Cisco is introducing what it calls seamless communication across devices and networks with its solution Motion.
Motion enables applications and security to transcend networks such as WiFi, Ethernet, cellular and WiMax, says the company. Enabling this is the Cisco 3300 Series Mobility Services Engine, an appliance-based platform that integrates with the WLAN controller.
According to Cisco, It works by centralising the services and removes the direct link between service and networks, thus allowing a user to switch between networks instead of having to log out and log in to different devices.
Christopher Thompson, senior director for marketing, says Cisco wants to "give customers a way to communicate between different types of networks".
Thompson and Rick Esker, director of mobility alliance, are challenging the perception that mobility means a cell phone or a laptop. "Mobility is an experience," says Esker. To them, true mobility extends across networks and platforms.
Cisco is releasing four software products that it says will better enable Motion. The first, Context-Aware Software, collects information from a variety of devices, such as RFID and mobile devices, giving the company information on aspects like temperature and location.
"The second, Mobile Intelligent Roaming, allows a seamless handoff for dual-mode mobile devices between WiFi and cellular networks," says Thompson.
He says the third is Adaptive Wireless IPS, which secures the network with wireless threat detection, mitigation, vulnerability scanning and performance monitoring into the wireless network.
The fourth product is Secure Client Manager, centralises, secures and manages users over mobile devices using Cisco's Secure Services Client 802.1X solution, he concludes.
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