Multi Vector Priority Routing™

Only the EdgeXOS platform incorporates this sophisticated algorithm for determining how to route traffic between multiple network paths. Using MVP Routing™ customers can combine multiple broadband links for more throughput and faster speeds for high bandwidth applications.

Best Path Routing

XRoads Networks solutions incorporate our MVP Routing™ technology which includes our Best Path Routing™ module. MVP Routing™ ensures that network traffic uses the most appropriate network path through a latency and packet loss testing performed across the available WAN links. Once the best path is determined all session traffic associated with that path traverses the chosen link. In the event of a network failure all traffic will be routed across the next best path.

XRoads Networks best path routing can help your network applications by reducing latency and providing improved response times for end-users, thus increasing productivity. The EdgeXOS appliance also reduces downtime for these critical applications by providing automated network failover.

Application Routing

MVP Routing™ also allows you to quickly force specific types of application and/or source traffic through a specific WAN interface. This means that end-user traffic will always take the most appropriate traffic based on either Best Path Routing™ or your specific application routing policies.

Routing Methods

The Multi Vector Priority Routing algorithm is designed to provide two fundamental services, dynamic network load balancing across multiple paths and reliability assurance in the event that one or more of those paths should fail.

Vector Routing uses various metrics (below) to determine how new network sessions should be routed over the various active links. Unlike other load balancing solutions, it does not use simple Robin-Robin balancing. Instead the algorithm is continuously fed metric information which it uses to determine the best next hop for outbound connections. Some of the routing options include:

• Intelligent Vector Routing Algorithm
• Weighted Balancing
• Spill-Over
• Round Robin

Intelligent Vector Routing Algorithm

The default and recommended method for determining path balancing is our IVRA option. This option is the most dynamic and uses real-time metric information to determine how to best route new session traffic.

Deployment Scenarios

The following examples demonstrate the flexability in the EdgeXOS platforms design. These appliances can be deployed in a number of different environments based on the requirements of the customer and the existing infrastrucutre.