Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)
Deployment
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
  • Physical
  • Virtual
Network Connectivity
  • MPLS
  • MPLS
  • DSL
  • Ethernet
  • Broadband
  • 3G
  • 4G/LTE
  • Satellite
  • MPLS
  • Broadband
  • 4G/LTE
  • Satellite
  • MPLS
  • Broadband
  • DSL
  • 4G/LTE
  • MPLS
  • Broadband
  • DSL
  • 4G/LTE
  • MPLS
  • Broadband
  • 4G/LTE
  • MPLS
  • DSL
  • 4G/LTE
  • MPLS
  • MPLS
  • Broadband
  • MPLS
  • Broadband
  • MPLS
  • Broadband
  • DSL
  • 4G/LTE
  • MPLS
  • Broadband
  • 4G/LTE
  • MPLS
  • Ethernet
  • Broadband
  • 3G
  • 4G/LTE
  • Satellite
Zero-touch provisioning
AvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliable
Identification of applications
N/AN/Aover 4500N/Aover 7000over 3000over 300022001400over 1300over 10000N/A26003000
Network Performance
N/AN/A
  • Passive
N/A
  • Active
  • Passive
  • Active
  • Passive
  • Active
  • Passive
  • Passive
  • Active
  • Active
  • Passive
  • Passive
  • Active
  • Active
Cloud Connect
N/AN/A
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google
  • Services supplied by carriers
  • VMware
  • AWS
  • Azure
N/AN/A
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Blue Jeans
  • Box
  • Cisco
  • Google
  • HP Helion
  • IBM
  • Salesforce
  • Sunguard
  • VMware
N/A
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • VMware
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • VMware
  • Services supplied by carriers
  • Services supplied by carriers
  • Services supplied by carriers
Routing Capabilities
N/A
  • WAN
  • QoS
  • WAN
  • Application
  • QoS
  • Load Balancing
  • WAN
  • QoS
  • WAN
  • Application
  • QoS
  • Load Balancing
  • Multi-Link VPN
N/A
  • QoS
  • WAN
  • Application
  • QoS
  • Traffic Shaping
  • QoS
  • Application
  • QoS
  • WAN
  • Application
  • QoS
  • WAN
  • Application
  • QoS
N/A
  • WAN
  • Application
  • QoS
  • Load Balancing
Load balancing modes
N/AN/A
  • Per-flow
  • Per-packet
  • Per-flow
  • Per-packet
  • Round Trip Time
  • Ratio
  • Per-flow
  • Per-flow
  • Per-flow
  • Per-packet
  • Per-flow
  • Per-flow
  • Per-flow
  • Per-packet
  • Per-flow
  • Per-packet
  • Per-flow
  • Per-packet
  • Per-flow
  • Per-packet
Dynamic Path Switching
AvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableN/AAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliable
Packet Duplication
N/AN/AYes, for VoIPYes (VoIP, real-time applications)N/AN/AN/AYes, for VoIPN/AN/AN/AYes, for VoIPYes, UDP applicationsN/A
Packet Loss with FEC
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AYes (dynamic, for VoIP)N/AN/AYesN/AYes, TCP applicationsN/A
Firewall
IntegratedIntegratedIntegratedIntegratedIntegratedIntegratedIntegratedSeparateIntegratedIntegratedIntegratedSeparateSeparateIntegrated
AES-256 Encryption
N/AN/AAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliableAvaliable
WAN Optimization Support
YesN/AYesYesYesYesYes, 3rd partyYesYes, 3rd partyYesYesYesYes, 3rd partyYes
Network segmentation
N/AN/AYes, VRF-lite at SD-WAN CPEN/AYesYesYes, VRF at SD-WAN CPEYes, VRF at SD-WAN CPEYesYesYesYesYesYes, Proprietary VPN ID in IPsec packet header
Content filtering
YesN/AN/AN/AYesYesN/APartialN/AN/AN/AN/AYesYes
Purchasing
N/AN/AN/A
  • Recurring
  • Upfront
N/AN/AN/A
  • Recurring
N/AN/AN/A
  • Upfront
  • Recurring
N/A
Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)
Deployment
Network Connectivity
Zero-touch provisioning
Identification of applications
Network Performance
Cloud Connect
Routing Capabilities
Load balancing modes
Dynamic Path Switching
Packet Duplication
Packet Loss with FEC
Firewall
AES-256 Encryption
WAN Optimization Support
Network segmentation
Content filtering
Purchasing