Managing your software-defined network (SD WAN) with Verizon

Managing your

software-defined network

(SD WAN) with Verizon

January 2017

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The benefits of a virtualized network and evolution of the WAN

Managed software-defined WAN (SD WAN) delivers business outcomes.

Verizon Managed SD WAN solutions

SD WAN via Cisco® Intelligent WAN (IWAN)

SD WAN via Viptela

The challenges of SD WAN adoption

SD WAN Express Connect

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Your network applications are more

important than ever.



Application performance and availability are

critical to the success of your business.

IDC expects the managed

network services market to

grow at a compound

annual growth rate of 8.5%

from 2015 to 2020.1

8.5%

of respondents say

improving performance of

their applications will be a

significant driver of their

organization’s network

evolution over the next 12

to 24 months.2

78%

of business and

technology decision

makers see shortening

and streamlining

development processes

as crucial to improving

market differentiation.3

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1. IDC, Worldwide Managed Network Services Forecast, 2016-2020, Doc # US40286115, May 2016.

2. “SDN- NFV Enterprises Get Ready, A Global Survey,” Adrian Ho, Ovum, June 2015.

3. Brief: Embrace the Need for Speed to Avoid Ugly DevOps Practices: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of

DevOps, Amy DeMartine and Elinor Klavens, Forrester, June 2016.

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Our integrated portfolio delivers the connected world.



Verizon Application

Delivery Platforms

Managed

Services

Platform

Agility and scale On demand Utility based Integrated

Data Center Services

Cyber Security

Analytics

Network Operations

Portals ProfessionalServices

Network as

a ServiceIoT

ContactCenter

Unified Comms

Secure global network platform

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Secure Cloud

Interconnect4G LTE

Ethernet

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What is SD WAN?



What SD WAN provides

Automate and

orchestrate

network changes

Open standards

and third-party

integration

Direct internet

and cloud access

Hybrid WAN

Benefits of SD WAN

SLAs backing high

performance

Better network

capacity utilization

+ increased

bandwidth

Control operating

costs and TCO

Strong security

and threat

defense

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Managing your software-defined network (SD WAN)

with Verizon



Business expansion

Mergers and acquisitions Network transformation effort

Digital experience upgrade

Customer needs• Rapidly deploy sites.

• Increase site connectivity options.

• Consistent operations across sites.

• Application and infrastructure performance.

Migration path• Deploy SD WAN across new sites.

• Overlay SD WAN at existing sites.

• Retire legacy WAN equipment at end of life.

Customer needs• Improve customer experience.

• Support guest Wi-Fi.

• Support digital video/digital signage.

• Interactive video kiosks.

Migration path• Deploy SD WAN for Wi-Fi.

• Retain MPLS.

• Retire legacy WAN equipment.

• Asset segmentation.Data Breach Investigations Report best practice (p. 19,38,39&59)

• Control incremental/additional costs.

• Applications visibility.

• Limited execution window.

Migration path• Create segmented network strategy by deploying

on-demand SD WAN services within the cloud.

• Establish business rules and policy changes.

Customer needs• Structural costs efficiencies.

• Defense-in-depth security.

• Reliable application performance.

• Business agility.

• Consumerized user experience.

Migration path• Deploy SD WAN for agile, software-defined routing.

• Implement virtual network functions to replace costly CPE.

• Leverage centralized management.

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Evolving the WAN for the application economy



For customers, it means:

• Application-aware performance

• High availability and performance

WAN

Internet fail-over

Circuit path

Embedded

Capacity

Routing

Security

SD WAN

Active–active

bandwidth paths

Application path

Overlaid end-

to-end tunnels

• Fast configuration and provisioning

• Cost control

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Managed SD WAN



Managed SD WAN with

Cisco IWAN or Viptela

Public

Private

Cloud

Apps

MPLS

LTE Internet

Provide central control.

• For management and

security services

Reduce operational

complexity.

• Centralized policy

management for

applications and

network intelligence

Improve speed and

flexibility.

• For application

deployment

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Managed SD WAN deployment model



SD WAN Traditional

Premises-based

Security

service tiers

Performance

management

Secure

application

access

Hybrid

Cloud-based

Select networking approach.

• SD WAN

• Traditional

Choose deployment model.

• Premises-based

• Cloud-based

• Hybrid

Select virtual functions.

• Security service tiers

• Performance management

• Secure application access

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Managed SD WAN visibility and reporting: WAN analysis



Capacity planning, troubleshooting, management

• MPLS performance (circuit utilization and quality of service [QoS])

• Router/switch health (CPU,

memory, utilization)

• Class-of-service

reporting

• Application- and user-

level visibility

• Correlate together for detailed

capacity planning, troubleshooting

and monitoring.

• Warning of router failure

or errorsThreshold PPM

NetFlow

Enhanced traffic

management

Standard select

Provider edge

Hybrid WAN

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Evolution of network as a service



Provider MPLS

Define

the path.

• Software-defined

topology

• Performance-sensitive

centralized applications

• High reliability,

dedicated performance

levels and built-in

security

Select

the path.

• Software-defined

application routing

• Multiple applications

with different

performance and

security needs

• Simple, agile and

efficient

Make

the path.

• Elastically scale network

to meet application

needs

• Distributed,

performance-intensive

and/or mission-critical

applications

• Focus on customer

experience

Manage and

secure the path.

• Software-based

appliances

• Mobile to cloud/

Internet of Things

• Security, performance

and network intelligence

in a utility model

Enterprise SD WAN

Enterprise SD WAN

+ provider SDN

Enterprise SD WAN

+ provider VNS

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Use bandwidth more efficiently with Managed SD WAN.

Results

• Application-aware routing enables rich user

experiences.

• SD WAN helps you use network bandwidth more

efficiently.

• Integrated managed services provide SLAs and

application flow visibility.

Challenge

• Traffic routing needs to be transport agnostic.

• Applications have different business

and security needs.

• Apps need to leverage all transport options.

Our solution

• SD WAN with physical or virtual CPE, from

multiple vendors, centrally managed by Verizon

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Remote site

branch

Internet

or wireless

Non-criticalCritical

SD WAN SD WAN

Data

center

Private IP

Centralized management

Services orchestrator

Application-

aware

routing and

traffic steering

Centralized

orchestration

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Support car sales with Managed SD WAN.

Results

• Fast, on-time branch deployment

• Guest Wi-Fi for waiting area

• Fast, reliable access to corporate applications

Challenge

• Higher bandwidth needs and capacity needs

across sites.

• Private IP was proving too expensive.

• Need voice backup capability.

Our solution

• All new CPE Cisco ISR4000 Series Routers

• Managed SD WAN

• 4G LTE backup for voice traffic



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Transform branch banking with Managed SD WAN.

Results

• Better ability to test new apps in advance of

broad roll-out

• Improved availability, security and cost control

• Improved customer experience

Challenge

• Delayed branch openings

• Insufficient bandwidth for internet access

and media-rich applications

• Need to quickly deploy new apps

Our solution

• Managed Viptela SD WAN edge routers and

cloud-hosted controllers

• 4G LTE wireless with private secure network

at all 2,500+ branches

• Transitioned all 2,500+ branches to Verizon

MPLS network



Managed SD WAN with Express Connect

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Connect new SD WAN

locations quickly, with

wireless access, typically

within eight days of a

successful order

verification call.

Get unlimited wireless

data for a flat rate until

wireline service is

turned up.

Once SD WAN wireline

access is established,

Express Connect

converts to backup.

Manage SD WAN

and wireless backup

under a single

contract.

Get new Managed SD WAN sites up and running faster with

seamless, secure 4G LTE access.

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Managed SD WAN with Express Connect (Cisco)*

Pricing components

• Unlimited wireless data

allowance while both

Verizon wireline services

are installed

• Dual port and access

• WAN management and

backup

• Applicable 4G wireless

access overage charges

after wireline turn-up

• Equipment and annual

maintenance


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*Available to customers with eligible wireline transport service and required CPE.

Also requires LTE tertiary router and SD WAN master controller router at hub site.

IPsec WAN

hub router

PIP WAN

router

LTE tertiary

hub router

SD WAN

master

controller

router

Additional corporate WAN sites

Verizon Wireless

4G LTE

public

WAN HQ siteEthernet

Verizon

internet

Verizon

Private IP or

Internet Dedicated

Quickly add remote sites to your corporate WAN using

Cisco’s Application-Aware Routing with Managed SD

WAN (U.S. only).

Managed SD WAN with Express Connect (Viptela)*

Pricing components

• Unlimited wireless data

allowance while both Verizon

wireline services are installed

• Dual port and access

• WAN management and

backup

• Applicable 4G wireless

access overage charges after

wireline turn-up

• Equipment and annual

maintenance



*Available to customers with eligible wireline transport service and required CPE.

Additional corporate WAN sites

Verizon Wireless

Express Connect

CPE

4G LTE

public

PIP WAN

router

SD WAN

Viptela vSmart,

vBond,

vManage

Controller

Ethernet

Verizon

Internet

Verizon

Private IP or

Internet Dedicated

IPsec WAN

hub router

WAN HQ site

Quickly add remote sites to your corporate WAN using

Viptela’s Secure Extensible Network routing with

Managed SD WAN (U.S. only).

Express Connect can help you outpace the competition.



Give sales teams and other employees

access to WAN resources quickly.

Set up retail locations and start

generating revenue fast.

Give field workers and construction

crews critical access for new sites.

Turn up newly acquired business

locations quickly.

Grow your business with fast

remote-office site turn-ups.

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End-to-end managed services



25+ years helping increase customers’

innovation capacity through managed

services delivery

• 4,000+ networks under management

• 25+ years managing customer networks

• 1,000+ personnel with key certifications

Strengthen security.

Manage risk and address compliance with visibility

around the globe.

Improve flexibility.

Choose the level of connectivity you need.

Maintain high performance.

Manage from the application down—not device up.

Thank you.



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