SD-WAN Architecture.
Lumos Consulting, Inc. offers Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) services to efficiently maximize broadband internet services and other transport services.
Lumos Consulting, Inc. offers Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) services to efficiently maximize broadband internet services and other transport services.
Unlike traditional Wide Area Network (WAN), you can expect the following upgrades from SD-WAN:
Additional benefits include:
Accommodate high amounts of data while keeping your operating costs manageable. It supplies direct cloud access and lessens traffic on the WAN’s backbone.
This includes encryption, Audiovisual (AV), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), and Next Generation Firewall (NGFW). It also allows you to maximize its sandboxing capabilities that help you avoid downtime, violations and liabilities, and data loss.
SD-WAN strategically gives higher priority to business applications to connect to the Internet from its remote branch.
The SD-WAN operates through an abstract network composed of two components.
The SD-WAN comes in three types:
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are simpler than SD-WANs. However, they are not centralized, requiring you to manually monitor each one.
The lack of a general overview of all your VPNs makes it a time-consuming process. SD-WANs use a dual-layer network with an underlay and overlay layer. This combination enables you to run a much smoother network.
Additionally, given that SD-WANs are centralized, they are easy to update, need little to no infrastructure changes, and hardware programming.
While reliable, Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS) offers a fixed bandwidth which may not be able to accommodate high fluctuations in traffic. On the other hand, an SD-WAN creates multiple parallel connections at once and allocates your bandwidth accordingly.
MPLS solutions require traffic (data, transactions, workflows) to return to its data center before being processed and redistributed. SD-WAN provides a more economical alternative with the use of private data traffic exchanges in multiple points. Each point allows clients to securely access their required services and resources from the cloud or network.
Acquire the SD-WAN that best fits your business needs and operations. Consult a Lumos representative today for more information.