F5 WANJet

F5 WANJet DataSheet (pdf)

WANJet™ is an appliance-based solution that delivers LAN-like application performance over the WAN. WANJet accelerates file transfer, email, client server applications, data replication, and others, resulting in predictable, fast performance for all WAN users.

Key Benefits:

• LAN-like performance on the WAN
• Site-to-site encryption using SSL
• Lower IT costs - Fast ROI
• Accelerate apps & optimize WAN
• One appliance - Less hardware
  

Breakthrough Application Performance and Lower IT Costs
WANJet delivers unrivaled application performance and reduced IT expenses. At the heart of WANJet is the F5 Session Matrix™, a networking technology that is essential to application performance on the WAN. Operating at Layer 5 of the OSI reference model, the Session Matrix gives WANJet full application knowledge and network awareness. It integrates key performance technologies, including Transparent Data Reduction™, adaptive TCP optimization, encryption, and quality of service that are applied to application streams.

Expands WAN Capacity and Application Throughput
F5 Transparent Data Reduction (TDR) is a revolutionary networking technology that ensures high-speed application performance and reduces the amount of data transferred over the WAN by up to 95%. TDR delivers significantly more bandwidth for applications and effectively expands WAN capacity above specified rates.

Eliminates Negative Effects of Distance
When application performance suffers, IT managers often assume that adding bandwidth will solve the problem. Unfortunately, because of the way the TCP protocol works, adding bandwidth is often ineffective. TCP throughput degrades significantly on the WAN, particularly on high-latency, intercontinental links.

To overcome these inherent protocol limitations, WANJet employs adaptive TCP optimization (which combines session-level application awareness, persistent tunnels, selective acknowledgements, error correction, and optimized TCP windows) to fully utilize available bandwidth. This enables WANJet to adapt, in real time, to the latency, packet loss, and congestion characteristics of WAN links, and accelerate virtually all application traffic.

Makes the WAN Faster and Safer
With WANJet’s site-to-site SSL encryption, IT managers no longer need to choose between fast and safe. Applications communicate at high speed, over any WAN, in full privacy. Users experience transparent operation and high speed, IT managers rest easy knowing that corporate data is protected, and organizations ensure compliance with regulations such as HIPAA and Sarbanes Oxley.

Ensures Predictable Performance
WANJet’s QoS feature lets IT managers tune their global networks for round-the-clock application performance. IT resources are logically grouped and managed according to business rules. As a result, bandwidth is preserved for applications like VoIP and users experience predictable application performance, regardless of WAN conditions, time of day, or geographical location.

Provides Insight to WAN/Application Behaviour WANJet includes an intuitive, web-based administration and management interface. Administrators can manage appliances and perform a wide variety of system level tasks such as creating custom optimization policies, diagnosing and fixing network connectivity issues, viewing real-time traffic flows and exporting detailed performance statistics. WANJet web administration compliments F5 Enterprise Management, which provides the ability to analyze the interaction of WAN characteristics and application behavior on a fine-grained basis.