An article by Bob Scarbrough, Cisco, The network is changing the world: New Business realities transform network architecture. Broadband traffic management and security are key components in the Cisco Extended Enterprise Network (E2N), the model uses innovations in deep packet inspection, policy control and access control.
"Understanding future demands on the network are instrumental in developing a robust and scalable network architecture. As seen below, projected growth in mobile, video, and IP traffic is staggering".
The Cisco Extended Enterprise Network (E2N) architecture has strong emphasis on security and the following functionalities:
- -Unified Access control
- -Centralized Policy Management
- -BYOD enablement
- -Threat mitigation
- -Granular network control
- -Context awareness/Visibility (Deep packet inspection, Transaction Assurance)
- -Special Purpose Networks
Overview of E2N architecture and techonoly by Plamen Nedeltchev, principal architect of Cisco IT’s next-generation network:
Source - Cisco Blog (April 5, 2013)
