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Juniper Networks WXC Application Acceleration Platforms

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Juniper Networks best-in-class WAN application acceleration platforms provide:

  • Broad application support
  • Performance and scale
  • Flexible deployment
  • Comprehensive management

 

Overview

Juniper Networks WXC application acceleration platforms provide broad application support for Web-based, client-server, custom software, voice, and video applications supporting TCP, UDP, MAPI, CIFS, and HTTP/S protocol. The WXC platforms deliver the performance and scale to support large application deployments in geographically distributed environments, including unmatched acceleration of TCP Flow volume that maps more realistically to the number of individual network transactions. A comprehensive management system centrally monitors and troubleshoots application and network performance, complementing our high-performance network infrastructure.

WXC platforms can be installed and configured in just 10 minutes using a Web-based wizard. Configuration can also be fully automated using the WXOS™ and WX Central Management System (WX CMS ) software and defining centralized configuration templates. When remote WXC platforms boot up, they retrieve a network address, locate the WX CMS server through the domain name service (DNS), download their configuration file, and begin operation.

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Specifications

The WXC platforms accelerate application performance for remote and branch office users accessing centralized resources, delivering faster response times, reducing WAN bandwidth consumption, and prioritizing mission-critical traffic to ensure uninterrupted business operations. The WXC platforms, which interoperate with each other as well as the Juniper WX application acceleration platforms, scale to meet a range of WAN bandwidth levels while providing a comprehensive feature set to optimize WAN performance.

Platform Total Reduction Throughput Speed Tunnels Supported Disk Capacity
Image of WXC 250 platform
WXC 250		 128 Kbps to 2 Mbps Up to 10 with all features enabled 40 GB
Image of WXC 1800 platform
WXC 1800		 512 Kbps to 2 Mbps Up to 10 with all features enabled 80 GB
Image of WXC 2600 platform
WXC 2600		 2 Mbps to 8 Mbps Up to 20 with all features enabled* 250 GB
Image of WXC 500 platform
WXC 500		 512 Kbps to 20 Mbps Up to 50 with all features enabled 500 GB (redundant 250 GB drives)
Image of WXC 590 platform
WXC 590		 2 Mbps to 45 Mbps** Up to 140 with all features enabled 500 GB (redundant, field-serviceable 250 GB drives)
Image of WXC 3400 platform
WXC 3400		 10 Mbps to 45 Mbps Up to 140 with all features enabled 1 TB (redundant, field-serviceable 500 GB drives)
Image of WXC Stack
WXC Stack		 34 Mbps to 155 Mbps Up to 840 with all features enabled Up to 3 TB

* 10 connections at FRS.
** 44Mbps for IPsec output only.


Deployment

The WXC application acceleration platforms operate transparently, independent of other network equipment. The WXC device can be either placed in the flow of traffic between a LAN switch and WAN router or attached to a mirrored port on a switch or router.

WXC Series Deployment graphic

WXC platforms provide a number of redundancy features and support fail-safe operation. In the event of a hardware or software failure, including total loss of power, the platforms automatically convert to bypass mode, in which all traffic simply passes through the WXC platform untouched. The platforms also support a multitude of redundant deployment modes.

Juniper Networks WXC platforms work effectively alongside VPN servers or firewalls, sitting on the LAN side of the security device and optimizing traffic before it is encrypted.


 

Benefits

The WX/WXC product family coupled with WX CMS management software enables high-performance businesses to create a competitive advantage by offering:

  • Uninterrupted productivity - Accelerates mission-critical applications and rich content by reducing the volume of traffic.
  • Confident interactions and transactions - Accelerates delivery of Web applications by speeding application-specific protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP/S, MAPI, CIFS).
  • Real-time collaboration and communications - Accelerates real-time business-critical applications, such as VoIP, by prioritizing and allocating bandwidth.
  • Quick, secure access to the WAN - Accelerates features for secure applications, such as HTTPS, encrypted Remote Desktop Connections or CIFS with SMB signing.
  • Proactive network and application traffic management - Provides the network and application visibility to deliver applications exactly as intended, on a consistent basis.
  • Improved operational and cost efficiencies - Increases productivity through application acceleration, improving the bottom line.

 

Demos

Product Demos

  • WX/WXC Framework Application Control Technologies
    Explores how the WX Framework's Application Control techniques help businesses properly allocate WAN resources to maintain service levels and ensure that sufficient resources are always available for high-priority business applications.
  • WX/WXC Framework Acceleration Technologies
    Describes the acceleration capabilities enabled by the WX Framework, covering both Packet Flow Acceleration and Application Flow Acceleration.
  • WX/WXC CMS Software Demo
    Highlights the main features and functionalities of the WX CMS software, including the My WAN portal, monitoring and reporting, device and configuration management, auto-deployment and license management, and role-based administration.

Solution Demos

  • Juniper Networks Application Acceleration Solutions
    Discover solutions that will help you achieve your strategic IT objectives while reducing costs, improving application performance, and maximizing existing network investments.
  • Juniper Networks Branch Office Demo
    Explore the latest branch office trends and challenges, what the requirements are for building an ideal branch office solution, and the Juniper Networks security, networking, and application acceleration branch office solutions that will meet your needs.

 

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