[c-nsp] WAN optimization in IP carrier

[Richard J. Sears]

After a lot of research we went with the RouteScience PathControl system
over other vendors. 

We are an ISP/Data Center with 6 - 1GB backbone connections spread over
3 GSR12Ks and about 30 private peering connections on a 6509/SUP720-3BXL.

RouteScience was purchased by Avaya and the product is now called the
Avaya Converged Network Analyzer.

http://www.avaya.com/gcm/master-usa/en-us/products/offers/converged_network_analyzer.htm&View=ProdDesc

According to Avaya:

Avaya Converged Network Analyzer (CNA) can monitor, assess, and adjust
the network delivery infrastructure in real time to maximize
applications
availability, while optimizing between cost and performance. 
The result is a network infrastructure that is self-healing and
self-optimizing.

I can tell you after using it for 3 years that those claims are very
true. The cost is up there, but my customers love the overall
connectivity stability that it provides.

Hope this helps.



On Sun, 27 May 2007 00:18:56 +0200
Dennis Breithaupt <mail at dennisbreithaupt.de> wrote:

> Hy,
> 
> you may take a close look on i.e. "Riverbed Steelhead" or "Bluecoat
> MACH5" systems.
> 
> (Search for "Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2006;
> Gartner" for a quite good comparison on the available systems.)
> 
> Most of them can greatly eliminate redundant traffic patterns in
> TCP-streams regardless of the application-layer protocol as long as the
> stream is not already encrypted or compressed. Furthermore they do
> generic compression and TCP-flow optimization between them.
> 
> I think, they're targeted for corporate use, but may also be placed on
> strategic places through your carrier-backbone or your peering-points.
> 
> What are your design goals? What systems have you already tested and how
> did/did'nt they fullfill your requirements?
> 
> Generelly speaking, I think there lies much potential in WAN
> optimization and traffic reduction, not realized yet. ...and I
> personally find the topic extremely interesting :)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dennis
> 
> Pak Tong Poy schrieb:
> > Hi group,
> > Anyone knows if there is any WAN optimization product for IP carrier
> > environment? I know there are product for entreprise environment. If so
> > there are, anyone knows any IP carrier use them?
> > Many thanks,
> [...]
> 
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