VPNs and WAN Evolution
Introduction
Applications are demanding more from wide area networks (WANs). Today's WAN solutions must provide wider reach, greater application awareness and acceleration to improve response times - while lowering the cost of implementation and operation.
Increasing numbers of users for more applications create the need to extend and consolidate network infrastructure. Virtual Private Network (VPN) options for next-generation WANs are secure enough to augment and/or replace existing FR/ATM circuits and provide wider reach, with increased flexibility and scalability.
New applications, such as voice and video over IP, and centralization of application servers increase traffic load and the risk of link delay and congestion. Application acceleration platforms improve the performance of applications over the WAN, even for constrained global links and where many applications are contending for the same bandwidth.
Juniper Networks' solutions for the WAN augment existing network infrastructure to provide secure VPNs and application acceleration. The portfolio covers a diverse set of needs and options for securing and assuring network application delivery.
Description
Juniper Networks supports evolution in WAN infrastructure by enabling VPNs for site-to-site and remote access connections and accelerating applications over existing WAN links and newer IP services connections.
VPNs
VPN solutions lower the capital outlay and ongoing costs of legacy networks by leveraging the Internet and/or MPLS services. Juniper Networks' VPN solutions include carrier-grade MPLS-based VPNs for the largest organizations, secure IPSec connections for site-to-site communications and SSL-based VPNs for providing remote access to individual off-site users. IT can use each of these solutions independently or in combination to meet diverse communications needs.
IPSec VPNs
Juniper Networks' integrated Firewall/ IPSec VPN security devices provide the essential security functions required for connecting sites over the Internet. The platforms integrate firewall and IPSec VPN, with models offering integrated IDP or antivirus, web filtering and wireless access. Juniper Networks' IPSec platforms support centralized user security policy and enable a unique high-availability option in the form of dynamic route-based VPNs. Virtualization technologies allow segmentation of the network into many separate zones within a single platform for enforcing compliance to corporate security policies.
MPLS VPNs
For very large organizations, MPLS VPNs offer additional virtualization options, along with advanced capabilities for rapid network failover (within 50 msec) and traffic management for optimizing link use. MPLS segmentation yields several benefits, including security through separation, isolation of unpredictable applications and traffic congestion, and prioritization of performance-sensitive applications. Companies adopting MPLS within their private backbone typically augment their connectivity options with IPSec tunnels to smaller sites.
Juniper Networks M-series and J-series routing platforms offer unmatched MPLS feature depth, including all forms of MPLS VPNs, failure detection and fast re-route, MPLS traffic engineering and management, and a rich set of management tools. With key advances in both router hardware and software architecture design, the M- and J-series deliver superior scale, performance and reliability over alternative routing platforms.
SSL VPNs
For remote users, Juniper Networks SSL VPN platforms combine VPN and endpoint security, policy-setting, scanning and enforcement into a single, clientless system for lowest total cost of ownership. Only Juniper Networks' SSL platforms provide the most extensive set of open interfaces and tools for backend integration to both existing desktop compliance systems and user applications, including Web-based and traditional client interfaces.
WAN Acceleration
Juniper Networks WX platforms optimize bandwidth use on WAN circuits and speed up applications by leveraging a mix of bandwidth management, compression, caching, path optimization and protocol acceleration techniques. The WX application acceleration platforms work end to end with all types of applications, including Web-based, client-server, custom software, voice and video. Only the WX platform offers sequence caching, which can lower bandwidth needs by 98% for file sharing and data replication processes. The WX platforms include a broad set of management tools for monitoring and reporting on WAN and application performance. With the WX platform, you can ensure that remote performance remains on par with local access, even over constrained global links and in cases where many applications contend for the same bandwidth.
Customer Case Studies
- Absa Group Ltd.
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Boosting WAN Capacity to Support Decentralized Applications. - Astrium Limited268 KB
Avoid Network Upgrade and Save 63 percent on Bandwidth Costs. - Atwell-Hicks425 KB
Satisfying the Need for Speed with Extreme Networks and Juniper Networks. - BOC Edwards223 KB
Juniper Networks Prioritizes Time-Sensitive SAP and VoIP Traffic While Increasing Bandwidth and Realizing ROI. - BroadVision301 KB
Juniper Networks Helps BroadVision IncreaseWAN Capacity and Cut WAN Costs. - CANARIE78 KB
CANARIE Inc. is Canada's advanced Internet development organization - a nonprofit corporation supported by members, project partners and the federal government. - Cathay Pacific102 KB
Maximizing Network Performance While Reducing Cost and Enhancing Customer Service. - Cerner45 KB
Cerner Keeps its Network Healthy with Juniper's Network Security Solutions. - City of Burbank, California98 KB
The City of Burbank Improves Network Infrastructure with Juniper Networks. - Dante304 KB
Making EU-Asia Research Collaboration a Reality. - DeBortoli Wines209 KB
Juniper Networks Improves WAN Performance to Ensure Consistent Performance of Mission-critical and Time-sensitive Applications. - Defense Research & Engineering Network (DREN)200 KB
Juniper Networks and MCI build the next-generation, MPLS-based network for the Defense Research & Engineering Network (DREN) to support the future of the Department of Defense Research and Engineering Community. - DIMON Incorporated455 KB
Speeding Application Response Times Over Satellite and VPN Links. - Dubai Municipality311 KB
Avoid Network Upgrade with One Year ROI. - ESnet1.7 MB
Driving DOE Collaborative Science with Juniper Networks. - FamilyMart45 KB
FamilyMart Improves Distribution and Sales Efficiency With Juniper Networks VPN. - Finisar271 KB
Ten-minute Product Installation Results in Four-times Network Capacity Gain. - Hathaway Dinwiddie177 KB
Hathaway Dinwiddie Constructs Secure and Easy to Use Network Infrastructure with Juniper Networks. - Hines & Associates331 KB
Juniper Networks Provides Fast VoIP and Citrix Relief forHealthcare Management Firm. - Hitachi Consulting48 KB
Hitachi Consulting Connects Employees via VoIP using Juniper's Network Security Solution. - Interim39 KB
Interim HealthCare Secures Network and Reduces Costs with Juniper Networks. - Internet2/Abilene70 KB
Propelling Internet2 R&D: Advanced Applications with Juniper Networks. - Japan Gigabit Network70 KB
Juniper Networks IPv6 and JGN Transform the Next-Generation Network. - Jiangxi Province Government59 KB
Juniper Networks M10 and M5 routing platforms deployed in a redundant, doublestar topology to connect over 100 government departments. - Kaihatsu (KEC)388 KB
Juniper Networks Enables KEC to Support Growing Business Operations and Simplify WAN Management and Monitoring. - Kipany Productions53 KB
Kipany Productions Makes a Clear Connection with Customers and Vendors Using Juniper's Network Security Solution. - Methodist Hospital System96 KB
Methodist Hospital System Cures Network Security Needs with Juniper Networks. - MGM Mirage580 KB
Network Resilience Keeps MGM in Play. - Next-Generation IX Consortium89 KB
Building the Next-Generation IX Infrastructure with Juniper Networks. - PUMA AG46 KB
PUMA AG Secures Complex International Network with NetScreen with Juniper's Network Security Solution. - Rockliff47 KB
Rockliffe Secures International Network with Juniper Security Solutions. - Royal Caribbean International237 KB
Speeding Satellite Data Connections. - Schneider Electric297 KB
Tripling Capacity for Lotus Notes and SQL Traffic. - Shiloh Industries340 KB
WAN Traffic Reduction, Capacity Increase Help Avoid Bandwidth Upgrade and Achieve 10-month ROI. - State of New Mexico88 KB
Boosting Speeds and Security with Juniper Networks. - Surrey County Council108 KB
Leading UK Regional Public Authority Provides Secure Public Access and Reduces Bandwidth Cost. - Tohoku Electric Power Co.68 KB
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.(Tohoku EPCO) provides nuclear and LNG-derived electric power to the Tohoku district of Japan, which is home to more than 12 million people. - Toys 'R' Us191 KB
Juniper Networks More Than Triples Bandwidth and Optimizes Application Performance for the Retail Toy Leader. - United States Cold Storage230 KB
Juniper Networks Provides the Bandwidth Needed to Support Rapid Growth in WAN Traffic from Centralized Applications, Replication Data, and Business Expansion. - University of Miami48 KB
University of Miami Safeguards Complex, High-Bandwidth Networks with Juniper's Security Solutions. - Westland190 KB
Juniper Networks Delivers Average 74 Percent Reduction in WAN Traffic and Exceeds Requirement for Large File Transfers Between UK and US Sites. - Zedtex Australia141 KB
Juniper Networks Accelerates Critical Application Performance and Reduces Bandwidth Consumption for Remote Locations.
Literature
Brochure
- Accelerating Applications in the Distributed Enterprise2.25 MB
Juniper Networks delivers the industry's most complete application acceleration solution with its data center acceleration (DX) and wide-area acceleration (WX) platforms.
VPNs
- Enterprise Infranet MPLS1.90 MB
- MPLS Enabling the Next Generation Data Center302 KB
A Case Study in Future Proof Design. - Migrating to Next Generation WANs1.1 MB
Secure, Virtualized Solutions with IPSec and MPLS. - Building a Secure Virtualized Enterprise Core1.1 MB
Reference Design with IPSec and MPLS. - High Availability at the Central Site Edge456 KB
The Central Site Edge, where the enterprise meets the WAN or Internet, contains critical requirements in terms of both security (from intrusion and denial of service, among other concerns) and high availability. Juniper Networks offers this area a variety of high-availability solutions. - How Different VPN Approaches Affect Site-to-Site Scalability and Connectivity354 KB
How policy-based, route-based and dynamic route-based VPNs affect site-to-site scalability and connectivity. - Dynamic VPNs Achieving Scalable, Secure Site-to-Site Connectivity377 KB
This paper details the requirements for site-to-site IPSEC VPNs that go beyond cost: focusing on scalability, high performance, resiliency and strong security. - Next Generation Extended Enterprise1.92 MB
IVE, Routing, Firewall, IDP, and Application Acceleration.
Application Acceleration
- Integrating WX WAN Optimization with Netscreen Firewall/VPN758 KB
- VOIP on the WAN: It's a Matter of Priorities228 KB
Juniper Networks delivers prioritized bandwidth for VoIP deployments in WAN environments. - Satellite432 KB
Juniper Networks Accelerates Application Performance over Today's Satellite Networks. - Best Practices for WAN Optimization1.04 MB
- The WX Framework897 KB
Specific elements of the WX Framework and the value of the distributed stateful intelligence that a WX/WXC deployment delivers. - Policy-based Multipath268 KB
Policy-based Multipath feature of the WX Framework. - Monitoring the WAN230 KB
The Ideal Monitoring Solution: Beyond Just Monitoring.
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