Build value through network subscriber and application awareness

Network subscriber and application awareness are two of the ways that IP networking can be extended beyond Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing. This expanded networking functionality is driven on the demand-side by service providers' need to differentiate their services from both competitors and among internal lines of business where service cannibalization is a serious problem; and on the supply-side where more flexible hardware architectures make it possible to combine transport, switching, routing and DPI capabilities in the same system chassis. Industry Voices