Graphiant Service Definitions

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Graphiant Network Edge Service

The fundamental service offering from Graphiant that connects a remote location via a Graphiant Edge to the Graphiant Core infrastructure, and enables a simplified enterprise WAN infrastructure.

Graphiant Network Edge Service (AWS)

As part of Graphiant's Network Edge Service, the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) version of Graphiant® Network Edge Software delivers the maximum performance for enterprise-class networking services in the AWS cloud. This AMI uses the high-performance versions of AWS t3, c5 and c5n instances with direct I/O path for higher & more consistent network performance. It enables the deployment of network connectivity into AWS to all other Edge endpoints on the Graphiant Network Edge Service to deliver enterprise-class network throughput performance, enterprise grade routing, firewall services, high-availability, SLA Routing, and more via an easy to use interface .

Highlights:

Enterprise-class private connectivity service to connect services across your network to AWS that's simpler and cheaper than other VPN solutions.

Secure, reliable, and cost effective private connectivity service with end-to-end AES-256-GCM encryption

Performance scalable from 50Mbps to 1 Gbps and able to integrate with the Graphiant service providing visibility and control of the AWS cloud edge network with enterprise-class high-availability, application SLA, granular policy visibility & control & more.

Summary description:

The service offering from Graphiant that connects workloads via a Graphiant Edge to the Graphiant network service that connects all Edge sites together.

Edge

Edge device is a holistic term encompassing the fact that this device is the one that is the boundary device between the LAN and the WAN. An Edge device includes functionality associated with a Router and a Firewall in current industry terms (post SD-WAN and SASE merging of security and routing functions).

[Aliases = Customer Edge (CE) Router, Firewall, Edge Router, WAN Router, Virtual Edge, SD-WAN appliance, SASE appliance, Layer 3 Appliance & CPE Customer-premises equipment]

Core

The Graphiant infrastructure that delivers the stateless delivery of services and enables the marketplace.​

Gateway

The Graphiant points of interconnection into Cloud, IaaS, SaaS and other services on the Internet.

GNOS

The network operating software that runs on our Edge platforms, Core platforms, the ODP Servers and Tunnel Terminators is called GNOS. GNOS stands for Graphiant Network Operating System.