Layer 4 LAN & WAN Accelerator

Many modern corporations require substantial bandwidth for optimal performance. Bandwidth bottlenecks can hinder effectiveness and productivity. Especially with the rise of remote work, the need for reliable and high-speed connectivity has become even more critical. Therefore, solving bandwidth bottlenecks is crucial for corporations.

Challenges

The customer focuses on next-generation network technologies that offer solutions to bandwidth bottlenecks and performance problems in wired and wireless internet networks. The customer was looking for desktop and rackmount customized network appliance platforms to build Layer 4 LAN & WAN accelerator solutions for enterprises.

Main Requirements

Desktop Compact Network Appliance

Quad-core low power Intel® Celeron® processor
16GB eMMC onboard
Four GbE LAN ports and one management port

1U Rackmount Network Appliance

High performance Intel® Atom® processor onboard
Supports SR-IOV
Four SFP+ ports

Solution

Axiomtek has proposed its NA346 and NA362R with customized adjustments. The NA346 is an ultra-small desktop network appliance powered by the Intel® Celeron® processor N3350. It comes with four 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports for applications such as entry-level SD-WAN, VPN, and security gateway. It has a PCIe Mini Card slot for Wi-Fi or LTE modules, and it is Microsoft Azure IoT Edge certified.

The NA362R is a 1U rackmount network appliance platform with six 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports and up to four 10 GbE SFP+ fiber ports. It supports the Intel Atom® processor C3558/C3758 and has four DDR4 slots for memory up to 128GB. The flexiWAN-certified platform supports Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT) and Intel® Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK). It is suitable for VPN, network bandwidth controller, firewall, and UTM applications.

Enhancing Network Performance: Solutions for Latency and Bandwidth Optimization

The customer utilized Axiomtek’s NA346 to customize its desktop network appliance. The platform is designed for small and medium businesses that face speed and latency issues caused by internet traffic. It is purpose-built for enterprises and organizations that require speedy data transfer volume over LAN & WAN. The Layer 4 LAN & WAN accelerator reduces latency by managing the bandwidth bottleneck.

System configurations of the NA346

Small form factor with fanless and noiseless design
Intel® Celeron® processor N3350
One DDR3L-1866 SO-DIMM for up to 8GB of memory
Four GbE RJ-45 ports (Intel® I211)
Two PCIe Mini Card slots for mSATA (optional)
One PCIe Mini Card slot for WiFi or LTE module
Suitable for IoT security applications
Microsoft Azure IoT Edge certified

The customer also applied Axiomtek’s NA362R to customize its rackmount network appliance devices, using the bandwidth at maximum efficiency. The platform is aimed at being deployed in medium and large enterprises. The accelerator offers a higher speed performance.

System configurations of the NA362R

1U Rackmount network appliance
Intel Atom® processor C3558/C3758
Four DDR4 R-DIMM/U-DIMM for up to 128GB of memory
Six GbE RJ-45 and four 10GbE SFP+ ports
Supports SR-IOV for extended virtualization capabilities
Supports Intel® QuickAssist Technology (Intel® QAT)
Supports Intel® Data Plane Development Kit (Intel® DPDK)
Suitable for VPN, network bandwidth controller, firewall, and UTM applications

Why Axiomtek

“We are focused on developing next-generation network technologies to enable our customers to enrich their business offering. We are delighted that we have achieved success together with Axiomtek. Its professionalism helps us address the increasing bandwidth cost and capacity challenges faced by internet users of all sizes.”

— R&D Director, Customer

As one of the leaders in the global IPC market, Axiomtek provides high-quality, customizable network appliance platforms for system integrators, service providers, and application developers. Axiomtek is able to facilitate customization from custom bezels and logos to the design and manufacturing of new CPU boards and systems based on different specifications. As for network appliances in which network I/O plays a key role, they can be customized to be suitable for the solutions.

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