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November 29, 2016

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Future-Proofing the WAN and Simplifying

Security on Your Journey to the CloudDan Bowling

Dir., Cloud Ecosystem &

Business Development

Michael DewsDir., Product Management

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Trends Transforming Your NetworkTransforming the Enterprise Network

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Become more agile to keep up with the pace of change

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Digital Transformation and the IT Challenge

IT is changing from a

back-office necessity to a critical business

driver, embracing change and driving the

business toward innovation and competitive

advantage

People to

People

People to Data

and Applications

Processes

to Systems

Companies to

Customers

Machines to

Machines

Locations to

Locations

To support our customers’ transformation, Level 3 is

delivering solutions that provide:

Agility

Efficiency

Security

Visibility and Control

Reliability and Performance

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Transforming the Network: The Details

SECURING

Cloud Deployments

DATACENTER

Connectivity

INCONSISTENT

Workloads

PUBLIC CLOUD

Services

SDN API &

Portals

CONTENT

Distribution

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Securing Cloud Deployments

What Triggered This Shift?• Data needs to be highly available, but it is stored in different locations

• How to secure data sent to and from the cloud

• Securing your data in the cloud while allowing access from anywhere

Traditional Network Model• Applications and databases were located in the Enterprise datacenter

• Customer managed security policies and equipment on premises

Network Transformation• Security takes on as-a-service model

• Managed Security Services

• Network monitoring with enhanced intelligent platforms

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Network-Based Security: Gateways

● Centralized Secure Internet Breakout

● Remote IP VPN Access (Trusted or

Un-Trusted)

● Remote IP VPN with Secure Internet Access

● Mobile Users Access to IP VPN

● Mobile Users Access to IP VPN and Secure

Internet Access

● Site to Site IPsec VPNs

● IP VPN Network Segmentation

Future Customer EnvironmentComprehensive network-based protection for your network, devices and users

*Reflects Level 3’s plan as of November 2016. Subject to change at Level 3’s sole discretion.7

USE CASES

VPN Traffic

Internet Traffic

IPsec-GRE tunnel

Level 3 Enterprise Security

Gateway

IPsec tunnel

IP VPN accessLevel 3 VPN

IP VPN access

Third-party VPN*

LTE IPsec tunnel Private Clouds

Remote

Offices

Retail

Branch Offices

Head Office

Mobile

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Inconsistent Workloads

What Triggered This Shift?• Backup and storage workloads move to the cloud – periodic spikes

in bandwidth demands

Traditional Network Model• Static Network Connections, with fixed bandwidth

• Resourcing for peak bandwidth needs, creates wasted investments

Network Transformation• Network resources need to be built to scale with on-demand

bandwidth capabilities

• Pay as you go consumption models become mainstream for cloud

services; network services to follow suit

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Challenge

• Perform data backups to the cloud without reducing performance of other

critical applications or having to deploy a larger static network connection to the

cloud

Solution

• During scheduled backups, SDN provides a solution for Enterprises to schedule

increased bandwidth to the cloud during peak hours, and then the ability to

scale back down once completed

Result

• Now with alerts-driven dynamic bandwidth, the company can back up data to the

cloud multiple times per hour and simultaneously run real-time traffic, without

any delay or impact to their other mission-critical applications

Backup & Disaster Recovery: Use Case

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Datacenter Connectivity

What Triggered This Shift?• Companies leveraging datacenter and cloud services to accelerate

growth and decrease time to market

• Deploying hybrid applications that span between datacenter and

the cloud

Traditional Network Model• Mission-critical applications were located on-premises and delivered

through the corporate network

Network Transformation• Private network connections between the datacenter and the cloud

optimize performance of business critical applications and can

help ensure up-time

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Challenge

• Organizations want to move to a hybrid cloud operating model that allows them

to quickly standup new infrastructure without building out additional datacenter

space, hardware, and electrical power systems to support the additional

equipment and cooling

Solution

• Secure network connectivity to the cloud allows for added compute and storage

capacity to your existing datacenter

Result

• With high throughput and low latencies, the cloud feels like a natural extension

of the data center so you enjoy the scale and economics of the public cloud

without having to compromise on network performance or security

Extending the Datacenter: Use Case

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Public Cloud Services

What Triggered This Shift?• Cloud providers investing billions to create robust, powerful IaaS solutions

• Private, public, and hybrid cloud services allow you to quickly scale

compute and storage resources

• Multi-cloud strategies

Traditional Network Model• Applications were located and managed in an Enterprise datacenter or

the customer’s premises

• Upgrades slow, patch management complex, hardware expensive

Network Transformation• Private, high throughput connections to the cloud

• Extend your network to reach the cloud or point-to-point

connections from a central location

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Challenge

• An Enterprise that collects millions of customer-behavior records each day is

moving their data storage and processing workloads to the cloud. The

applications require a highly consistent data transfer rate to prevent time-outs,

re-boots, and re-sending of information

Solution

• Private connectivity to the cloud creates a more predictable network

experience by lowering latency, packet loss, and the unpredictability of the public

Internet

Result

• Migrating the data storage and processing workloads to the cloud lead to a

decrease in processing time, lower bandwidth costs, and increased

productivity

Big Data Analytics: Use Case

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Content Distribution

What Triggered This Shift?• Content is everywhere; massive increase in content consumption

through several different types of media

• A flood of connected devices has entered the markets, from

wearables to sensors attached to kitchen appliances, sparking the IoT

trends

Traditional Network Model• Content and digital downloads served to customers from an Enterprise

datacenter

Network Transformation• Content served to end-users directly from the cloud

• High-powered content distribution networks and digital

• download strategy from the cloud

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End Consumers Amazon CloudFront CDN Media Datacenter

http://

Optimized Content Delivery Solution: Use Case

Private Network Connection to AWSContent Delivery Network

RESULT

An end-to-end content delivery network that is secure, dynamic, global, and

cloud-connected

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SDN APIs & Portals

What Triggered This Shift?• Self-Service IT model

• Customers want to control their own networks

• SaaS provides user friendly interfaces; networks need to match the

experience

Traditional Network Model• Telco’s perform routing and peering for the customers on their MPLS

• WAN Optimization Network devices are deployed on the WAN

Network Transformation• Monitor and manage network assets through SDN

• Ability to control network resources as compute scales in the cloud

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PUBLIC CLOUD ServicesLevel 3® Cloud Connect Solutions

DATACENTER ConnectivityLevel 3® Worldwide Datacenter

Services

INCONSISTENT WorkloadsLevel 3SM Dynamic Capacity

SECURING Cloud DeploymentsLevel 3SM Managed Security Services

CONTENT DistributionLevel 3® Content Delivery Network

SDN API & PortalsLevel 3SM Adaptive Network

Control Solutions

Optimized Network Solutions Built for the Cloud

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