RockITNet Network Auditing System Confirms Compatibility With Eltex Equipment
The developers are giving Russian companies more options for building flexible IT infrastructure.
In recent years, Russia’s domestic telecommunications market has gained a wide range of solutions that have replaced products from foreign suppliers. This is undoubtedly a major positive development. However, experts say that simply creating domestic alternatives to foreign equipment is no longer enough. Compatibility is now becoming a key concern, since it determines how smoothly different devices and software work together.
Tested in the Lab
The developer of RockITNet, a Russian network infrastructure management system, K2Tech, recently confirmed that the platform is fully compatible with Eltex ESR routers and MES switches. Testing took place in a dedicated technical laboratory. During the trials, RockITNet systematically collected information about the connected equipment’s specifications and configurations, analyzed its settings, and recorded every change.
“Enterprise networks are becoming increasingly heterogeneous. Equipment from Cisco, Huawei, Juniper and other vendors that have exited the Russian market now operates alongside products from domestic manufacturers. The more diverse a network becomes, the harder it is to maintain a unified view of its actual state. That is why import substitution is not just about replacing hardware; it is also about preserving control over the infrastructure as a whole. RockITNet automates this process and provides a single management tool for both Russian and foreign equipment,” says Roman Tarabrin, Head of Network Automation Practice at K2Tech.
Designed for Midsize and Large Businesses
RockITNet is designed for midsize and large organizations with at least 100 network devices. The platform collects data from those devices and stores copies of their configurations. It supports both Russian-made and foreign equipment. To help address information security requirements, the system regularly checks configurations against predefined policies and maintains a change log. The collected data also helps organizations keep their network documentation up to date, while saved configurations can be used to restore the network after outages and other incidents.
According to the developers, compatibility between ESR and MES equipment and RockITNet gives customers more options when building their network infrastructure.
Strong Demand Is Virtually Guaranteed
Solutions of this kind are clearly likely to remain in high demand among private companies and government organizations with distributed IT infrastructure. They can reduce the cost of manual administration, speed up the identification of configuration errors, and improve overall system resilience.
For Russian developers, expanding compatibility creates additional opportunities to promote their own software and integrated hardware-software platforms. That is why this work has been pursued systematically over the past several years.
For example, in July 2024, Basalt SPO announced that its Alt Server 10 operating system had been confirmed as compatible with Eltex ECCM, a platform for monitoring equipment and managing its configurations. In February 2026, Eltex and RED SOFT successfully tested the ECCM system on the Russian-made RED OS platform. The tests covered the system’s core equipment monitoring, configuration, and management functions.
As to RockITNet, it entered the market in 2025. One of the platform’s development priorities has also been to steadily expand compatibility with equipment from different manufacturers. The latest tests are significant primarily because they extend the functionality needed to operate mixed environments in which Russian and foreign devices work side by side.
In the coming years, domestic platforms for monitoring, inventory management, and configuration control are likely to continue evolving. Demand will be driven by the gradual replacement of foreign equipment, the growing complexity of enterprise networks, and the need to reduce the workload on IT staff.
