Should an ISP link become unavailable, one or more links will handle the traffic until the troubled link returns to normal.
The link balancer will be able to distribute traffic leaving the organization across available links based on organizational preferences.
Through DNS (Domain Name Service) interception, a link balancer will be able to distribute incoming traffic across all selected links.
Common examples include roaming VPN clients, webmail access, transactional applications and email retrieval by remote users.
Through Martello’s inspection tools, our link balancing devices can steer traffic across multiple ISPs based on UC relevant metrics such as jitter, packet loss, and RTT, and calculate MOS Scores on available paths to maximize Voice Quality at all times.
LBX and VLBX devices allow the use of many routed links simultaneously and support any kind of routed link or speed. Their deployment requires no change to standard router configurations. Martello Link Balancers allow balancing for both incoming and outgoing traffic, usually on a per session basis (source IP, destination IP, source port, destination port, and protocol).
Multiple balancing rules are configured with different algorithms and link selection so the network administrator can have control over network link selection and usage (traffic segmentation). The best link for a given task is identified, and the traffic is directed accordingly, optimizing the available bandwidth and creating a smarter network.
The use of multiple ISP links enables maximum uptime for connectivity, therefore ensuring the organization is able to conduct online activities normally even if one or more ISPs are not available, as long as one remains. This minimizes the risks of losing sales during outages. Key services such as web surfing, VPN access, and voice traffic will remain available and ensure normal operations.
By preventing downtime, productivity is maintained and employees operate normally even during link failures and outages. The same can be said of servers and services, ensuring all transactions are able to be completed.
Aggregating multiple links onto the same Link Balancer gives the organization the benefit of increased throughput for both upload and download activities.
When Internet access is functioning normally, even when one or more ISPs are not available, users will not contact the helpdesk for assistance and will most likely not try to troubleshoot their equipment themselves.