1. VigorACS 3 monitors Internet-based applications (VoIP, video conferencing, media streaming, web browsing, etc.), and displays usage and performance data (latency, loss, jitter, Mean Opinion Score (MOS) given by the users, call history, etc.).
2. Network administrators can refer to these data, and set SD-WAN  policies to ensure traffic for the selected applications (e.g. VoIP) to be routed through the best quality interfaces.

Network diagram with SaaS and Cloud applications for branches

An example of SaaS and Cloud applications from HQ with VigorACS 3

3. User experience will be optimized with the SD-WAN policies, in addition to Load Balance, Failover, and Route Policy functions.
4. The SD-WAN policies can be applied to routers at the headquarter or branches (i.e. edge routers), ensuring efficient use of router capacities under the network conditions.
5. VigorACS 3 complements the MPLS protocol for HQ-branch traffic, and provides flexibility for SaaS and cloud-based applications that are becoming more common in recent networks. In a way, it plays a role like an orchestrator (i.e., an arranger for a piece of music).

Wired WAN, Wireless WAN (including wireless 2.4GHz/5GHz WAN, LTE WAN, and USB WAN), and VPN quality are monitored 24/7.

With “Average” MOS (Mean Opinion Score), Network Administrators can view the stability and quality of the WAN over the previous 24 hours.

“Active” WAN Quality, on the other hand, shows the current interface quality.

This shows the reliability of the connections as a percentage. Ideally connections should always be higher than the target MOS threshold.

Anytime suspicious Interface quality is spotted on the Dashboard, Network Administrators can easily dive into the details.

For each Interface on each CPE, Data usage, latency, Jitter, and Packet Loss are recorded.

SD-WAN intelligently assigns the best-quality WAN for VoIP traffic. Whenever a new call is made, SD-WAN makes sure it is going out over the best WAN available.

SD-WAN provides complete routing control by allowing Network Admins to specify the desired route for selected applications/domains to make sure the specific routing scenarios can be accomplished.

Failover to another interface when the original interface is offline, and failback when possible.

• Edge routers are physical routers installed in HQ and Branches.
• Router models selection for different WAN types, including DSL and LTE.
• Establishing VPN tunnels (IPSec by default) from branches to HQ to form Hub-n-Spoke or Mesh topology.
• Receiving SD-WAN configurations from VigorACS 3, performing edge computing according to SD-WAN policies, and uploading data to VigorACS3 for monitoring.

• VigorACS 3 is the central software where network administrators perform configurations, provisioning, and monitoring activity.
• Multitenant capability makes xSP services easy.