organizations.
• Control automation by network traffic using API interfaces in superscalable DPCs.
• Automatic selection of resources and creation of the programmable imposed networks for support of scaling of multi-user cloud environments as for providers of cloud services.
• Automation support (program control using API), a task the politician and obtaining analytical data for optimization and profit earning from the services provided by telecom operators.
• Automation of private clouds for virtual workloads, including infrastructure of VDI, at the enterprises.

Packet of the One Platform Kit API interfaces (onePK): program tools for customers and partners of OnePK provide a broad set of API interfaces for flexible programming access to components of different operating systems and hardware platforms of Cisco. Support of a packet of OnePK will be gradually implemented for all IOS, IOS-XR and NX-OS operating systems and also hardware platforms, including ASR, ISR G2, CRS and the Catalyst and Nexus switches. Initially the packet of Cisco OnePK will be supported on ASR1000 and ISR G2 routers. Packets OnePK do possible close integration with software applications for ensuring bigger transparency, the best orchestration and more effective management of network infrastructure. It allows to create quicker services and to provide services and also to automate many network processes and tasks. During the work with OnePK packet developers can use usual programming languages and modern work benches and also with ease to integrate solutions in already existing development environments. On June 12 the Cisco company announced that her partners and customers can develop within the Cloud Connected Solution program own software modules of Cloud Connector using API interfaces of OnePK, thereby having an opportunity to improve the services and to get competitive advantage. Cloud Connector is the program component installed on platforms of routing ISR G2 and ASR1000 for increase in availability, performance and level of security of cloud services.

The developed Cisco of software of controllers and software agents of OpenFlow for Cisco SDN networks will release the pilot version of software of the controller for SDN networks. Now the company intensively works on this task together with different educational and research establishments. For example, the universities will be able to segment the networks to provide a possibility of the academic researches in the field of SDN networks, applying coordinated management by politicians. The Cisco company will also provide pilot versions of agents of OpenFlow v1.0 for the Cisco switches Catalyst of the 3750-X and 3560-X series. In addition, the Cisco company heads several working groups in the Open Network Foundation organization.

The virtual imposed networks provide support of software of OpenStack, several hypervisors and also functions of the gateway VXLAN for ensuring the coordinated work of physical and virtual networks Cisco Company will fill up a set of solutions for the virtual imposed networks held for use in scalable, multi-user cloud infrastructures and the environments "infrastructure as service" (IAAS), thanks to support of hypervisors open source in a product line of Nexus 1000V. Such support will be provided along with already implemented support of hypervisors of VMware and Microsoft. The gateway VXLAN will have functions of the bridge between traditional physical mediums on the basis of virtual local area networks and the imposed networks created based on VXLAN technology. Cisco will expand functionality of the vPath technology used in the Nexus 1000V switch. Now it will support virtual services in imposed by VXLAN networks, including VSG and ASA1000V. Cisco vPath will direct traffic via VSG and ASA1000V firewalls on the basis of predeterminated the politician that will allow to simplify workflows of each certain user tenant. The Cisco company will offer the connected module OpenStack Quantum functioning according to standards and the REST API interfaces for the virtual switchboard Cisco Nexus 1000V to provide a possibility of fast management of multi-user cloud infrastructures. Availability the Beginning of release of trial betas and also step-by-step implementation of technologies and solutions is planned for the fourth quarter 2012.