HOSPITALITY Solutions
The mobile workforce requires 24/7 access to centralized data resources, this requirement has forced hospitality operators to adjust to these new requirements. Fast, and reliable Internet access is critical to hotel guests. Any hotel operation that fails to meet those needs loses guests.
Today's business travelers require access to critical business applications like VPNs, VoIP, Skype, however some of those same travelers abuse the network resources by over utilizing P2P applications like BitTorrent, or download large video files from NetFlix and YouTube. The EdgeXOS appliance ensures cost effective network uptime and fast response times by truly bonding multiple inexpensive broadband links (with automated failover) and then dynamically shaping the traffic so that each guests gets fair and equal access to the available network resources.
Why The EdgeXOS?
The EdgeXOS platform provides a complete hospitality solution for hotel guests by providing true link bonding (3Mbps + 5Mbps = 8Mbps) for faster web downloads, and automated bandwidth shaping to ensure that every guests gets a fair and equal share of the available bandwidth. WAN Bonding, Failover, Shaping
 | Web Bonding w/Acceleration (MSA)Provide internal users with true link bonding across two or more broadband connections in order to acces remote sites utilizing specialized caching and session splitting techniques which improves overall throughput and responsiveness. |
 | Dynamic Bandwidth Management (DBM)Automatically shape network traffic so that each end user gets fair and equal access to the available bandwidth. Prevent P2P users from slowing down other users, gurantee VoIP, Citrix, and other critical applications get the bandwidth they require. |
 | Active Network Redundancy (ActiveHA)Maintain 99.999% uptime using our network probing and deep path inspection technologies. |
How To Implement?
The EdgeXOS platform is typically implemented in one of two ways, either placed in "NAT Mode" in which all traffic is NAT'd between the WAN links and the LAN switch, or placed in "Bridge Mode" where the WAN1 traffic is bridged through to the LAN switch, this means that the LAN is enable to communicate directly with the WAN1 routers gateway IP address without any changes to the existing network. Any additional WAN routers would be NAT'd and/or proxy'd by the EdgeXOS appliance.
Which Products?
The EdgeXOS platform comes in two forms, a fully licensed version called the UBM series, and a solution specific version called 'aXcel'. The 'aXcel' solution is designed to be scalable and can be license upgraded and typically has a lower entry price point vs. a similar UBM solution.
The LINKaXcel is the appropriate 'aXcel' solution for SMB customers.
