<s>
Hewlett	O
Packard	O
Enterprise	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
entities	O
have	O
a	O
long	O
history	O
of	O
developing	O
and	O
selling	O
networking	B-Architecture
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
it	B-General_Concept
offers	O
campus	O
and	O
small	O
business	O
networking	B-Architecture
products	O
through	O
its	O
wholly	O
owned	O
company	O
Aruba	O
Networks	O
which	O
was	O
acquired	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
HP	B-Device
Networking	I-Device
was	O
the	O
entity	O
within	O
HP	O
offering	O
networking	B-Architecture
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
the	O
networking	B-Architecture
and	O
switching	O
business	O
for	O
decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
's	O
networking	B-Architecture
division	O
was	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
HP	B-Operating_System
ProCurve	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
division	O
that	O
became	O
the	O
HP	B-Operating_System
ProCurve	I-Operating_System
division	O
began	O
in	O
Roseville	O
,	O
CA	O
,	O
in	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
it	B-General_Concept
was	O
part	O
of	O
HP	O
’s	O
Data	O
Systems	O
Division	O
(	O
DSD	O
)	O
and	O
known	O
as	O
DSD-Roseville	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
it	B-General_Concept
was	O
called	O
the	O
Roseville	O
Networks	O
Division	O
(	O
RND	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
Workgroup	O
Networks	O
Division	O
(	O
WND	O
)	O
,	O
before	O
becoming	O
the	O
ProCurve	B-Operating_System
Networking	B-Architecture
Business	O
(	O
PNB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trademark	O
filing	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
ProCurve	B-Operating_System
name	O
was	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
following	O
HP	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
3Com	O
Corporation	O
,	O
HP	O
combined	O
the	O
ProCurve	B-Operating_System
and	O
3Com	O
entities	O
as	O
HP	B-Device
Networking	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Operating_System
ProCurve	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
of	O
networking	B-Architecture
switches	B-Device
and	O
wireless	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
of	O
networking	B-Architecture
switches	B-Device
,	O
routers	B-Protocol
,	O
telephony	O
and	O
wireless	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
of	O
networking	B-Architecture
security	O
solutions	O
,	O
particularly	O
intrusion	O
prevention	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
HP	O
completed	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Aruba	O
Networks	O
and	O
subsequently	O
moved	O
all	O
its	O
networking	B-Architecture
business	O
into	O
the	O
Aruba	O
Networking	B-Architecture
entity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	O
architecture	O
encompasses	O
the	O
entire	O
framework	O
of	O
an	O
organization	O
's	O
computer	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
,	O
including	O
hardware	O
components	O
that	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
communication	O
,	O
network	O
layout	O
and	O
topologies	B-Architecture
,	O
physical	O
and	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
connections	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
cabling	O
and	O
device	O
types	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
software	O
rules	O
and	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
and	O
aggregation	O
layers	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
three-tier	O
,	O
hierarchical	O
model	O
provide	O
built-in	O
redundancy	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
design	O
can	O
be	O
inefficient	O
for	O
virtualized	B-General_Concept
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flat	O
layout	O
of	O
the	O
HP	O
FlexNetwork	O
Architecture	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
more	O
agility	O
to	O
the	O
network	O
and	O
to	O
support	O
functionality	O
such	O
as	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
,	O
convergence	O
,	O
and	O
automation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
FlexNetwork	O
Architecture	O
unites	O
an	O
organization	O
's	O
networks	O
in	O
the	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
,	O
campus	O
,	O
and	O
branch	O
offices	O
through	O
a	O
cost-efficient	O
,	O
consistent	O
architecture	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
published	O
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
product	O
groups	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
architecture	O
:	O
FlexFabric	O
,	O
for	O
data	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
with	O
physical	O
and	O
virtual	O
environments	O
composed	O
of	O
converged	O
computing	O
,	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
networking	B-Architecture
resources	O
;	O
FlexCampus	O
,	O
for	O
converged	O
wired	O
and	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
networks	I-General_Concept
;	O
FlexBranch	O
,	O
for	O
providing	O
branch	O
offices	O
with	O
networking	B-Architecture
and	O
security	O
;	O
and	O
Flex	O
Management	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
one	O
unified	O
management	O
interface	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
FlexNetwork	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
HP	O
Intelligent	O
Management	O
Center	O
(	O
IMC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
Intelligent	B-Protocol
Resilient	I-Protocol
Framework	I-Protocol
(	O
IRF	O
)	O
software	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
technology	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
rapid	O
recovery	O
from	O
failure	O
to	O
the	O
FlexNetwork	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
improve	O
vMotion	O
performance	O
in	O
VMware	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
focus	O
by	O
enterprise	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
networking	B-Architecture
technologies	O
on	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
has	O
caused	O
organizations	O
 '	O
networks	O
to	O
become	O
more	O
automated	O
and	O
simplified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
factors	O
are	O
driving	O
these	O
changes	O
:	O
the	O
recognition	O
by	O
IT	B-General_Concept
that	O
network	O
operations	O
can	O
be	O
aligned	O
with	O
an	O
organization	O
's	O
business	O
goals	O
;	O
the	O
request	O
from	O
an	O
organization	O
's	O
leaders	O
for	O
the	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
to	O
respond	O
rapidly	O
to	O
variations	O
in	O
demand	O
;	O
changes	O
in	O
application	O
network	O
traffic	O
patterns	O
;	O
and	O
changes	O
in	O
size	O
and	O
density	O
of	O
the	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
,	O
due	O
to	O
some	O
services	O
being	O
offloaded	O
to	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
resources	O
,	O
greater	O
compute	O
density	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
increased	O
use	O
of	O
virtual	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
turn	O
,	O
these	O
changes	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
an	O
increased	O
demand	O
for	O
software-defined	O
networking	B-Architecture
(	O
SDN	O
)	O
technology	O
from	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
HP	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Stanford	O
University	O
to	O
develop	O
Ethane	O
,	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
open-source	B-Application
standard	O
OpenFlow	B-Protocol
upon	O
which	O
SDN	O
is	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
is	O
a	O
founding	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
nonprofit	O
Open	O
Networking	B-Architecture
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Organized	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
foundation	O
provides	O
support	O
for	O
SDN	O
and	O
manages	O
the	O
OpenFlow	B-Protocol
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
founding	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Open	B-Application
Daylight	I-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
industry-supported	O
collaboration	O
to	O
further	O
the	O
open	O
development	O
of	O
SDN	O
and	O
Network	B-Architecture
Functions	I-Architecture
Virtualization	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
OpenFlow	B-Protocol
is	O
based	O
on	O
open	O
standards	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
little	O
risk	O
of	O
vendor	O
lock-in	O
when	O
using	O
OpenFlow-enabled	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
is	O
claimed	O
that	O
networks	O
using	O
SDN	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
efficient	O
and	O
reliable	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
SDN	O
controller	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
an	O
SDN	O
network	O
,	O
managing	O
flow	O
controls	O
based	O
on	O
protocols	O
such	O
as	O
OpenFlow	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
relaying	O
communications	O
between	O
applications	O
and	O
network	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
HP	O
introduced	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Application	O
Networks	O
(	O
VAN	O
)	O
SDN	O
OpenFlow	B-Protocol
controller	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
software	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
SDN	O
Manager	O
application	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
allow	O
administrators	O
to	O
configure	O
,	O
monitor	O
,	O
and	O
manage	O
policies	O
for	O
SDN	O
switches	B-Device
and	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
certifies	O
that	O
applications	O
offered	O
in	O
the	O
SDN	O
App	O
Store	O
will	O
function	O
reliably	O
on	O
HP	O
network	B-Architecture
infrastructure	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
HP	O
was	O
producing	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
models	O
of	O
OpenFlow-enabled	O
switches	B-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
FlexFabric	O
7900	O
switch	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
optimized	O
for	O
SDN	O
deployment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
Virtual	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Networking	I-Architecture
(	O
VCN	O
)	O
SDN	O
Application	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
virtual	O
network	O
overlays	O
to	O
the	O
OpenStack	B-Application
technology	O
open	O
source	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
software	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
the	O
HP	B-General_Concept
Helion	I-General_Concept
OpenStack	B-Application
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
platform	I-Architecture
and	O
the	O
HP	O
VAN	O
SDN	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobility/bring	O
your	O
own	O
device	O
(	O
BYOD	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
employees	O
using	O
their	O
privately	O
owned	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
such	O
as	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
and	O
smartphones	B-Application
for	O
work	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
and	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
technologies	O
enable	O
organizations	O
to	O
provide	O
connectivity	O
for	O
these	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
throughout	O
an	O
office	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
provide	O
wired	O
and	O
wireless	O
access	O
,	O
legacy	O
IT	B-General_Concept
infrastructure	O
requires	O
two	O
individual	O
networks	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
management	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
IMC	O
Smart	O
Connect	O
includes	O
integrated	O
mobile	O
network	O
–	O
access	O
control	O
to	O
manage	O
enterprise	O
access	O
to	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
administrators	O
oversee	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
on	O
enterprise	O
networks	O
,	O
HP	O
has	O
integrated	O
into	O
IMC	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Citrix	O
XenMobile	B-Application
and	O
MobileIron	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
management	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
employees	O
use	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
to	O
download	O
files	O
or	O
stream	O
rich	O
media	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
video	O
,	O
the	O
network	O
traffic	O
can	O
consume	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
bandwidth	B-Algorithm
on	O
the	O
company	O
’s	O
core	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
way	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
this	O
increased	O
traffic	O
is	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
separate	O
guest	O
network	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
that	O
is	O
completely	O
segregated	O
from	O
the	O
corporate	O
network	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
set	O
network	O
access	O
control	O
(	O
NAC	O
)	O
policies	O
that	O
limit	O
access	O
to	O
certain	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
VAN	O
SDN	O
controller	O
,	O
HP	O
provides	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
SDN	O
products	O
that	O
can	O
help	O
reduce	O
the	O
occurrence	O
of	O
a	O
network	O
bottleneck	O
and	O
enable	O
mobile	O
voice	B-Application
over	I-Application
Internet	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
(	O
VoIP	B-Application
)	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
rich	O
media	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
offers	O
a	O
pay-per-use	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
model	O
designed	O
for	O
small	O
and	O
mid-sized	O
businesses	O
and	O
distributed	O
offices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
Cloud	O
Managed	O
Network	O
Wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
solution	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
enable	O
organizations	O
to	O
manage	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
infrastructure	I-General_Concept
without	O
having	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
on-premises	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
Cloud	O
Managed	O
Network	O
Wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
works	O
only	O
with	O
HP	O
300	O
series	O
Cloud-Managed	O
access	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
provide	O
cloud	O
management	O
capabilities	O
for	O
distributed	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
a	O
loss	O
of	O
connectivity	O
to	O
a	O
cloud	O
management	O
service	O
,	O
the	O
access	O
points	O
can	O
keep	O
a	O
local	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
up	O
and	O
running	O
,	O
allowing	O
businesses	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
operate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
870	O
Unified	O
Wired-WLAN	O
Appliance	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
administrators	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
wired	O
and	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
networks	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
published	O
reports	O
,	O
the	O
appliance	O
simplifies	O
management	O
and	O
access	O
and	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
30,000	O
communication	B-Protocol
endpoints	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
850	O
Unified	O
Wired-WLAN	O
Appliance	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
10,000	O
endpoints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
involves	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
combining	O
available	O
resources	O
in	O
a	O
network	O
by	O
dividing	O
available	O
bandwidth	B-Algorithm
into	O
independent	O
channels	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
dynamically	O
assigned	O
to	O
a	O
specified	O
device	O
or	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
enables	O
the	O
automation	O
of	O
many	O
network	O
management	O
tasks	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
network	O
administrator	O
to	O
centrally	O
manage	O
files	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
programs	O
,	O
and	O
folders	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
physical	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtualization	B-General_Concept
enables	O
administrators	O
to	O
run	O
multiple	O
operating	O
systems	O
and	O
multiple	O
applications	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
one	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
technology	O
that	O
underlies	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
HP	O
Discover	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
HP	O
announced	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Networking	I-Architecture
(	O
VCN	O
)	O
SDN	O
Application	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
a	O
multitenant	B-Architecture
network	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
service	O
for	O
KVM	B-Application
and	O
VMware	O
ESX	O
multi-hypervisor	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expected	O
in	O
fall	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
version	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
OpenStack-technology	O
module	O
in	O
HP	B-General_Concept
Helion	I-General_Concept
OpenStack	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centrally	O
orchestrated	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
LAN	I-General_Concept
(	O
VLAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
or	O
VXLAN-based	O
virtual	O
networks	O
provide	O
multitenant	B-Architecture
isolation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
IRF	O
software	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
technology	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
allow	O
administrators	O
to	O
connect	O
multiple	O
devices	O
through	O
physical	O
IRF	O
ports	O
,	O
configure	O
the	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
virtualize	B-General_Concept
those	O
devices	O
into	O
a	O
distributed	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
published	O
reports	O
,	O
IRF	O
simplifies	O
switch	O
configuration	O
and	O
management	O
,	O
providing	O
horizontal	O
scaling	O
that	O
reduces	O
network	O
hops	O
and	O
delivering	O
support	O
for	O
technology	O
such	O
as	O
Shortest	B-Protocol
Path	I-Protocol
Bridging	I-Protocol
(	O
SPB	O
)	O
and	O
transparent	B-Protocol
interconnection	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
lots	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
links	I-Protocol
(	O
TRILL	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unified	O
communications	O
(	O
UC	O
)	O
products	O
integrate	O
multiple	O
interactive	O
,	O
real-time	O
enterprise	O
communication	O
methods	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
,	O
desktop	B-Device
sharing	I-Device
,	O
and	O
telephony	O
with	O
non-real-time	O
communication	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
unified	O
messaging	O
(	O
integrated	O
voicemail	O
,	O
e-mail	O
,	O
SMS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
fax	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
Network	O
Optimizer	O
SDN	O
Application	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Lync	I-Protocol
functions	O
as	O
a	O
unified	O
communications-and-collaboration	O
(	O
UC&C	O
)	O
application	O
that	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
improve	O
voice	O
quality	O
with	O
Lync	O
;	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
it	B-General_Concept
received	O
a	O
NetEvents	O
Cloud	O
Innovation	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
SDN	O
Solution	O
for	O
the	O
Enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
engage	O
networking	B-Architecture
professional	O
services	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
plan	O
how	O
to	O
build	O
networks	O
that	O
support	O
their	O
business	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
networking	B-Architecture
professional	O
services	O
include	O
workshops	O
,	O
consultation	O
,	O
network	O
assessment	O
,	O
and	O
architectural	O
design	O
services	O
involving	O
network	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
and	O
SDN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hewlett	O
Packard	O
Enterprise	O
through	O
Aruba	O
Networks	O
sells	O
HP	B-Device
Networking	I-Device
Products	I-Device
for	O
businesses	O
,	O
schools	O
,	O
and	O
government	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Switches	B-Device
:	O
HP	O
offers	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
networking	B-Architecture
switch	O
series	O
for	O
various	O
locations	O
and	O
configurations	O
:	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
core	O
,	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
access	O
,	O
HP	B-Application
BladeSystem	I-Application
blade	O
switch	O
,	O
campus	O
LAN	O
core/distribution	O
,	O
and	O
campus/branch	O
LAN	O
access	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
small	O
business	O
—	O
smart	O
web	O
managed	O
and	O
small	O
business	O
—	O
unmanaged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	O
management	O
:	O
The	O
HP	O
Intelligent	O
Management	O
Center	O
provides	O
network	O
monitoring	O
and	O
configuration	B-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
functions	O
for	O
a	O
heterogeneous	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
(	O
WLAN	B-Architecture
)	O
:	O
HP	O
provides	O
several	O
different	O
series	O
of	O
unified	O
wired-WLAN	O
enterprise	O
switches	B-Device
,	O
802.11ac	O
and	O
802.11n	O
enterprise	O
access	O
points	O
,	O
Unified	O
Wired-WLAN	O
Modules	O
and	O
stand-alone	O
Wireless	O
Controller	O
series	O
,	O
WLAN	B-Architecture
client	O
bridges	O
,	O
Unified	O
Walljacks	O
,	O
wireless	O
adaptors	O
,	O
WLAN	B-Architecture
security	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
RF	O
planning	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Routers	B-Protocol
:	O
HP	O
routers	B-Protocol
include	O
series	O
of	O
products	O
for	O
branch	O
locations	O
(	O
fixed	O
port	O
,	O
modular	O
,	O
and	O
virtual	O
)	O
,	O
campus	O
(	O
modular	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
(	O
modular	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bring	O
your	O
own	O
device	O
(	O
BYOD	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
HP	O
BYOD	O
solution	O
provides	O
a	O
secure	O
way	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
an	O
organization	O
's	O
network	O
and	O
applications	O
from	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
such	O
as	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
and	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
includes	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
switch	O
series	O
for	O
unified	O
wired	O
and	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
networks	I-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
these	O
BYOD	O
HP	O
products	O
:	O
IMC	O
User	O
Access	O
Manager	O
,	O
IMC	O
Endpoint	O
Admission	O
Defense	O
,	O
Intelligent	O
Management	O
Center	O
(	O
IMC	O
)	O
Standard	O
Software	O
,	O
IMC	O
Smart	O
Connect	O
WLAN	B-Architecture
,	O
IMC	O
Smart	O
Connect	O
,	O
and	O
IMC	O
Wireless	O
Services	O
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamic	O
Virtual	B-Application
Private	I-Application
Network	I-Application
(	O
DVPN	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
HP	O
DVPN	O
solution	O
interconnects	O
data	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
,	O
campuses	O
,	O
and	O
branch	O
offices	O
with	O
standards-based	O
IPsec	O
VPN	B-Application
encryption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
includes	O
HP	O
6600	O
router	B-Protocol
series	O
,	O
HP	O
MSR	O
series	O
routers	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Intelligent	O
Management	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
defined	O
networking	B-Architecture
:	O
HP	O
software-defined	O
networking	B-Architecture
products	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
end-to-end	O
solution	O
to	O
automate	O
the	O
network	O
from	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
to	O
campus	O
and	O
branch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SDN	O
Ecosystem	O
includes	O
the	O
HP	O
Network	O
Protector	O
SDN	O
Application	O
and	O
the	O
HP	O
Network	O
Optimizer	O
Application	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Lync	I-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
SDN-related	O
products	O
from	O
third-party	O
developers	O
that	O
integrate	O
with	O
HP	O
SDN	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
SDN	O
Dev	O
Center	O
provides	O
resources	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
produce	O
applications	O
for	O
HP	O
SDN	O
products	O
;	O
it	B-General_Concept
includes	O
the	O
HP	O
SDN	O
App	O
Store	O
and	O
an	O
SDN	O
developer	O
community	O
forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
SDN	O
infrastructure	O
technologies	O
,	O
including	O
over	O
50	O
OpenFlow-enabled	O
switches	B-Device
such	O
as	O
the	O
HP	O
FlexFabric	O
5930	O
Switch	O
Series	O
,	O
support	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Extensible	I-Protocol
LAN	I-Protocol
(	O
VXLAN	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
an	O
encapsulation	O
protocol	O
for	O
running	O
virtual	O
networks	O
across	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
Virtual	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Networking	I-Architecture
(	O
VCN	O
)	O
SDN	O
Application	O
provides	O
a	O
multitenant	B-Architecture
network	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
service	O
for	O
KVM	B-Application
and	O
VMware	O
ESX	O
multi-hypervisor	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
applications	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
the	O
HP	B-General_Concept
Helion	I-General_Concept
OpenStack	B-Application
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
platform	I-Architecture
and	O
the	O
HP	O
VAN	O
SDN	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
Interconnect	O
(	O
DCI	O
)	O
:	O
Data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
interconnect	O
solutions	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
multi-tenant	B-Architecture
private	O
clouds	O
across	O
multiple	O
data	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
Unified	O
Wired	O
and	O
Wireless	O
Access	O
:	O
Products	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
unify	O
campus	O
networks	O
and	O
include	O
routers	B-Protocol
,	O
SDN	O
applications	O
,	O
switches	B-Device
,	O
IEEE	O
802.11ac	O
access	O
points	O
and	O
unified	O
wall	O
jacks	O
,	O
and	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligent	B-Protocol
Resilient	I-Protocol
Framework	I-Protocol
(	O
IRF	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
HP	O
IRF	O
switch	O
platform	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
technology	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
simplify	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
operations	O
of	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
and	O
campus	O
Ethernet	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Device
Networking	I-Device
Training	O
covers	O
product-	O
,	O
solution-	O
,	O
and	O
sales-oriented	O
topics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
ExpertOne	O
program	O
networking	B-Architecture
training	O
and	O
certification	O
program	O
covers	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
networking	B-Architecture
curricula	O
,	O
from	O
beginning-level	O
courses	O
to	O
Master	O
engineer	O
classes	O
,	O
on	O
three	O
separate	O
tracks	O
:	O
technical	O
,	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
partner-restricted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
multivendor	O
alliance	O
program	O
objective	O
was	O
to	O
optimize	O
performance	O
of	O
enterprise-class	O
applications	O
with	O
the	O
then	O
ProCurve	B-Operating_System
's	O
(	O
now	O
HP	B-Device
Networking	I-Device
)	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
HP	O
combined	O
the	O
ProCurve	B-Operating_System
ONE	O
alliance	O
program	O
with	O
the	O
programs	O
from	O
3Com	O
and	O
Tipping	O
Point	O
,	O
and	O
programs	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
HP	O
's	O
Enterprise	O
Business	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
program	O
called	O
HP	O
AllianceOne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	B-Device
Networking	I-Device
Specialization	O
program	O
of	O
HP	O
AllianceOne	O
works	O
with	O
alliance	O
partners	O
who	O
develop	O
applications	O
or	O
services	O
that	O
capitalize	O
on	O
integrated	O
network	O
capabilities	O
for	O
business	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Device
Networking	I-Device
provides	O
a	O
lifetime	O
warranty	O
on	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
products	O
with	O
next	O
business	O
day	O
advanced	O
shipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
Unique	O
Selling	O
Point	O
,	O
until	O
other	O
networking	B-Architecture
vendors	O
offered	O
similar	O
warranty	O
on	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
product	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
Enterprise	O
Business	O
Community	O
page	O
provides	O
resources	O
for	O
HP	B-Device
Networking	I-Device
users	O
,	O
including	O
announcements	O
,	O
tips	O
,	O
and	O
tricks	O
,	O
community	O
feedback	O
and	O
suggestions	O
,	O
and	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Device
Networking	I-Device
is	O
a	O
founding	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Open	O
Networking	B-Architecture
Foundation	O
started	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
founding	O
companies	O
include	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
,	O
Deutsche	O
Telekom	O
and	O
17	O
other	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nonprofit	O
organization	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
providing	O
support	O
for	O
software-defined	O
networking	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initiative	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
speed	O
innovation	O
through	O
simple	O
software	O
changes	O
in	O
telecommunications	O
networks	O
,	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
networks	I-General_Concept
,	O
data	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
and	O
other	O
networking	B-Architecture
areas	O
.	O
</s>
