WAN Optimization and Application Acceleration

Explore Cisco WAAS Release 4.2 CIS-107989

Explore Cisco WAAS Release 4.2

Get more done with the latest release of Cisco WAAS software. (9:22 min)

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Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software is delivered as a component of a broad range of solutions that include

• appliances offering virtual blades and guest operating systems for branches, and scalability and throughput in data centers
• Cisco Services-Ready Engine on Cisco Integrated Services Routers offering WAN optimization on demand for IT service agility
• dedicated blades

Industry-Leading WAN Optimization

Cisco WAAS offers a superior architecture for optimizing applications delivered over the WAN and minimizing branch IT infrastructure, providing a solution with a fast return on investment (PDF- 140KB).

WAN Optimization Features

Transport Flow Optimization

• Shields client and host TCP from problematic WAN conditions
• Mitigates TCP inefficiencies from WAN loss, jitter, congestion and wire latency
• Delivers enhanced WAN efficiency and throughput

Bandwidth Reduction

• Cisco Data Redundancy Elimination (DRE) delivers scalable, cross-protocol, bidirectional signature-based data compression
• First-pass data reduction with Lempel-Ziv (LZ) compression providing up to a 5:1 compression ratio

Application-Specific Acceleration

• Based on licensed protocols from application vendors
• Validated with application vendors
• Protocol-specific optimization techniques

Optimization for SSL-Encrypted Traffic

• Simple, scalable, and easy to deploy
• Preserves existing trust models
• Secure key protection

Optimization for Cloud Computing-Based Applications

• Automatic adaptation to cloud server changes reduces management burden, offering a seamless migration to cloud.
• Accelerates and maintains security for cloud computing-based applications

Branch Infrastructure Optimization Primary Features

Microsoft Windows Server on WAAS

• Cisco WAAS Virtual Blade Technology foundation offers for guest operating systems
  • High computing power with Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
  • Fast throughput with network para-virtualization
  • Remote installation with Pre-eXecution Environment (PXE) support
  • Validated in Microsoft Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP)

Optimized Branch IT Infrastructure

• Consolidate servers on to appliances with Microsoft Windows Server on WAAS
• Consolidate and centralize storage while maintaining application performance with Cisco WAAS WAN optimization
• Branch platform convergence with Cisco WAAS WAN optimization integrated with Cisco Integrated Services Routers with Voice, Security, Routing, Switching and Wireless services.

Related Products

• Cisco Wide Area Application Engine Series Appliances
• Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Network Modules