The Cisco 2600/2800/3700/3800 Series Application-Oriented Networking Module is a network module for Cisco routers. It is part of a class of products from Cisco Systems that provide an essential point of convergence between today's intelligent networks and applications based on highly distributed, service-oriented and traditional architectures. Cisco Application-Oriented Networking (AON) technology embeds a new class of application intelligence into the network to better meet the underlying needs of applications for real-time visibility, security, event-based messaging, optimized delivery, and other core integration and deployment services.