A review of SDWAN's martial arts schools in 2018

There is no shortage of newcomers in the network world. In recent years, the network has ushered in a new outlet. SDWAN - Software Defined Wide Area Network, a huge market that is valued at billions of dollars and can be monetized, has attracted hundreds of thousands of players from all over the world. China is also a red ocean, with many heroes such as traditional equipment manufacturers, Internet companies, start-ups, and operators fighting naked and showing their magical powers. Different schools of SDWAN have gradually formed according to historical origins and martial arts styles.

【 Shaolin School 】

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1. Characteristics of the sect

The Shaolin school has a long history, is steady in its approach, covers a wide range of martial arts and is fierce in actual combat.

2. Portrait of the disciples

As a veteran manufacturer in the network equipment industry for many years, "SDWAN Shaolin Disciple" has fully leveraged its advantages, relied on years of accumulated industry experience to expand its business, and launched an SDWAN solution based on routers and switches.

3. Menxia means disciples

Huawei, ZTE, H3C, Cisco, Intel

(1) Huawei: Huawei's SD-WAN solution:

• Full range of CPE/uCPE/vCPE, 2X performance, rich networking models, multi-branch to multi-cloud on-demand interconnection, and smooth capacity expansion;
• One-hop access to the cloud & maximum bandwidth utilization Intelligent routing, intelligent application optimization, bandwidth utilization increased to 90%;
• New generation AR: SD-WAN router, multi-service hyper-convergence, 10+ industry mainstream VAS minute-level provisioning, building a smooth path to the cloud for millions of enterprises.

(2) ZTE: ZTE has proposed the Elastic SD-WAN solution for the fast and secure interconnection of different regional branches of the operating network/enterprise network and cloud data centers, which improves network construction and maintenance efficiency, enhances business awareness and control, saves construction and maintenance costs, and supports the expansion and deployment of new businesses. The Elastic SD-WAN solution empowers the network through big data analysis and an integrated management, control, and compilation platform to complete business optimization and automatic deployment; at the same time, it uses the local computing and self-healing optimization capabilities of edge nodes to achieve flexible, secure and reliable intelligent cloud interconnection. At the same time, it builds a value-added application ecosystem based on SD-WAN, provides a rich, convenient and secure SaaS and ITaaS experience, and helps customers with digital transformation.

(3) H3C: H3C's AD-WAN solution introduces the advanced SDN architecture to transform and reconstruct the traditional closed and rigid WAN to build a new generation of intelligent WAN. By building an open network platform, users can not only centrally dispatch global network resources to fully utilize bandwidth resources, but also visualize services and deploy them online with one click, making the network easier to operate and maintain. The solution covers five comprehensive application scenarios: DCI/backbone network scenario, DC public network egress scenario, industry vertical network scenario, enterprise branch scenario, and metropolitan area network dedicated line scenario, serving a wide range of users such as government, finance, enterprise, education, and operators, realizing service value-added and promoting user digital transformation.

(4) Cisco: Cisco SD-WAN, as a cloud-delivered overlapping WAN architecture, can promote enterprise digitalization and cloud transformation: 1. Establish a WAN that is not affected by transmission methods, reduce costs and increase diversity; 2. Meet the SLA requirements of business-critical real-time applications; 3. Provide end-to-end segmentation; 4. Seamlessly extend to the public cloud; 5. Provide the best user experience for SaaS applications.

(5) Intel: By combining SD-WAN with vCPE, communications service providers can provide a complete integrated platform by integrating programmable networks at the interface and opening the door to enterprises, thereby enabling rapid deployment of multiple solutions and automated delivery of services. Communications service providers can deploy new software-based managed services without integrating proprietary equipment, reducing the time required to put customer networks into operation from weeks or even months to hours. Multiple server processors from the Intel Atom and Intel Xeon processor D families provide these partners with a variety of performance levels to choose from, with the help of these processors, partners' hardware platforms can better support large, medium and small branches, headquarters, data centers and clouds.

【Wudang Clan】

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1. Characteristics of the sect

Establishing the school with internal strength and mental method, overcoming hardness with softness, and achieving great results with little effort.

2. Portrait of the disciples

Our disciples are deeply engaged in innovative network technologies such as SDN/NFV, have outstanding software development capabilities, and are characterized by Overlay SDWAN solutions.

3. Menxia means disciples

Setes, Dadi Cloud Network, Ximai Technology, Taixintong

(1) Setes: Setes Flex SD-WAN is an industry-leading enterprise-level solution that perfectly integrates SDN/NFV technologies. It maximizes network utilization through software-defined WAN, meets users' needs for convenient activation, flexible expansion, self-service management and business awareness while ensuring service quality, and significantly reduces enterprise CAPEX and OPEX.

(2) Dadi Cloud Network: Dadi Cloud Network provides a full set of commercial SD-WAN solutions for operators and large enterprises, supporting high-quality enterprise VPN networking, multi-cloud interconnection management, Internet of Things and Industrial Internet and other business needs. It is currently the first and only SD-WAN commercial solution provider in the domestic industry that can provide large-scale, multi-tenant SD-WAN solutions that fully integrate MPLS and SR-TE technologies.

(3) Ximai Technology: Ximai Technology's SDWAN products focus on core scenarios and have been put into commercial trials by China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and Tier 2 operators. The products have large-scale networking capabilities and support MPLS, IS-IS, BGP and OSPF protocols. The products include SDWAN intelligent scheduling management system, uCPE terminals and vCPE gateways. They accelerate network services such as large files, video and voice from the system, transmission and application layers. Ximai Technology's main products include: SDN cloud network controller, vRouter and vCPE.

(4) Taixintong: Taixintong SD-WAN cloud management and cloud delivery platform: Elastic intelligence - elastic scheduling, intelligent traffic diversion; physical network independence - Internet/MPLS hybrid, overlay networking; cloud management and cloud delivery - cloud proxy, Internet backhaul, service store, service chain; operation and maintenance automation - automatic online/configuration, user self-service.

【Tangmen】

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1. Characteristics of the sect

The Tang Sect's hidden weapons and mechanisms are unique in the martial arts world. True Tang Sect masters never use poison, but instead take the initiative to defend themselves preemptively.

2. Portrait of the disciples

Our disciples have first-rate defense skills, and their SDWAN solutions are mostly transformed from security, with one box and one network.

3. Menxia means disciples

Sangfor, Shangyuan Xinan

(1) Sangfor: Sangfor SD-WAN: With its dual accumulation of security and cloud computing, Sangfor has created the next-generation secure networking SD-WAN 2.0 that is future-oriented and effectively protected. Different from the traditional SD-WAN 1.0 that solves basic global connectivity issues, Sangfor SD-WAN 2.0 comprehensively considers WAN access experience and security protection. It provides a wealth of secure networking solutions for multi-branch interconnection, cross-border networking, and DC interconnection scenarios, helping users reduce WAN construction costs and obtain ideal business access experience!

(2) Shangyuan: Shangyuan SD-WAN provides customers with a future-oriented WAN service delivery solution in the era of the Internet of Everything, replacing the traditional management platform + terminal rigid network architecture. Through SDN and NFV capabilities, the network is transformed from hardware-driven to business-driven and software-defined, making the network more automated and intelligent. At the same time, we have deeply integrated Shangyuan's security capabilities in the security field for more than ten years to form an integrated delivery solution from connection to security protection. While fully meeting customer business needs, we will maximize the control of networking and operation and maintenance costs.

【Xiaoyao Sect】

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1. Characteristics of the sect

The martial arts are free and easy, with their own style. If you master one, you will be invincible. There are 36 islands, 72 caves, and many strongholds and believers.

2. Portrait of the disciples

Our disciples rely on a strong user base, data centers, public cloud services and other core resources to expand the SDWAN business.

3. Menxia means disciples

China Telecom, China Telecom Global, Alibaba Cloud, Guangge Networks

(1) China Telecom: China Telecom's SD-WAN application is based on a self-developed orchestrator, which enables unified orchestration and scheduling of multiple heterogeneous resources such as networks, clouds, and SaaS applications. It enables users to "order from one point and activate in minutes" for networks, clouds, and SaaS applications, providing Internet access services to users and forming a multi-point to multi-point end-to-end cloud + SaaS IT service capability for enterprises.

(2) China Telecom Global: China Telecom Global SD-WAN uses virtualization technology, application-level policies and overlay network technology to quickly and flexibly build a secure private network for enterprises under the management of an SDN controller, effectively improving the transmission efficiency of key services between enterprise sites and reducing enterprise networking costs.

(3) Alibaba Cloud: Alibaba Cloud Open Network Platform is a network service based on Alibaba Cloud that helps users quickly and securely connect offline branches to Alibaba Cloud. Alibaba Cloud Open Network Platform supports the connection of third-party devices through the Open Cloud Connection Network access gateway. It also supports third-party devices to be managed by the Alibaba Cloud Connection Network controller, achieving automated configuration and fault monitoring, and simplifying operation and maintenance.

(4) Evervite Networks: Evervite Networks' intelligent WAN service is an independent brand of QingCloud. Evervite Networks' SD-WAN cloud-network integrated solution provides enterprises with the ultimate cloud-network experience. The access device optical box requires zero deployment and is plug-and-play. It builds a dedicated network between the cloud, data center, and enterprise branch in minutes, and enables arbitrary interconnection, flexible configuration, and intelligent scheduling among the three. It provides high-quality network connection and cloud application access experience at a lower cost, giving enterprise users a seamless integrated experience of cloud-network connection.

【Mingjiao】

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1. Characteristics of the sect

It has foreign genes, which have been integrated into China and become very powerful.

2. Portrait of the disciples

The disciples of this sect are either stationed overseas or have received multiple "blood transfusions" or been taught martial arts personally by overseas bosses.

3. Menxia means disciples

Lingrui Lanxin, Zhaoyu Hongtai (Algoblu), Oushen Network

(1) Lingrui Lanxin: Lingrui Lanxin SD-WAN solution integrates mature overseas technologies and optimizes the WAN for the enterprise business layer, application layer and actual business scenarios through software technology. It combines central policy control with edge control and supports more than 3,000 mainstream office software API interfaces. It can improve the efficiency of traditional network bandwidth, improve performance and reduce costs.

(2) Zhaoyu Hongtai: Zhaoyu Hongtai has completed three rounds of financing. Algoblu SD-WAN elastic private line is a networking product provided for enterprises. It can carry private line and Internet services on one optical fiber at the same time, and mix bandwidth. There is no need to order Internet lines and private lines separately. It can distinguish between key businesses/applications and ordinary businesses, and perform intelligent routing and QoS guarantee for key businesses. It can coexist with the existing network without changing the existing network.

(3) Oushen Network: Oushen Network SDWAN realizes the self-organizing network of the global hybrid backbone network based on its self-developed Cloud Switch technology. It also has Turbo Burst and FastIp technologies to optimize the transmission layer. Its rich hardware forms help customers quickly build multi-point Full Mesh enterprise intranets around the world. At the same time, the distributed controller can sense and schedule traffic to realize SLA visualization.

【Langya Pavilion】

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1. Characteristics of the sect

A roll of Langya List contains all the extraordinary talents in the world. Langya Pavilion has no sect or school, but an information network covers all the affairs in the world.

2. Portrait of the disciples

Our disciples have resources such as transmission links and data centers, so it is natural for them to open up the SDWAN territory as an information hub.

3. Menxia means disciples

SysCloud, Huafu Network, Zenlayer, Interconnect Harbor, Youchi Network

(1) SysCloud: SysCloud provides an end-to-end SD-WAN solution. Based on the SD-WAN platform and intelligent access terminals, it can quickly build hybrid private networks between enterprises’ data centers, cloud environments, branches and other remote locations. It supports end-to-end data connectivity, unified management, reduced delivery costs, and rapid business launch.

(2) Huafu Network Technology: Huafu Network Technology's "SD-WAN as a Service" provides customers with end-to-end SD-WAN terminal equipment and global private SDN network services. Customers do not need to carry out cumbersome system integration and maintenance, nor do they need to manage relationships with multiple network operators and spend a long construction cycle. They can obtain the global network connection that is most suitable for upper-layer applications at any time.

(3) Zenlayer: Zenlayer: Zenlink cloud connection and SD-WAN services rely on Zenlayer's 90+ data centers and 6.2T backbone network to build a simple and transparent network that can seamlessly connect the world's clouds, data centers and enterprises, aiming to improve users' network experience. It can cover more than 80% of Internet connected users in the world in less than 25ms, providing users with low-latency, ready-to-use, pay-as-you-go high-quality network services.

(4) HarborConnect: HarborConnect's SD-WANaaS is a one-stop SD-WAN as a service based on SDN technology, Internet core technology (BGP/MPLS) and WAN optimization practices. It helps enterprise users optimize WAN costs, achieve global interconnection and accelerate application access. It can optimize cross-WAN enterprise and cloud applications based on application quality of experience (QoE) in multiple dimensions, and provide comprehensive security protection functions to help enterprises build a highly available, reliable, elastic and agile global network.

(5) Youchi Networks: Youchi Networks' SD-WAN cloud express channel product helps enterprises migrate to the cloud by improving performance, rapid deployment, and enhancing security. The SD-WAN solution, which combines real-time path selection, edge routing, stateful firewall, end-to-cloud QoS, and WAN optimization, is the only choice for enterprises to quickly migrate to the cloud.

【Beggars' Gang】

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1. Characteristics of the sect

He possesses the famous unique skills "18 Dragon Subduing Palms" and "Dog Beating Stick Technique".

2. Portrait of the disciples

It has a say in network acceleration, traffic control and other sub-sectors.

3. Menxia means disciples

Taiyixingchen, Panabit, APPEX, Dian Technology, Dahua Technology, Xinghan Shares

(1) Taiyi Xingchen: Taiyi Xingchen SD-WAN box integrates WAN acceleration, FW, link load and other technologies, and is designed for multi-link interconnection between headquarters, branch structures, and cloud nodes. By combining link bundling, replication, quality monitoring, application routing, WAN bilateral acceleration and firewall technologies, and coordinating centralized management and control, it can achieve reliable, fast and simple transmission of business data across the WAN.

(2) Panabit: Panabit's "Game Express" solution first ensures accurate identification of gaming services. Second, by accurately analyzing the direction of gaming traffic, it ensures the optimal path for gaming traffic scheduling and reduces the absolute latency of gaming. At the same time, through in-depth optimization of the acceleration tunnel in the SD-WAN network, it improves the stability of the tunnels between the original POP points. Not only that, it also solves the SLA of gaming services, making gaming acceleration measurable and evaluable.

(3) AppEx: AppEx CloudWAN is a next-generation enterprise network service platform built on SDN and WAN optimization technologies, providing users with enterprise networking, cloud connectivity and SaaS access optimization services. Currently, more than 300 POP nodes are deployed around the world, and the central controller intelligently dispatches network resources to provide enterprises with a high-speed interconnected network that reaches the world.

(4) Dian Technology: Based on its own invention patents and AI technology, Dian Technology has built an SDN operation network platform with deep learning capabilities. The platform can achieve cross-operator and cross-regional optimized networking functions, combined with cloud gateways and full terminal coverage clients, to provide cost-effective intelligent SD-WAN product operation services for many enterprise users.

(5) CloudMinds: CloudMinds: The SD-WAN service built on CloudMinds' private backbone network VBN (Virtual Backbone Network) can support scenarios such as terminal access and CPE access, meeting the connection needs of enterprise IT infrastructure and industrial Internet IOT.

(6) Xinghan Co., Ltd.: Xinghan Co., Ltd.: Edge computing, network access (AN) and cloud-based wireless access network (C-RAN) have emerged with the 5G multi-access architecture. Server vendors are accelerating service innovation and delivering multiple virtual network functions (VNFs) (uCPE) and software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN). In order to support 5G performance challenges, VNFs require hardware optimization. Xinghan Co., Ltd.'s cloud interconnection platform equipment meets VNF requirements and supports VMD, including SR-IOV, VTx, VTd, AES-NI, QAT DPDK, TPM, etc.

(The above product introductions of each company are compiled based on official websites or public media information)

In addition, there are a number of heroes such as Netpas, Guanmai Technology, Ruilin, Cloud Network, Extreme Interconnect, Shanghai Dienian, and Qingqi Network who are making their way into the SDWAN arena.