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.