MPLS WAN Explorer
is the first solution to deliver end-to-end network
visibility across outsourced Layer-3 (L3) MPLS
VPNs, helping enterprises ensure the availability,
performance, and security of their wide area network
(WAN), while keeping service providers accountable.
MPLS WAN Explorer leverages Packet Design’s industry
leading route analytics technology to provide
an unprecedented view beyond the traditional boundaries
of enterprise networks, encompassing both IP routing
within the enterprise, as well as site-to-site
reachability across the L3 MPLS VPN service. MPLS
WAN Explorer fills an important gap in enterprise
WAN management, reducing network operations and
engineering costs, while helping IT departments
achieve their service quality goals.
MPLS WAN Explorer extends Packet Design’s industry-leading
route analytics technology, which works by passively
recording routing protocols such as OSPF, IS-IS,
EIGRP and BGP to compute, monitor and analyze
network-wide routing behavior. MPLS WAN Explorer
delivers a real-time view of enterprise WAN architecture,
showing site-to-site paths across one or more
outsourced L3 MPLS VPN services, while monitoring
reachability between all sites.
Monitoring and Alerting on Changes in
WAN Reachability
- Creates a baseline of site-to-site reachability
specifying prefixes to be exchanged between
sites
- Monitors active prefixes and alerts on any
deviations from baseline to identify reachability
problems
Real-Time Network Visualization
- Generates and always up to date, accurate
map of WAN routing architecture to understand
and monitor VPN policy and status
- Not dependent on multi-minute SNMP polling
cycles; helps IT respond faster to emerging
issues
Improves Service Provider Accountability
- Helps diagnose when the Service Provider is
responsible for WAN outages
- Ensures Enterprise IT receives the service
quality they're paying for
Accurately Simulates Changes on an Always
Up-to-Date Network Model
- Simulates changes in routing or traffic for
failure analysis or when planning network changes
- Helps engineers understand the impact of adding
new sites or deploying new applications before
making changes
- Highly Scalable Architecture
- A single MPLS WAN Explorer appliance can manage
an entire enterprise network including multiple
L3 MPLS VPNs from multiple Service Providers
- Monitors full IGP network domains within all
major sites (e.g. datacenters), as well as reachability
through the VPN to all “satellite sites” with
no IGP domain (e.g. branch offices with a single
router)
Works with Traffic Explorer to Deliver
VPN Traffic Reports
- Analyzes MPLS VPN traffic usage by WAN link,
site, Class of Service, traffic group or Top-N
reports
- Monitors and trends traffic loads to perform
accurate WAN planning
Data Sheets
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