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ABD Insurance

When ABD Insurance & Financial needed to optimize the connection between its remote data centers and more, Riverbed was able to meet their diverse needs. 

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Riverbed Satellite Solutions

Riverbed Technology recognizes that satellite communications are more than simply an extension of the terrestrial enterprise. Space-based networks comprise a unique set of environmental and operational attributes that set them apart from their land based counterparts, requiring a customized approach to wide area network (WAN) optimization.

Satellite networking comprises:
  • Propagation delays ranging from 540 ms to 1000s of millseconds depending on the architecture
  • Multiple sources of loss, including weather effects, blockage, look angles and signal interference
  • Bandwidth constraints due to transponder availability and the limitations of the transmission technology
  • Dynamic bandwidth allocation and interactions with the network’s modem technology

And perhaps most important, satellite bandwidth is generally priced 6x the cost of traditional WAN bandwidth, making satellite WAN upgrades a significant, and often unfeasible, IT expense.

Rather than shoehorn WAN optimization technologies designed for terrestrial WANs into the satellite network, Riverbed® has developed a set of satellite-specific technologies for the Steelhead product line. By providing cross-layer optimization with a focus on the unique TCP-layer behaviors that satellite requires, Riverbed WAN optimization solutions for satellite provide an immediate ROI on  expensive space segment investments.

Riverbed WAN Optimization for Satellite Features

  • Data streamlining reduces bandwidth utilization on satellite links
  • Multiple TCP satellite-variants, featuring SkipWare®, provide flow control and congestion avoidance
  • Seamless interoperability with common modem technologies, including the most current dynamic bandwidth systems
  • Optimized performance over high bit error rate (BER) links with rapid recovery from packet loss and packet reorder
  • High-availability, high-bandwidth hub systems
  • Low size, weight and power (SWaP) appliances for remote sites, as well as client software and virtual implementations for direct terminal integration
  • Support for hub and spoke, partial mesh and full mesh architectures

Riverbed. WAN optimization for your network: Application acceleration, WAN bandwidth optimization, and IT consolidation
Riverbed Technology delivers performance for the globally connected enterprise. With Riverbed, enterprises can successfully and intelligently implement strategic initiatives such as virtualization, consolidation, cloud computing, and disaster recovery without fear of compromising performance. By giving enterprises the platform they need to understand, optimize and consolidate their IT, Riverbed helps enterprises to build a fast, fluid and dynamic IT architecture that aligns the business needs of the organization. Additional information about Riverbed (NASDAQ: RVBD) is available at www.riverbed.com.