WAN Optimization Appliance

The WANaXcel appliance provides optimization between remote sites for crticial realtime applications. Leveraging data compression and caching techniques the WANaXcel appliance also speeds up file downloads. The multi-WAN capabilities of the WANaXcel enable customers to link two or more broadband connections in order to scale the amount of bandwidth that is available between sites.

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Improve Realtime Application Performance
Unlike other WAN optimization appliances, the WANaXcel appliance has the unique ability to accelerate real-time applications which can not be further compressed or cached (as they are real-time), by utilizing multiple routes between the remote sites, thus increasing overall bandwidth for the real-time applications to utilize.

Speed Up File Downloads
By leveraging data compression and caching the WANaXcel can speed up file download rates by a factor of up to 2100%. Reduce Excel file transfers, email, powerpoint presentations, and NetBios connectivity utilizing one or more ISP connections.

Automated Failover Across Multiple ISP Connections
When mutiple broadband links are employed the WANaXcel will automatically switch between links and remove the effected links from service and then restore service without the end-user noticing that any outage has occurred.

WANaXcel Diagram

Product Specifications

The following is a listing of specifications for the WANaXcel product. The WANaXcel is part of the aXcel product family which is built on a scalable platform. The aXcel platform scales from 20Mbps up to 300Mbps of throughput and from three to five WAN links without having to replace the hardware. Affordable, Scalable, and Reliable

Ports
(1)LAN, (3-5)WAN links, Console
Ethernet
6 x 10/100/1000 GigE AutoSense
ByPass
Yes
Dimensions
16.8" x 14.1" x 1.7"
Environmental
5 to 40C (67 to 104F)

Power
Full Range 250W Internal
Certification
UL FCC CE RoHS
Rack Mount
Yes
ECC Memory
Yes DDR2 (1GB)
Flash Storage
Yes (1GB)

Product Components

The WANaXcel products include the following components.