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Huawei AR1000V Virtual Router

The AR1000V is a virtual router launched by Huawei to transform traditional enterprise networks into SD-WANs. Based on Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) technology, the AR1000V can be deployed on the server using the x86 hardware platform, private cl

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Feature

1.Superior Performance

Leveraging the industry-leading Huawei VRP platform, the NFV separates the control and forwarding planes and uses multi-core CPUs for service forwarding, eliminating service bottlenecks.

2.Comprehensive Compatibility

The software-based AR1000V can be quickly and flexibly deployed in the POP, hub, and cloud environments (including public clouds such as Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure).

3.Flexible Cloud Access

The AR1000V is embedded with SD-WAN functions, including application-based intelligent traffic steering and acceleration for flexible cloud access, improving enterprise customers’ cloud application experience.

Trends and Challenges

 

In response to the increasing diversification of enterprise services, a growing number of enterprises are virtualizing their networks and IT facilities and moving them to the cloud to save network costs and quickly bring services online. This is achieved by deploying VPCs on private or public clouds. In addition, applications that enterprises depend on (such as Microsoft Office and Salesforce) are starting to be provided by application providers in Software as a Service (SaaS) mode. In the future, 85% of enterprise applications will be deployed on the cloud.
 
The development of cloud-based services causes the number of applications and volume of traffic to increase sharply. Traditional enterprise WANs cannot achieve cloudification of enterprise network infrastructure and services, and face the following challenges:
 
• Branches need to access cloud applications through the headquarters or data center, causing a long delay and performance bottlenecks.
• Enterprise service cloudification requires higher WAN bandwidth, leading to the increase of private lines year by year.
• Enterprises cannot implement consistent security and management policies on public cloud networks and enterprise networks.
• The traditional enterprise WAN status cannot be detected, causing the difficulty in O&M.
 
To address the preceding issues and cope with trends of network device cloudification and virtualization, Huawei launches the AR1000V virtual router that integrates routing, switching, security, VPN, and QoS functions. The AR1000V has features including software and hardware decoupling, easy service deployment, and intelligent O&M. The AR1000V can be deployed in the enterprise headquarters (hub), Point of Presence (PoP), and cloud environment to extend the enterprise network to the cloud. It implements the same security and management policies as those on the internal network of an enterprise. The AR1000V can use hybrid links to connect to a WAN. Based on application-based intelligent traffic steering, it optimizes the enterprise's cloud access path and improves the experience of enterprise access to cloud services. It plays an important role in the transformation from the traditional enterprise WAN to SD-WAN.

Specifications

Specifications AR1000V
Forwarding Performance 1 to 20 mpps (depending on VM resources)
vCPU 1 to 16 vCPUs (depending on the throughput and service scenarios)
Memory Capacity 2 GB to 16 GB (depending on the throughput and service scenarios)
Storage 10 GB
Number of vNICs 2 to 16 (depending on the throughput and service scenarios)
QoS
  • DiffServ mode, traffic policing (CAR), traffic shaping, MQC (traffic classification, traffic behavior, and traffic policy), and hierarchical QoS
  • Smart Application Control (SAC), which can identify and limit the rate of P2P traffic and IM traffic
  • Priority mapping, congestion management, and congestion prevention
Reliability
  • Interfaces in active/standby or load balancing mode
  • VRRP and BFD
Security
  • ARP security, ICMP attack defense, URPF, and extensive authentication modes, such as PKI, ACL, and AAA
  • IPS security functions, supporting online signature database upgrade and preventing attacks such as Trojan horses, worms, and viruses
  • Packet filtering firewall and firewall security zone
  • URL filtering, blocking access to websites with specified domain names
Management and Maintenance
  • Upgrade management and device management
  • Extensive network detection technologies, such as NetStream, NQA, IP FPM, TCP FPM, and TWAMP
  • Network management using CLI, web, SSHv1/v2/v3, and CWMP

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