Enterprise-Grade SD-WAN from Mushroom Networks
Set your branch office networks on autopilot with Mushroom’s cloud-native SD-WAN that learns, remembers, and adapts to network variations and flow patterns. Automate network problem resolution with no human intervention using Mushroom’s cognitive SD-WAN to achieve optimal end-user experience.
ADVANCED SD-WAN FOR ENTERPRISE NEEDS
At Mushroom Networks, we understand larger enterprises face unique challenges in managing complex, multi-site network infrastructures. Our advanced SD-WAN solutions are designed to address these challenges, offering a robust and scalable platform that simplifies traffic management across multiple locations and various cloud architectures.
Seamless Integration and Customization
Our SD-WAN solution integrates seamlessly with your existing infrastructure, providing a smooth transition and enabling you to tailor your network solutions to meet specific organizational requirements – crucial in today’s market where bespoke networking solutions are increasingly in demand.
Optimized Application Performance
Mushroom’s SD-WAN framework uses configured overlay tunnels and application profiles to monitor WAN conditions and adapt traffic handling. Voice, live video and data flows have different latency, loss, jitter and capacity requirements. Select the appropriate routes, QoS and service profile for each workload.
High Reliability and Rapid Deployment
Mushroom’s SD-WAN is designed for resilient branch connectivity, including deployments that augment or replace selected MPLS services. Achieved availability depends on the WAN diversity, usable capacity, endpoint/relay availability, routing, local infrastructure and the applications involved. Validate the planned failure and recovery cases for the deployment.
Branch WAN on Autopilot
Mushroom devices install transparently in pass-through between your existing network and existing modems. You can either replace your firewall with the Mushroom appliance or if you prefer, you can keep your existing firewall intact.
In-depth Visibility and Telemetry
Legacy monitoring methods often provide non-actionable information and logs. Mushroom’s SD-WAN provides powerful, in-depth time-series data collected and processed in the background. Application performance optimization intelligence is built into the overlay tunnels. Additionally, in-band or out-of-band monitoring probes can be included to provide real-time, actionable network intelligence based on targeted metrics.
Instant Zero-touch Installation
Mushroom’s SD-WAN appliances can be preconfigured via templates before shipment, enabling zero-touch installation at the site. Further configuration changes can be done remotely. For locations without wired internet (delayed ISP turn-ups), Mushroom’s multi-SIM LTE/5G cellular bonding devices provide instant turn-ups.
WHY REPLACE MPLS?
MPLS Cannot Route Internet Traffic Locally
Since MPLS transport lacks Layer 3 routing capabilities, packets in and out of branch offices must go through the service provider’s MPLS gateway core, meaning all traffic, including web browsing or public cloud, traverses the expensive MPLS circuits.
High MPLS Cost
Until recently, MPLS was the only viable option for connecting geographically distributed offices with low latency. However, the high cost per bit compared to broadband internet makes SD-WAN a better alternative. For gradual migrations, MPLS augmentation with SD-WAN offers better value than expensive MPLS upgrades.
MPLS Single Point of Failure
Although advertised as highly available, MPLS is still vulnerable to failures like carrier technical issues. Since MPLS primarily relies on a single provider and transport, it creates a single point of failure.
Long Lead Times and Limited Bandwidth
MPLS upgrades for higher bandwidth may not be possible or cost-prohibitive in some cases. MPLS installation and upgrade lead times can be impractically long, eliminating it as an option.
MUSHROOM SD-WAN VERSUS MPLS
Agile Traffic Management
Mushroom’s SD-WAN enables easy QoS and traffic management, so internet traffic can be routed locally without consuming the branch-to-datacenter or inter-branch point-to-point tunnels, significantly reducing tunnel traffic.
Cost-Effective MPLS Augmentation
Since cost-effective broadband internet lines can be aggregated with Mushroom’s SD-WAN, the overlay IP connectivity will have boosted QoS metrics, creating an attractive MPLS alternative to augment or completely replace MPLS circuits at a significantly lower total cost of ownership.
Boosted Reliability with High Uptime
With various connectivity options (MPLS, DSL, cable, fiber, 3G, 4G, LTE, 5G), office connectivity is no longer tied to a single point of failure. With Mushroom’s VNF tunnels, ongoing sessions will remain alive during blackouts or brownouts on any internet connection.
Rapid Rollout and Installation
New location installation and rollout can be completed within minutes by drop-shipping preconfigured units to the branch. Installation lead times are significantly faster than MPLS. Mushroom’s multi-SIM cellular SD-WAN appliances enable instant rollouts for mobile or temporary offices.
VOIP & UC PERFORMANCE
UC/VoIP Moving to the Cloud
Some or all SBC and PBX functions are moving to private or public clouds. However, VoIP/SIP and Unified Communications (UC) traffic flows and associated end-user experiences are prone to high latency, packet loss, and jitter due to ISP last-mile problems, core network congestion, or cross-traffic.
Cloud-Delivered VoIP/UC
Mushroom appliances can peer through a configured VoIP Armor tunnel between a branch and the selected server/relay. Confirm the supported encryption/authentication profile on both endpoints. Route the required signalling and media flows through the tunnel and apply the appropriate QoS policy.
Elastic Static IP
VoIP Armor adapts packet steering as the configured WAN paths change. For call continuity, the relevant traffic must use the intended tunnel and return routes, with the expected endpoint addressing, a reachable relay and sufficient surviving capacity. Test the phone/PBX workflow during link loss and degradation; a total connectivity or endpoint failure can interrupt calls.
CLOUD PERFORMANCE
Public Clouds - SaaS
Your organization may use SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) applications like CRM, ERP, email, UC, file transfer/storage, and more delivered over the WAN. Mushroom’s application-specific overlay tunnels optimize your WAN and application performance for a flawless SaaS experience.
Private Clouds
If running application and service workloads in your private cloud, connectivity performance to your data center is critical. Your branch’s WAN performance, especially for latency and bandwidth-sensitive workloads, determines application performance. Mushroom’s overlay tunnels create high-performance, highly available IP connectivity to your data center.
Virtual Private Clouds - IaaS
If your workloads run in off-premise Virtual Private Clouds, the IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) hosted in Amazon, Microsoft, or Google Clouds heavily relies on the branch office WAN performance. Mushroom’s SD-WAN technology ensures optimal end-user experience for these virtual private cloud use cases by intelligently orchestrating your WAN links without human intervention.
Traffic Management
Mushroom’s advanced yet flexible routing capabilities provide pinpoint granularity to route flows over desired paths. Tunnels and WAN links can be logically grouped into Virtual interfaces with load balancing and failover policies, working hand-in-hand with advanced QoS capabilities that precisely fit your business requirements.
SECURITY
Physical and virtual appliances provide firewall and routing capabilities with configurable tunnel security. The published VLL security reference describes AES-128 with an AES-256 option and TLS/SRP authentication. Confirm the actual supported and active settings for the firmware, tunnel type and endpoints in the deployment.
Maintain the intended firewall rules, access controls and supported firmware. Existing VPNs and other security services can be part of the design. Multi-WAN diversity, encryption and additional capacity do not establish an unconditional security or denial-of-service guarantee.
Operating conditions and evidence
Validate reliability and security in the configured network
Adaptive path selection can help applications respond to changes in WAN conditions. The outcome depends on the complete configured path, including the local network, WAN capacity, endpoints and application.
| Capability | Required configuration | Practical limit |
|---|---|---|
| Session continuity | Application flows must use the intended peered tunnel, with working return routes and the expected endpoint/IP configuration. | A reachable relay and enough usable surviving capacity are needed. A total loss of connectivity or an unavailable endpoint can interrupt the application. |
| Elastic / cloud static IP | Use the appropriate cloud-IP service, routing, port mapping and firewall policy. | The address mapping operates through the configured tunnel. Direct traffic outside the tunnel follows its own WAN addressing. |
| Throughput and application quality | Choose the model, WAN mix, application profile, QoS and relay path for the workload. | Published appliance limits do not establish the achieved speed or recovery time for every deployment. Record results in the intended configuration. |
| Tunnel encryption and firewall | Select the supported encryption/authentication profile on the endpoints, and maintain the appropriate firewall and firmware configuration. | Encryption is a configuration choice; confirm the active settings. Bonding, encryption and redundancy do not guarantee protection against every outage or attack. |
Use the performance and resilience validation method to record the actual configuration and results. The published VLL security reference describes encryption/authentication options; confirm their applicability to the supported firmware and service.
For deployment context, see the historical Borrego Health story and historical Houlihan Lawrence story. Their reported outcomes relate to the installations and periods described.
WHY CHOOSE MUSHROOM'S SD-WAN SOLUTIONS?
Application-Centric Technology
At the heart of Mushroom’s SD-WAN solutions is an application-centric approach, designed to identify and optimize data flows for specific applications through our specialized overlay tunnels. These tunnels adjust to various application Quality of Service (QoS) requirements based on throughput, packet loss, latency, jitter, and other critical factors. Leveraging historical performance data, our technology ensures optimal application performance by dynamically adjusting to meet the changing needs.
Advanced Automation Capabilities
Mushroom’s SD-WAN stands out with its comprehensive automation capabilities, simplifying the configuration and management of network endpoints. Our unique approach extends automation to problem mitigation, setting the WAN networks on autopilot to address issues proactively. Our advanced overlay tunnels detect and navigate around real-time network problems, ensuring continuous session integrity without manual intervention.
Proven Expertise and Global Reach
Mushroom’s SD-WAN solutions boast a proven track record, with widespread deployment across a diverse range of clients and industries worldwide. Our solutions are built on years of innovation and field-tested expertise, offering unmatched reliability and performance in the SD-WAN market.
Customizable SD-WAN Design Studio
For enterprises and service providers seeking tailored network solutions, Mushroom provides an intuitive SD-WAN Design Studio. This user-friendly interface allows for easy customization of overlay networks through a simple drag-and-drop system, significantly accelerating the development and deployment of new services.
TESTIMONIALS & AWARDS
“Just drop the Truffle into your network and experience what it is like to have a large bandwidth pipe at a fraction of the cost. The Truffle is highly reliable, scalable and easy to use.”
KARL VAN GILLS
Vice President of IT
Pacific Capital Group
“This is hands down the best hardware investment I have made. The Truffle has been a real life saver.”
Michael Durdin
Technology Coordinator
East Wake Academy
“I have to say, these devices [Broadband Bonding devices] are pretty incredible. These things really are as easy to understand and configure as you described. I’m very impressed.”
Dorian DeLuca
IT Manager
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