Software Define Your Enterprise WAN with Virtual Network Services

As businesses across verticals embrace hybrid cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), remote working, and edge computing trends, it is imperative to ensure the wide area network (WAN) being used is agile, flexible, and highly secure. While software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) solutions in the market today come integrated with some of these network functions—routing and security functions, for example—the network function virtualization (NFV)-based approach uses virtual universal customer premises equipment (uCPE) that can host multiple virtual network functions (VNFs). When an organization deploys SD-WAN, it is critical to closely evaluate all other important network functions to ensure a cohesive WAN. Deploying a uCPE platform that can host multiple VNFs, including SD-WAN, addresses WAN virtualization holistically while giving network administrators the freedom to pick and choose vendor solutions.