some devices can terminate LTE circuits Yes, via SIM and MX67C or directly via SIM card slots; MX68CW devices. Via yes (SIM card on vEdge yes (SIM card slot on LTE Termination if that’s not an option, a no no no USB air card on other 510LTE device) CSG350) USB modem or separate devices. LTE extender device is required Limited; Application Aware Routing measures if and how the solution Yes; VMware has 1,000+ single-ended metrics measures application shared gateways for path without needing a Cloud App Path Selection performance and makes yes; via 32+ global POPs yes; via 75+ global POPs no no optimization. Providers bookend. Metrics are used decisions for hosted apps, can build out their own to determine the best path such as SaaS gateways as well. to send cloud/SaaS trafc over. the ability to prioritize applications at the edge; Trafc Shaping yes yes yes yes yes yes i.e. drop Netix in times of contention; AKA edge QoS when deployed inline with router, if device goes Fail to Wire down, it becomes a dumb yes no yes no no no wire that still passes trafc through it trafc handling may be session-based (app sessions are on one link or session-based; can be Trafc Handling the other) or packet-based packet-based packet-based packet-based session-based packet-based congured to be packet- (session can take place based over multiple links simultaneously) ability to send packets (i.e. Packet Duplication voice) on both links to yes yes yes no yes yes ensure quality ability to send parity packets that help to Forward Error Correction reconstitute lost packets yes yes no no no yes and improve performance of real-time apps like voice external/internal routing External: BGP BGP, RIPv2, OSPF Routing Protocols protocols supported when BGP BGP, OSPF BGP, OSPF BGP, OSPF, RIP (roadmap) replacing a router Internal: BGP, OSPF Ability to VPN to your SD- WAN solution using a third-party device. yes; via gateways, not edge VPN Tunnels Existing investments can yes yes yes yes yes devices often be leveraged while phasing the network to the new solution or over time. Will send a VMware 510 Will ship a small appliance strategies offered for work Remote user VPN using LTE device to each home- (E50) to a user's home. from home or remote Remote user VPN using Remote user VPN using devices as VPN hubs. based user for QoS at the Remote user VPN using Can also integrate with Remote User Strategy employees (e.g., remote gateways and devices as gateways and devices as Some providers are edge, FEC, and LTE gateways or devices as remote user VPNs (like user VPN, sending a device VPN hubs VPN hubs offering to ship home- backup. VPN hubs Zscaler), but cannot sell to user's home, etc.) based users devices. them. may vary by provider AireSpring, AT&T, BCN AireSpring, AT&T, BCN Telecom, BullsEye Telecom, BullsEye Telecom, CBTS, CISSDM, Telecom, CBTS, CISSDM, Expereo, Granite, GTT, Expereo, Globalgig, Halo Global, Hypercore CISSDM, Comcast Granite, Halo Global, Cato Networks, Expereo, Networks, Lumen, MetTel, Business, Halo Global, service providers who will Hypercore Networks, Halo Global, Hypercore Granite, Halo Global, Mosaic NetworX, Lumen, NETRIO, Nitel, Solution Providers manage the respective Aryaka Lumen, Mosaic NetworX, Networks, Mosaic Oracle Communications NetFortris, NETRIO, New Peerless Networks (Call technologies NETRIO, NetWolves, NetworX, NETRIO Horizons One), Verizon, WCS / BCM Peerless Networks (Call Communications, One One), Securus RapidScale, Spectrotel, Communications, TPx Communications, Spectrotel, TPx WCS / BCM One, Communications, Verizon Windstream Enterprise
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