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5 Maximising Internet Availability and Performance with Netbox Blue's PipePlus Peter Geale Global Marketing Manager 22 May 2012

6 Today s Agenda u Welcome u Internet Connectivity The good, the bad and the ugly u Internet Performance Issues u Internet Availability Issues u How PipePlus Can Help Link Aggregation Link Failover u Your Questions u A Special Offer 6

7 Today s Webinar Format u A Few Slides (20 mins) u Today is not a how to configuration session, more about what is possible and why you might do it u Some Questions For You u Some Questions For Me / Netbox Blue At the end I ll put up a chat window for you to ask questions 7

8 Internet Connectivity u The Good, The Bad and The Ugly u Internet access around the world comes in all shapes and sizes Some connections are reliable, some not Some connections are fast, many are not Some connections are terrestrial, some are wireless Some connections are cost effective, good ones are not

9 Internet Connectivity u It s a balancing act Link speed (Mbps) Link throughput Reliability Latency & Jitter Cost per month/year Availability Cost for installation (Location, Location, Location)

10 A Couple of Questions For You u How many internet connections does your organisation have at your main site (including back up links)? u What types of internet connections does your organisation use?

11 Internet Performance Drivers u New Applications Like webinars J Video On line learning u Cloud EVERYTHING! Google Drive, Dropbox, Box.net, others SaaS u We just want it faster! 11

12 Internet Performance Factors u Transmission medium Copper (xdsl) Fibre optic (P2P, PON) Radio (Microwave, 3G, 4G, Satellite) u ISP upstream bandwidth and peering relationships u Carrier Equipment u Local CPE u Local cabling 12

13 What if You Want More Performance? LAN Netbox Server Internet 13

14 PipePlus Enables Link Aggregation ISP 1 u Increased internet bandwidth for the LAN u Many links supported u Each link load balanced LAN Netbox Server ISP 2. u Each link can be different speed and technology (3G USB supported) u All links can be active u Each link can be weighted ISP n 14

15 PipePlus Enables Link Aggregation ISP 1 u Increased internet bandwidth for the LAN u Many links supported u Each link load balanced LAN Netbox Server Switch Netbox with multiple Ethernet interfaces or via VLAN capable switch ISP 2. u Each link can be different speed and technology (3G USB supported) u All links can be active u Each link can be weighted ISP n 15

16 Internet Availability u It s not if, but when a link will be unavailable u How inconvenient is it to have no internet access? u How much does it cost? u It can be inside your network or upstream u It can be your ISP, or their ISP, or their ISP u It can be hardware, software or human error (Which do you think is most frequent?) u Some technologies are more robust What could possibly go wrong? 16

17 PipePlus Provides Link Failover ISP 1 u Some links designated active, some passive LAN Netbox Server Switch Netbox with multiple Ethernet interfaces or via VLAN capable switch Active Passive ISP 2 ISP 3 u When active links in pool are unavailable, the passive link(s) take over u Each link can be different speed and technology (3G USB supported) u Consider diverse ISPs, paths & technologies, for increased availability u TEST regularly 17

18 PipePlus Case Study - Ship Primary Wi-Fi Netbox Server Secondary 3G LAN Tertiary Sat Failover from Wi-Fi, to 3G, to Satellite and fail back when the link is available again 18

19 PipePlus Case Study - School Link 1 u School on the edge of ADSL availability (best link speed is 1.5Mbps) LAN Netbox Server Switch Link 2. u Fibre install is cost prohibitive u Aggregated 7 ADSL links u Seven-fold increase in network performance Link 7 19

20 PipePlus Notes u PipePlus is available on all Netbox platforms (Mini, rack mount server and virtual) u Huawei-based USB / 3G connection supported (Optus, Vodafone) u PipePlus is a one-time cost per Netbox u Five minute setup via Netbox web interface 20

21 PipePlus Benefits u Take advantage of multiple internet connections that are available to provide increased performance u Use almost any type of internet connection u Put a weighting on links to prioritise connections u Use multiple links in an active/active fashion for high availability u Use multiple links in an active/passive fashion for high availability

22 A Quick Review u Welcome u Internet Connectivity The good, the bad and the ugly u Internet Performance Issues u Internet Availability Issues u How PipePlus Can Help Link Aggregation Link Failover u Your Questions u A Special Offer 22

23 Your Questions 23

24 More Resources and Information u For existing Netbox Blue customers click the help screen on any Netbox and search for PipePlus u Review the PipePlus Data Sheet and chapter 13 of the Getting Started Guide u Watch the PipePlus Configuration Video (

25 Need Some Help? u The Netbox Blue Support Team and our Certified Partners can help with internet performance and availability u On-site consulting (chargeable) is available to assist

26 A Few Other Quick Things u Our next Webinar - Tuesday 12 June u All Webinars available offline netboxblue.com/webinars u We d appreciate your feedback a link to a 2 min survey will be ed to you today u Please follow us on Twitter twitter.com/netboxblue 26

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