Riverbed Introduces LTE/Wi-Fi Enabled Enterprise SD-WAN

The Application Acceleration portfolio has expanded its power and flexibility with the addition of three new enterprise SD-WAN appliances: EX-385, EX-485, and EX-685. Ideal for Internet-only or hybrid WAN connectivity to small- and medium-sized branches, these xx85 platforms have LTE for cellular backup, the latest Wi-Fi 6 for branch user WLAN access, and Power over Ethernet (PoE) for video cameras and VoIP phones. These platforms can support a multitude of WAN transport technologies such as MPLS, private and public Internet broadband, and LTE.

Salient Capabilities:

1. Enterprise-class SD-WAN
2. Industry-leading Application Acceleration
3. Advanced network and SD-WAN security

Platform Details

Enterprise-class SD-WAN:

The SteelConnect EX xx85 platforms support the complete and power-packed enterprise SD-WAN feature set. These features include enterprise routing for overlay and underlay network communication, dynamic traffic conditioning for Internet links, advanced path resiliency, policy-based routing, and much more. Riverbed delivers IT agility with next-generation SD-WAN network architecture, moving from traditional packet-based networks to application-centric networks. Visit the What is SD-WAN? FAQ page to learn more about SD-WAN.

Industry-Leading Application Acceleration:

An industry leader in application performance over WANs, Riverbed extends its superior WAN optimization and application acceleration capabilities to enterprise SD-WAN. All three platforms seamlessly interface with SteelHead appliances for on-premises, cloud, and SaaS application acceleration. And SteelConnect EX-685 supports Universal Customer Premise Equipment (uCPE) with virtual SteelHead to accelerate applications in a 1-box configuration.

Advanced Network and SD-WAN Security:

All SteelConnect EX xx85 models deliver Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) services. The SteelConnect EX-485 and EX-685 support additional advanced security functions including Next-Gen IPS, Malware Protection, Antivirus and Unified Threat Management (UTM) functionality. All models also provide flexible service-chaining to interface with any third-party security solution of the customer’s choosing.

Building the right Enterprise SD-WAN for your needs:

Read our latest blog on how to design the SD-WAN headend to connect these LTE/Wi-Fi enabled SD-WAN branch appliances to the datacenter or regional hubs. Download the SteelConnect EX Specification Sheet for SD-WAN models and technical details. 

Availability:

The xx85 platforms are currently orderable and generally available. Contact Riverbed for more information.

About the author

Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, helps organizations optimize their users’ experiences by leveraging AI automation for the prevention, identification, and resolution of IT issues. With over 20 years of experience in data collection and AI and machine learning, Riverbed’s open and AI-powered observability platform and solutions optimize digital experiences and greatly improve IT efficiency. Riverbed also offers industry-leading Acceleration solutions that provide fast, agile, secure acceleration of any app, over any network, to users anywhere. Together with our thousands of market-leading customers globally – including 95% of the FORTUNE 100 – we are empowering next-generation digital experiences.

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