ADLINK Technology, Inc., a global provider of advanced
Edge Computing products, announces availability of a next-generation cloud based Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solution based on ADLINK’s high performance CSA-7400 platform. Developed by AppEx Networks, a leading provider of SD-WAN solutions and services with its global headquarters in Beijing and R&D centers in Silicon Valley, CloudWAN is a cloud based SD-WAN solution that provides users worldwide with highly effective and reliable network and transmission optimization services. An application story jointly published by ADLINK and AppEx is now
available to provide additional details on the solution.
Bringing the advantages of improved connectivity, reliability, flexibility and rapid delivery, SD-WAN is emerging as an alternative to traditional enterprise WAN that provides an enhanced service based on the application of SDN technology in WAN scenarios. Such services are used for connecting corporate networks, data centers, Internet applications and cloud services over a wide geographic region.
Against a backdrop of cloud computing, mobile applications and enterprise globalization, an increasing number of real-time applications (distributed collaboration, teleconferencing, remote desktops, payment systems, telemedicine) must now communicate between multiple nodes. Any problems such as disconnections and slow browsing will amplify user dissatisfaction and lead to lost transactions. SD-WAN not only solves the problems of network instability and the high cost of dedicated links, but can also satisfies the real-time performance requirements of these applications. By integrating the functionality of routers, firewalls, deep packet inspection (DPI) and WAN acceleration, SD-WAN allows businesses to manage and monitor applications in a more efficient meaningful manner than with traditional enterprise WANs.
“AppEx CloudWAN is a next-generation enterprise network service platform based on SDN and WAN optimization technology. It provides users with optimization services for enterprise group networks, cloud connections and SaaS access. More than 300 points-of-presence (POP) nodes have now been deployed globally. Smart dispatching of network-wide resources through the central controller provides business with a high-speed network that spans the globe,” said Mr. Young-Tung Wang, CEO of AppEx. “Media optimization gateway equipment based on ADLINK’s CSA-7400 hardware is one of the core components of the CloudWAN service platform. It significantly improves the transmission efficiency and stability of users’ video conferencing traffic. The service is particularly popular among customers because it ensures smooth video conferencing. The CSA-7400 platform is reliable, modular and supports hot-swapping so it greatly reduces our operation & maintenance workload. It has also won us the trust of our customers.”
By leveraging more than 20 years of expertise in developing highly reliable and available embedded computing systems, ADLINK is a premier supplier of
COTS/ODM solutions to worldwide tier-one TEMs and network solution integrators. ADLINK offers design services in every major geographic region, benefiting customers with increased responsiveness, short delivery lead-time and ease of doing business. In addition, ADLINK ensures best practices in product obsolescence and lifecycle management by leveraging its long-standing strategic partnerships with major processor and software vendors.
“ADLINK CSA-7400 is a carrier grade COTS network appliance built on the Open Compute Carrier-grade Edge Reference Architecture (OCCERA) by ADLINK, integrating network interfaces, switches, and overall computing capacity. Featuring open hardware architecture, high throughput capacity and I/O density, parallel computing and computing density, and support for standardized API management, the CSA-7400 platform meets all of AppEX’s stringent system requirements for high performance, high availability and high reliability,” said Julian Ye, ADLINK director for networking and communications.“The CSA-7400’s flexibility, configurability and scalability enables cross-business product deployment and easy integration to other high-end network applications, such as next-generation firewalls, telecommunications, and multi-access edge computing. In addition to hardware features, the API library provided by ADLINK allows network solution providers to focus on their core competence, enhance business migration, increase product efficiency, and shorten product launch and delivery cycles.”
For more information about AppEx’s SD-WAN solution and ADLINK’s CSA-7400 platform, please
download the application story and
visit the product webpage.