Alpha One Networks LLC

Leverage industry standards for compatibility with existing systems.
Replaces costly custom-fabricated ASIC technology with general purpose processors.
Flexible and extendable to fit your needs.
Enterprise support available 24/7.
Eliminate costly replacement times with simple software backups.

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Open-Source Networking Products
Alpha One Networks has the privelege and great responsibility of bringing to market one of the newest areas of networking technology, open-source. Historically the open-source software movement has played in the arena of operating systems and applications. For the first time the principles of open-source software have been applied to the fundamental building blocks of the internet, and to great advantage. To understand the advantages we must first look at the technology currently in place. Routers currently in use are ASIC-based role-specific devices. That is they use ASIC technology to build custom chips specific to the role that the devices fit. This model has worked so far, but there are many draw-backs that can now be addressed by using software running on commodity PC hardware in place of the role-specific devices. One of the greatest competitive advantages of software based routing is the cost. Commidity PC hardware continues to improve in speed, and drop in cost as new generations of hardware become available. On the other hand ASIC technology maintains a high cost with each generation and remains a step behind processor technology in the fabrication process.

A second advantage to software-based networking devices is flexiblity. As new standards evolve and are adopted they can be implemented on software-based devices by upgrading the software. The same is not always true on ASIC-based devices. If a fundamental change is necessary to implement a new standard, then the ASIC must be redesigned to include this new standard. This process is costly and time consuming, meaning delays in implementing the technology, and an expensive new device.

Given the advantages of software-based network devices it leaves the question, what about disadvantages? This is where the open-source community requires corporate partners to fill a role. The disadvantage of open-source software is that there is no commercial support, no 24-hour support line, not even the developer's phone number is commonly available. This is where networking professionals such as Alpha One Networks fits in. With an understanding of both the network protocols involved, the hands-on experience with networking, and a background in software development, we are perfectly equipped to provide support for this new generation of products.