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FT SD-WAN
What is SD-WAN ?
SD-WAN stands for Software-Defined Wide Area Networking.
SD-WAN is a secure virtual network deployed over the internet. The internet combined with SD-WAN technologies is a cost-effective way to deliver a secure enterprise network over transitional solutions such as MPLS. Remote branches are zero-touch provisioned through a central orchestrator. Remote locations can be connected via Broadband, LTE, 5G, ethernet, etc.
FT Cloud Access
An SD-WAN enterprise solution designed for small and medium size businesses, and home workers around the world.
FT Cloud Access Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) can be deployed either in the cloud or on-premises, allowing businesses to create secure private wide area networks over the internet. A variety of transports can be aggregated together, creating a high-speed private network. Transport options include Ethernet, dedicated internet, broadband, and 4G/LTE/5G. Key features of FT Cloud Access can be found here.
FT Cloud Access SD WAN Benefits:
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Bandwidth Aggregation
Using FT Cloud Access to bond internet connections is the most accessible and most affordable way to scale network bandwidth. Multiple internet connections can be bonded together to meet the bandwidth demands for Video conferencing, VoIP, file sharing, cloud collaboration, etc.
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Network Resilience
Combine an existing broadband connection with a mobile connection such as 3G, 4G, LTE, or 5G as a standby. A standby connection activates seamlessly when the primary Broadband link suddenly drops ensuring connectivity is not lost.
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Security
Securing the network is of the utmost importance in today's business climate. FT Cloud Access creates a secure overlay to protect critical data that traverses the SD-WAN. The CPE Network Operating System (NOS) is hardened to provide an additional defense against cybersecurity threats.
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Zero Toch Branch Configuration
FT Cloud Access Orchester centrally manages remote locations through a single pane of glass. Thus, CLI configuration is not required when installing at branch locations.
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Orchestration
Each Branch can be brought into a WAN simply, using the FT Cloud Access SD-WAN Orchestrator to manage rules and connectivity between sites. WAN users at one branch can share resources with WAN users from other WAN branches on the same subnet.
Bonded Internet Connections
Using FT Cloud Access to bond internet connections is the easiest and most affordable way to scale network bandwidth.
Today’s customer bandwidth requirements have increased significantly as they take advantage of Cloud applications such as UCaaS, Hosted Services and Applications, VoIP, Video conferencing and more.
FT Cloud Access delivers improved broadband network performance where the speed of existing connectivity is insufficient. Customers can bond (ie. combine) multiple internet connections to achieve the total aggregated bandwidth.
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Bonded Internet Connections – How does it work?
Bonded Internet or Channel Bonding to some, is the ability to combine multiple Broadband connections to a Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) and outputs throughput of all connections as one.
Combine Cable + xDSL + Fiber = Full Sum Aggregation of Download and Upload
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