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Data SheetSteelConnectSD-WAN Cloud Networks Branch LAN/WLANThe Future of Networking is here. It’sApplication-Defined for the Cloud Era.imperative for lower expenses and costs, userproductivity, and business agility resulting in newopportunities and increased revenues.The Business ChallengeRiverbed Application-Defined SD-WANDelivery of applications is becoming more complex forthe enterprise. Businesses want to deliver more andRiverbed is the first to bring Application-Definedricher applications like video, collaboration and cloudNetworking for the Cloud Era. With Riverbed’sservices. Network architects are struggling to provideApplication-Defined Networking, the networkmore bandwidth while ensuring application performance,environment adapts to the application requirements. ITand juggling security concerns such as URL filtering andthen can manage network segments that are part of SD-securing connectivity with VPNs.WAN’s unified networking fabric (WANS/LANS/Cloud),In the past, IT had to worry about only local branch anddata center applications and, more recently, SaaS aswell as IaaS clouds. Now enterprise edges—fragile andinsecure—have become communication hubs, where ITmust make rapid decisions around the right transportpaths to balance performance, availability, costs, andsecurity for applications.optimize and accelerate apps, and see into andtroubleshoot application and network performance basedon that application intelligence. As a result, Riverbed candeliver enterprise- level Visibility, Optimization, andControl over any network to any cloud or users no matterwhere they work.Riverbed uniquely delivers these capabilities:And users—impressed by the agility and ease of use of SD-WANconsumer applications like Dropbox, email and ample Cloud Connectivityenterprise IT deliver applications, services, and changes Cloud Managed LANat the same pace and quality. WAN OptimizationIT organizations need to respond—easily, fast, and cost- Cloud Visibilitybandwidths at home—are now demanding thateffectively—better managing applications of all kinds,networks, clouds, and users while meeting the1 2016 Riverbed Technology. All rights reserved.
SteelConnectpolicy creation, as well as scalability with fewerDesign first. Deploy when ready.Change with ease.SD-WAN Cloud Networks BranchLAN/WLANpolicy rules. Add custom applications and leverage aconstantly updated catalog of public applications toidentify applications for advanced classification Instant, single-click provisioning to the cloud withSteelHead CX for Cloud to automate cloudnetworking and accelerate cloud performanceRiverbed SteelConnect is the cornerstone ofRiverbed’s strategy for next-generation, application- Automated zero touch provisioning of devicesdefined enterprise networking. SteelConnect is a Dynamic Native Routing – branch- and WAN-side—complete SD-WAN system for securely connecting usersto eliminate routers and reduce complexityand business to the applications they need, whereverthey reside—on a remote LAN, in a data center, or in the Path monitoring and quality-based, Hybrid WANpath selectioncloud.SteelConnect offers several differentiators—ubiquitous Integrated and third-party security providersand unified connectivity across LAN, WAN and the Scalability (up to a 1000 branches/sites) Cloud (AWS and Microsoft Azure) and self-hosting inCloud; business aligned orchestration for fast, agile andsecure application delivery; and unique cloud-centrica physical or virtual data center (for example,workflow, easy menu-driven network design of sites,VMware)zones, uplinks, and rules and centralized, businessintent-based policy management—all within a simple End-to-end visibility with unified views, plus reportinggraphical user interface—for ease of use and greaterand troubleshooting of application and networkbusiness agility.performanceSteelConnect provides:With SteelConnect, Riverbed is integrating its WAN optimization and SD-WAN capabilitiescentralized, policy-based management and core SD- Identification and classification of over 1300application optimization, enterprise-class scalability andapplications with deep pack inspectionend-to-end visibility into clouds, thus extendingOptimization and acceleration of applications—onRiverbed’s Application-Defined Networking and End-to-premises and cloud—leveraging data (scalable dataEnd Unified Visibility for large-scale enterprises.referencing or SDR), transport, and applicationSD-WAN and WAN Optimization WAN capabilities with its industry-leading network andstreamlining Centralized network management capabilities basedon a single intent-and user-based “plain-language”global business policy Riverbed SteelConnect and SteelHead appliancesintegrate SD-WAN and WAN optimization, thus providingSD-WAN to the installed base of SteelHead CX xx70sappliances and WAN optimization to users ofThe ability to enforce application policy (path quality,SteelConnect SD-WAN while maintaining end-to-endpath selection, network QoS, and security)application centricity.Pre-defined Application Groups (for example,SteelConnect SD-WAN and WAN Optimization for databusiness critical) for traffic path rule and securitycenter deployments helps enterprises with highly2 2017 Riverbed Technology. All rights reserved.
complex infrastructures requiring high throughput andSteelConnect for data center deployments includeshigh availability for resilience. The SteelConnect SDI-SteelConnect Manager, SteelConnect SDI-50305030 Data Center Gateway appliance enables seamlessGateway, Interceptor 9600, and SteelHead CXxx70s,and large-scale deployment of SD-WAN with support forplus integrated SteelCentral Insights for visibility. Thehorizontal scale and high-availability clustering.branch side includes a SteelHead appliance and aWith the new SteelConnect SDI-5030 Data CenterGateway appliance, Riverbed is leveraging its industryexperience integrating WAN optimization services intomany of the most complex and secure data centerSteelConnect physical or virtual Gateway.SteelConnect Data CenterImprovements - SDI-5030 Gatewaynetworks in the world, to provide a seamless andThe new SteelConnect SDI-5030 Gateway offersscalable solution for unifying connectivity betweenenterprise-class SD-WAN for large-scale deploymentsremote sites, data centers and cloud environments.with Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS)While other solutions can require thousands of line ofconfiguration updates and/or firmware upgrades to coredata center routers, Riverbed SD-WAN leverages theInterceptor appliance to non-disruptively integrate SDWAN and WAN Optimization services into hybridnetworks—without complex router configuration andwithout data center router rip and replace or upgrade.integration and high availability (hardware and software).It offers support for complex networks (for example, splitdata centers and split campuses); n k HA (with aminimum 2 SDI-5030s plus one redundant SDI-5030);higher throughput up to 5 Gbps; and redundant powersupplies, all in a 1RU appliance. The new SteelConnectGateway SDI-1030 delivers up to 1 Gbps throughput atedge locations.SteelConnect Data Center Solution3 2017 Riverbed Technology. All rights reserved.
Scalability and SD-WAN with InterceptorInterceptor 9600 integrates with SteelConnect toSteelCentral Visibility Integration Insights for SteelConnectcombine Interceptor’s load balancing andSteelConnect includes support for Riverbed SteelFlowSteelConnect’s traffic redirection functionality.export (all flow data) to SteelCentral Insights forInterceptor facilitates complex network integrationSteelConnect, enabling SteelConnect and SteelCentralwithout complex router configuration changes for SD-Insights for SteelConnect to communicate and exchangeWAN and keeps the in-path devices fast, simple, andinformation as a cloud managed service available inrobust. Interceptor offers the same well-known gracefulSteelConnect Manager.failover options as before (dual, quad, octal 1GbE or10GbE with both fail-to-wire and fail-to-block options),thus enabling SteelConnect to perform at an enterpriselevel. The addition of SD-WAN functionality is a freeupgrade, and no additional license is required.With SteelCentral Insights for SteelConnect, IT has acentralized, dynamic view and understanding of anenterprise’s application and SD-WAN performanceenvironments. SteelCentral Insights for SteelConnectprovides analysis of the flow data into informationHigh Availability for Branch GatewaysSteelConnect offers high availability gateways for thebranch, including the SDI-130, SDI-130W and SDI-330.The gateways must be paired—with one reserved forredundancy. High availability is also ensured throughdata center high availability via clustering of theSteelConnect SDI-5030 Gateway, load balancing oflinks, and path selection to failed links.Single-Click Cloud ConnectivitySteelConnect’s single click cloud connectivitycapabilities allow customers to automate cloudnetworking and accelerate cloud performance.reports and problem–focused troubleshooting. It nowoffers path quality and QoS reporting with eventsoverlaid on reports and four SteelConnect SD-WANspecific views and reports: Network, Site, Application,and User Summary. This enables you to understandminute-by-minute consumption of applications; reportapplication-specific performance by network, site, anduser; and make path and quality-of-service decisionsquickly.Read more about SteelConnect performance monitoringwith SteelCentral Insights for SteelConnect.SteelConnect Dynamic Native RoutingSteelConnect offers elegant AWS Virtual Private CloudSteelConnect can coexist with branch (customer edge)(VPC) and Azure VNET management and interconnectsrouters or replace the router with SteelConnect’s nativephysical networks to VPCs in seconds. It securelyrouting, thus eliminating time spent manually coding CLIconnects sites, branches, and users to AWS or Azurefor the legacy router configuration.and delivers unified policy across regions and multipleclouds. Now you can add cloud optimization (appacceleration) with the click of a button.SteelConnect is adding WAN-side routing—eBGP (pathvector) protocol, followed by OSPF-—to deal with MPLScomplexity and LAN side routing OSPF, followed bySteelConnect vGateway orchestrates SteelHead foriBGP for reducing branch routing complexity. By usingCloud in a virtual private cloud (VPC) and auto discoversSteelConnect gateways as routers, customers benefitthe cloud SteelHead. The design supports highfrom SteelConnect’s ability to eliminate networkavailability and fault tolerance with redundant instancescomplexity with its design-first approach and centralized,deployed. It can be used for cloud-to-cloud optimizationpolicy-based management.and enterprise data center/ branch-to-cloud optimization.4 2017 Riverbed Technology. All rights reserved.
Path Quality Monitoring and QualityBased Path SelectionReliabilitySteelConnect’s monitoring of the path quality providesvirtualizes and dynamically leverages multiple links atvisibility into the quality of each path in the overlayremote locations. Retain end-to-end visibility of networknetwork including virtual paths, like QoS traffic classes,performance and end-user experience forand reports on exceptions, as long there are existingtroubleshooting and problem resolution.SLAs governing service expectations. There is minimalReduced Costsimpact to customer traffic and gateway packet-rateperformance.With Quality-Based Path Selection, SteelConnect candefine the application’s path based on any of thefollowing: global or site; sources such as zones, users,groups and tags; destination; and guaranteed returnpath. Using VPN maintenance packets with enhancedheaders, SteelConnect can make path decisions basedon maximizing application service needs, including linkstatus, packet loss, latency and jitter.Create a highly available WAN architecture thatMaximize the use of redundant and lower costconnectivity options with zero-touch provisioning andcentralized management to reduce the cost of deployingand maintaining hybrid WAN networks (MPLS andInternet) and hybrid architectures—on premises, privatecloud (for example, VMware) and public cloud (forexample, AWS and Azure).PerformanceDeliver superior application performance to yourPath selection identifies applications using DPI-basedbusiness with industry-leading WAN optimization, end-application awareness to distinguish between business-to-end unified visibility with industry-leading APM andcritical and recreational traffic. Using a single globalNPM, scalability, high availability, dynamic nativepolicy, you can map applications to the appropriaterouting, integrated and third-party security, and cloudpaths available across SD-WAN and hybrid networksand self-hosting management—all from Riverbed.and, in the case of performance issues, dynamicallyreroute applications to ensure no impact to users. PathSecuritySelection is simple to deploy based on a single, easy-to-Leverage secure network services and integrateduse global policy—without doing complex and tightlyfirewall capabilities to ensure the secure delivery of allcoupled router configurations.applications across your hybrid enterprise. SecurelyKey BenefitsAgilityidentify and manage the performance of today’s modernand encrypted applications running over SSL, TLS andHTTPS. Easily leverage unified security views and appand user-based security policies.Quickly respond to the needs of your business withapplication-defined, business intent-based policies thatare centrally managed and applied network-wide acrossall remote locations, including zero touch provisioningand rapid change management.5 2017 Riverbed Technology. All rights reserved.
SteelConnect Product Components enhance security with reduced attack surfaces, driveSteelConnect Manager: A cloud-based, multi-traffic prioritization for network availability with QoS,tenant management portal hosted as a serviceand enable cloud stacking through port managementwithin popular clouds—Amazon Web Services,across the entire network as if working with a singleAzure and others, as well as self-hosted, that is, aswitchphysical or virtual appliance on the customer’spremises or in the customer’s private cloud, such as trunking, eliminate manual configuration errors, SteelConnect Access Points: A line of accessVMware. It provides a simplified workflow forpoints than enable enterprise-class, multi-site Wi-Fidesigning and deploying networks and features Restfor visitors, employees, and the Internet of ThingsAPIs for northbound traffic.(IoT)SteelConnect Gateway: A line of physical andSteelConnect is built from the ground up for maximumvirtual secure WAN gateways that provide basicperformance and offers quick boot time, maximumnetwork services to zones, as well as policythroughput, and a fanless design. SteelConnect isenforcement, extended reporting, and automatedavailable now, with feature enhancements releasedVPN with state-of-the-art security.throughout the remainder of the year.SteelConnect Switches: A line of remote switchesthat automate LAN deployment, automate networkAbout RiverbedRiverbed, at more than 1 billion in annual revenue, is the leader in application performance infrastructure,delivering the most complete platform for the hybrid enterprise to ensure applications perform as expected,data is always available when needed, and performance issues can be proactively detected and resolvedbefore impacting business performance. Riverbed enables hybrid enterprises to transform applicationperformance into a competitive advantage by maximizing employee productivity and leveraging IT to createnew forms of operational agility. Riverbed’s 27,000 customers include 97% of the Fortune 100 and 98% ofthe Forbes Global 100. Learn more at Riverbed.com/steelconnect 2017 Riverbed Technology. All rights reserved. Riverbed and any Riverbed product or service name or logo used herein are trademarks of Riverbed Technology. All other trademarks used herein belong to their respectiveowners. The trademarks and logos displayed herein may not be used without the prior written consent of Riverbed Technology or their respective owners. XXXX XX XXX XX XXXXXX6 2017 Riverbed Technology. All rights reserved.
application optimization, enterprise-class scalability and end-to-end visibility into clouds, thus extending Riverbed's Application-Defined Networking and End-to-End Unified Visibility for large-scale enterprises. SD-WAN and WAN Optimization Riverbed SteelConnect and SteelHead appliances integrate SD-WAN and WAN optimization, thus providing
