CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

SD-WANs and needed changes for better UCaaS experience Whats needed is a rethinking of network architectures, one that is optimized for UCaaS. At the branch, SD-WAN virtualizes wide area network access services, enabling branch office traffic to be sent along the optimal route for performance need.

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MPLS Network Networking WAN 52

CATO Networks

MARCH 1, 2017

While SD-WANs are a valuable first step towards evolving the wide area network , they only address a small part of the dissolved enterprise perimeter challenge. The path-selection process for loss-sensitive applications, such as VoIP and video, for example, is no different from those that are bandwidth intensive.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The market for SD-WAN has been driven in part by its ability to reduce bandwidth costs and improve the performance of cloud access. Traditionally, Wide Area Networks (WANs) and network security were loosely coupled entities.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 19, 2017

The MPLS networks that drive most enterprises were deployed at a time when threats predominantly came from outside the company. Security meant protecting the companys central Internet access point and deploying endpoint security on clients. With SD-WANs use of tunneling, running active/active is not an issue.

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