Lumen SD-WAN
CenturyLink SD-WAN solutions integrate disparate connectivity types into a seamless hybrid software-defined WAN for complete visibility and enhanced performance of your entire network ecosystem through a centralized customer portal. CenturyLink was recently recognized with a MEF Award as the Best SD-WAN Managed Service of the Year, Worldwide.How do you position yourself against your competitors?Named 2017 Best SD-WAN Managed Service of the Year, Worldwide by Metro Ethernet Forum.• Network Leadership: As a Tier 1 global WAN provider with extensive peering of public and private IP networks, we are experts in traffic steering and network management, enabling us to deliver high performance and reliability.• Security: Our global visibility into the threat landscape enables us to see more threats before they impact your business. We also offer multi-layered threat protection and intelligence with CenturyLink® Adaptive Network Security.• Ease of Doing Business: Simplify global operations and reduce overhead with a single invoice for consolidated billing, management and maintenance. We pair our services with local customer account management, and our solutions can be tailored to your needs.
Lumen SD-WAN Introduction
What is Lumen SD-WAN?
CenturyLink® SD-WAN solutions integrate disparate connectivity types into a seamless hybrid software-defined WAN for complete visibility and enhanced performance of your entire network ecosystem through a centralized customer portal. CenturyLink was recently recognized with the Frost and Sullivan Innovation and Leadership Award for SD-WAN in North America to go along with our 2017 MEF Award as the Best SD-WAN Managed Service of the Year, Worldwide. CenturyLink® SD-WAN with hybrid connectivity is a complete WAN solution to support secure, scalable networks across a full range of connectivity types. Our SD-WAN solutions integrates disparate connectivity types into a seamless hybrid software-defined WAN. It utilizes aggregated and customer provided circuits including a mix of MPLS, Dedicated Internet, low cost Broadband Internet, LTE based on your site and application requirements. SD-WAN gives you complete visibility of the entire WAN through a centralized customer portal. Branches can get out to the internet/cloud directly without having to hairpin through a central HQ, for improved performance. CenturyLink SD-WAN can help improve application performance features like application-aware routing and QoS. CenturyLink was recently recognized with the Frost and Sullivan Innovation and Leadership Award for SD-WAN in North America to go along with the 2017 MEF Award as the Best SD-WAN Managed Service of the Year, Worldwide. We offer Complete Managed / Co- Managed Global Hybrid Network Solutions including: • WAN design, deployment, initial configuration, site activation, 24/7 support • Multiple CPE options, including x86 with SD-WAN software provided • Flexible transport options: MPLS, Broadband, LTE, Internet or BYON • Centralized administration control via CenturyLink portal Security • Authentication, key exchange and encryption • Advanced security options: Built-In next-generation firewall, Dashboards and analytics and Detailed event logs Application Performance • Automatic, customer and pre-defined identification for 2,800+ applications for policy-based control • Application QOS: Prioritization, Policing and Shaping & Marking • Optimal Path Selection Analytics and Reporting Tools • Historical analytics and near real-time reporting • Appliance, circuit, policy, application and VRF utilization • SD-WAN availability, packet loss, jitter and latency performance • Near real-time visibility and troubleshooting tools
How to use Lumen SD-WAN?
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Why Choose Lumen SD-WAN?
You should choose this if you need a powerful SD-WAN solution that brings together different network types into one seamless system. It’s got top-notch security, great performance, and centralized control, making it easier to manage your global network with less hassle and more reliability.
