Comcast Business and Versa Networks Drive Further SD-WAN Innovation on ActiveCore℠ Platform
April 06 2021 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
New enhanced routing capabilities help
organizations optimize and prioritize SD-WAN traffic using
artificial intelligence and machine learning
Comcast Business today unveiled new enhancements to its
software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) solution on the
ActiveCore℠ SDN Platform that enable distributed workforces to
bring new levels of intelligence to the network. The feature is
made possible through Comcast Business’ partnership with Versa
Networks and harnesses the power of application-level recognition
and applies it to context-driven SD-WAN traffic prioritization.
As employers and their IT departments extend office
infrastructure to remote locations, they increasingly rely on
technologies like SD-WAN to manage the prioritization, quality of
experience and security of application traffic. At the same time,
businesses are grappling with how to effectively route the
increased traffic on their networks. In the past, IT managers had
to manually tag digital content (i.e. videos and emails) to ensure
proper prioritization; implementing numerous static rules to direct
the right traffic over the right path.
“Organizations had to adapt quickly when faced with the sudden
shift to a distributed and remote workforce last year. These
changes drastically transformed the way businesses interact,
collaborate and communicate. As a result, IT departments have
continued to be tasked with meeting evolving security, access and
bandwidth challenges brought on by the need to support a hybrid
workforce model,” said Jeff Lewis, VP, ActiveCore Product and
Operations, Comcast Business. “Our latest SD-WAN enhancement is
another example of how Comcast Business is continuing to innovate
on the ActiveCore℠ SDN Platform to help our customers succeed in
today’s increasingly distributed world.”
This new feature leverages proprietary artificial intelligence
and machine learning algorithms to dynamically optimize SD-WAN
traffic based on application priority and the real-time status of
the network connections. The capability uses a real-time
calculation to determine the best performing path per session
between a content source and its destination. It looks at all
available options and dynamically determines the optimal path at
any point in time for traffic for an optimal user experience
possible. Customers can better support business-critical
applications and:
- Increase the usefulness of backup links with application-level,
granular policy control
- Increase uptime and create a smarter network through proactive
mitigation strategies
- Improve the quality of experience by prioritizing critical
applications such as real-time voice and video
“Versa Networks and Comcast Business collaborated to enhance the
AI/ML-based traffic steering algorithm,” said Apurva Mehta, CTO,
Versa Networks. “This algorithm provides Comcast Business with a
powerful ability to steer traffic for any application – including
real-time over optimal transport paths. Additionally, this enables
them to help minimize down time and deliver the best application
user experience with fast switchover when any transport degrades or
fails.”
Comcast Business became the first cable company to introduce a
carrier-grade, SD-WAN platform for enterprises and multi-site
businesses when it first partnered with Versa Networks in 2017.
Today, ActiveCore℠ is an award-winning software-defined networking
(SDN) platform. It enables intelligent, centralized, abstracted
network control and delivers a ground-breaking experience for
virtualized network functions (VNF) like SD-WAN and Managed Router
and Advanced Security. When paired with the nation’s largest
converged IP network, this powerful combination reduces complexity,
automates network functions, speeds up application deployment, and
simplifies resource management — allowing businesses to innovate
faster and gain business agility.
To learn more about the Comcast Business ActiveCore℠ platform
and the latest SD-WAN features, please visit:
https://business.comcast.com/enterprise/products-services/activecore-software-defined-networking
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business offers Ethernet, Internet, Wi-Fi, Voice, TV and
Managed Enterprise Solutions to help organizations of all sizes
transform their business. Powered by an advanced network, and
backed by 24/7 customer support, Comcast Business is one of the
largest contributors to the growth of Comcast Cable. Comcast
Business is the nation’s largest cable provider to small and
mid-size businesses and has emerged as a force in the Enterprise
market; recognized over the last two years by leading industry
associations as one of the fastest growing providers of Ethernet
services. For more information, call 866-429-3085. Follow on
Twitter @ComcastBusiness and on other social media networks at
http://business.comcast.com/social.
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