3Com vro module new strategic orientation Open Source

3Com introduces the new strategic trend of vro module Open Source-Linux Enterprise Application-Linux server application information. The following is a detailed description. 3Com plans to challenge Cisco and Juniper again this week. It has developed a new enterprise network strategy, the goal is to integrate the security, management, and VoIP services of yourself and other vendors into your own routers and switches.

3Com will begin implementing the Open Services Networking plan. The first step is to launch a module for the 3Com router, this allows routers to run applications and many open source software from VMware and other new partners. 3Com said its strategy can not only compete with Cisco's strategy of running more advanced services at the network layer, in addition, IT executives of enterprise users are allowed to have more flexibility in choosing these services.

Industry observers said 3Com's method is relatively novel, but it is difficult to implement and support it.

This was the first major product release of 3Com since the veteran of 3Com, edumasri, returned as CEO in last August. Two months ago, 3Com acquired all the shares of Huawei 3Com, a joint venture with Huawei.

The OSN module of 3Com is a Linux-based server blade. It is applicable to 3Com 6000 series routers. 3Com indicates that this module can be used to run applications at the network layer. This module runs on the Core IP address routing and security layer, and this layer runs on the proprietary operating system and hardware as before. The administrator can control the OSN blade module through a Web-based operation interface, which is irrelevant to the control interface of vrouters 6000.