Accedian Networks, the Performance Assurance Solution Specialist, unveils a network function virtualization (NFV)-based Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) solution - SkyLIGHT™ VCX - for enterprise-to-data center connectivity. The virtual customer premises equipment (vCPE) controls virtual network functions (VNFs) on "bite-sized" programmable hardware modules that are tailored to assure the performance of premium public and private data center connections.
According to Accedian, its new catalog of vCPE-tailored VNFs provide programmable service activation testing, bandwidth metering, multi-connection performance monitoring, real-time service level agreement (SLA) reporting, bandwidth regulation and policy enforcement, and service quality analytics for hybrid cloud connections. These VNFs are within programmable smart SFPs and GbE modules that can be easily installed in minutes directly by the end-customer, said Accedian.
Ultra-fast traffic processing and monitoring can never be completely virtualized. However, Accedian is slashing on-premise hardware size and cost to the absolute minimum required to assure connectivity performance, which is unique in the market. By combining the best of virtualization with the right degree of local processing, Accedian's solution redefines how data center connectivity services will be delivered. It combines the cost savings of NFV without the performance hit software-only solutions often demonstrate.
Keith Donahue, VP Product Management & Services, Accedian Networks
Our customers have made it clear: virtualization shouldn't take us back to the stone ages of compute, when we compromised what legacy technologies could provide for novelty or future-promised savings. They need concrete ways to deliver data center connectivity cost effectively, allowing them to differentiate themselves in a crowded, cloud-based world. Our approach fuses the best NFV-based engineering principles with the highest-performing programmable processing yet available to meet their objectives.
