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Implementing Hybrid WAN From packet-routed networks to Application-defined Fabric

Promise vs. complexity of hybrid WANs

As a network admin, you can’t ignore the cost-performance

advantages of broadband Internet and 4G/LTE wireless

links. Combining them with MPLS into a hybrid WAN has

compelling ROI, however managing it is anything but simple.

Packet-level routing protocols aren’t fit to handle the

complexity involved in assuring application performance and

security. Its time you consider software-defined WAN (SD-

WAN).

From Packet-level to Application-level networking

CloudGenix ‘Instant On Network’ (ION) is an SD-WAN

solution designed to handle hybrid WANs. ION software

instances are deployed at each branch and register with a

central controller, where application policies are defined.

Routing-free Networks

Traditional networking

gear was designed to

operate at the packet-

level. It forced you, the

network admin, to wrestle

with low-level routing

protocols just to keep your

WAN going. Hybrid WANs,

direct Internet access and

cloud apps render

traditional networking

methods obsolete.

CloudGenix revolutionizes

networking, transforming

packet-routed networks

into application defined

fabrics. Managing

applications performance

becomes simple, cost-

effective and secure.

 

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The distributed ‘data-plane’, combined with a centralized

‘control-plane’ form a secure, application-defined fabric. It

completely eliminates the need for packet-level routing

protocols (BGP, VRFs, IPSLAs, PfR, etc.), shielding you from

the complexities of underlying transports, and letting you

focus on application-level policies and SLAs.

Improving application performance

CloudGenix ION puts the tools in your hand to meet

applications performance SLAs. It automatically recognized

application and rich media sessions, and measures true

application response time. Based on centrally defined

policies, each ION node takes the necessary actions:

automatic path selection, traffic shaping, or active-active

load balancing between links. The ION controller provides

you with full visibility into your applications response times,

across all your WAN links.

Securing the dynamic WAN perimeter

With hybrid WANs, some of your sensitive corporate traffic

traverses the public Internet. Plus many branches might have

direct Internet access (DIA). To protect your WAN, ION

nodes have built-in app-level firewalls. They enforce

centrally defined security policies and can redirect (or

project) traffic to the closest by security service node. All

that is done without complex configurations, or extra gear at

your branches.

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Application Performance