The headquarters of a manufacturing company uses MPLS leased lines, and ordinary broadband for branches and factories needs to realize the interconnection between the headquarters and branches.
At present, the main pain points of the enterprise are:
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high network cost
At present, the headquarters uses MPLS private lines, while the branches use ordinary broadband. To implement enterprise networking, the network cost is relatively high.
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Network transmission delay is large
MPLS dedicated lines can guarantee network stability, but the stability of ordinary broadband cannot be guaranteed. Due to the long network transmission path and relatively large network delay, it cannot meet some business needs with high real-time requirements.
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Network reliability is not high enough
Due to the adoption of different network connection methods, there may be a single point of failure in the network connection, which may easily affect the normal business operation of the enterprise.
The demand analysis is as follows:
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Reduce network costs, make full use of existing ordinary broadband in branches, realize network interconnection, and reduce network operation costs.
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Improve network transmission efficiency, optimize and manage traffic, improve network transmission delay, and meet some business needs with high real-time requirements.
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Enhance network reliability, realize mutual backup and load balancing of network connections, improve network reliability and high availability, and ensure normal business operation of enterprises.
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The network management is simple and easy to use, providing a centralized management platform, which facilitates unified management and monitoring of the branch network, and reduces the manpower and material costs of network management.
SD-WAN is a software-based network solution that integrates multiple network connection types (such as MPLS, Internet, 4G/5G, etc.) net. In this way, the headquarters can continue to use the MPLS network with high reliability and guaranteed service quality, while the branches can use the more economical and affordable ordinary broadband.
SD-WAN technology effectively integrates various types of network connections, and manages and controls different types of network connections through technologies such as intelligent routing, application optimization, and traffic management. The broadband interconnection of branches realizes automatic discovery of network connections and traffic flow Optimized management of functions such as control, QoS (Quality of Service), encryption, and security can dynamically adjust network bandwidth allocation according to the characteristics and importance of different applications to ensure the stability and priority of key services.
Therefore, when the enterprise headquarters uses MPLS private lines and branches use ordinary broadband, using SD-WAN to build an enterprise wide area network can reduce network costs and complexity, improve network performance and reliability, and provide a strong guarantee for enterprise business development.