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Data Center SEVT

Redelivery

WAAS Updates:

WAAS Roadmap, WoW, DC Replication, WAAS Mobile


Agenda

Server Consolidation

Cisco WAAS Update

WoW (Windows on WAAS)

WAAS DC Replication Acceleration

WAAS for VMware V야

WAAS Video

WAAS Mobile

Competitive


Server Consolidation & Application Performance


Collapse Data Islands, End Server Sprawl

Challenges:

WAN bandwidth, latency, packet loss impact branch office user performance – and productivity – while accessing applications that have been centralized into the data center

Centralizing servers requires additional data center infrastructure such as rack space, power cooling, connectivity – which are already oversubscribed

Solution:

Deploy WAAS to reduce WAN performance penalty and offload server infrastructure (file, video) – enabling greater scalability

Centralize and then consolidate using high-capacity, virtualized servers, and scalable storage subsystems attached to Nexus

Fewer remote silos, fewer servers to manage in the data center, improved efficiency and utilization, capacity for the future


Collapse Data Islands, End Server SprawlExample

Data Center

Remote Office

FC FC

WAN

Data Center

Remote Office

FC FC

WAN

Consolidate infrastructure where appropriatefrom the branch offices to the data center

Virtualize those services that can not beconsolidated using WAAS virtual blades

Deploy 10Gbps, unified I/O, virtualization, and scalable servers/storage


IT Trends Impacting Application Delivery

Server & Storage Consolidation into Data Centers

Move to centralized applications and data storage

Virtualization

Improve hardware utilization and reduce management costs

Reduced power/space/cooling costs

Video

Video Streaming for executive communications, new product introduction & training

Video Conferencing for improved collaboration and reduced travel costs

Wireless & 3G Mobility

Mobile workforce using 3G/Wimax also needs fast applications

3G as second WAN link to branch office for business continuity

Virtual Desktops

Running a user desktop in a Virtual Machine in the Data Center

Faster deployment and reduced management cost for user PCs

Managed Services

Service Providers and Systems Integrators are already providing managed WAN and outsourced IT services to more than 1 million branch offices

Focus of Traditional WAN Op

Cisco WAAS WAAS addresses all these trends


Cisco WAAS Update


Cisco WAAS Vision & Goal

Vision

Network as the Platform for Application & Content Delivery

For Any User, Any Location, Any Device

Goal

Leverage the ubiquity and resilience of the Cisco Network to:

Deliver a better user experience

Reduce the cost of application & content delivery


Cisco WAAS Market and Product Leadership

#1 WAN Optimization Vendor Worldwide

Growing 2x faster that leading competitors

Install base exceeds 30,000 units

2008 Gold Award by Search Networking for

WAN Optimization

2008 Best of InterOp for

Network and Application Performance Optimization

$0

$20

$40

$60

$80

$100

Q3 CY07 Q4 CY07 Q1 CY08 Q2 CY08 Q3 CY08

(in

mil

lio

ns

)

Cisco WAAS

BlueCoat

Bluecoat+PackateerRiverbed

Source: Infonetics Research, Inc, Gartner WOC Report, Publicly Available Earnings Reports

Note: Q3 CY08 for BlueCoat is analyst estimate. Cisco’s fiscal Q4 contributed to the spike in Cisco’s Q3 CY08 numbers.

Product Revenue


WAAS Product Line Overview

List Price w Enterprise License

Location & Size*

Data Center & Campus

Branch up to 400

users*

NME-302

Branch: Up to 150

users*

Branch: Up to 50 users*

Branch: Up to 20 users*

Branch Office & Mobile User Platforms

Data Center & Campus Platforms

NME-502NME-522

WAVE-274

WAVE-474

WAE-512

WAE-612

WAVE-574

WAE-674WAE-7341

WAE-7371

Mobile User

(Branch of 1)

WAAS Mobile

* Indicative sizing only. Please refer to WAAS sizing guidelines to size specific to customer requirements.* NME-302 - offers TCP Optimization & Compression only. It does not support Enterprise License Features.

$135K$59K$22K$12.5K$10K$6.5K

WAN Op + Video Platform

WAN Op + Video + WAAS Virtual Blade Platform

NEW

NEW

NEW


WAAS Network Modules in the ISRLowest TCO, Leverage Cisco Advantage

50% of WAAS units sold as network modules

WAAS NM provides a compelling RoI to upgrade to 2800/3800 series routers

Top ―Better Together‖ Solutions for WAAS in ISR

Secure WAN Optimization

WAN Op for VOIP on WAN

WAN Op w 3G Wireless to Branch

Lower TCO than appliances due to faster deployment & no additional support cost

Secure WAAS Bundle

Management and Instrumentation

Secure Network Solutions

Integrated Threat Control

011111101010101011111101010101

Secure Connectivity


Central Manager

Emulated

WAN

ClientWorkstation

Server

Inline branch Cisco WAE

Data Center

Cisco WAE

INLINE LAN

INLINE WAN

Install Central Manager through CLI Setup Wizard

1

Install Data Center WAE

using CLI Setup Wizard

2

Install Branch WAE using CLI Setup Wizard

3

Verify Operation and performance

through CM WebUI

4

WCCPv2

WAAS Components & Installation


File Server Load – Without WAAS (LAN)

AverageRead (Transmit)

Throughput

AverageWrite (Receive)

Throughput


File Server Load – With WAAS (LAN)

AverageRead (Transmit)

Throughput

AverageWrite (Receive)

Throughput


File Server Load – Comparison

>90% Offloadin Read (Transmit)

Demand

>50% Offloadin Write (Receive)

Demand


Over half of the leading SPs in the world offer Managed WAAS

Brazil

Eight Providers offering Managed WAAS Globally

http://www.telefonica.com.br/

http://www.telstra.com/

http://www.ntt.com/

http://www.cw.com/


Next 6 months w Cisco WAAS…. SSL traffic optimization (WAAS 4.1.3) – Q1 CY09

WAAS Managed Services Availability – Q4 CY08 & Q1 CY09

WAAS for Branch Digital Signage solutions – Q1 CY09

ACNS in WAAS Virtual Blades – Q1 CY09

Application Response Time (ART) monitoring w WAAS & Cisco NAM – Q1 CY09

Solution Validation – Q4 CY08 & Q1 CY09

WAAS for 3G Wireless Branch Connectivity w ISR – Q4 CY08

WAAS Mobile validation w Cisco Mobile Access Routers – Q1 CY09

WAAS Mobile w VMWare Virtual Desktop - Q1 CY09

Other Items

WAAS Mobile Head-end server in a WAAS Appliance

WAAS Central Manager enhancements

WAAS XML-API based integration w management partners such as Fluke Networks


Core WAE acts as a Trusted Intermediary Node for SSL requests by client.

Private Key and Server Certificate are stored on the Core WAE device.

Core WAE participates in SSL Handshake to derive ―session key‖

Distributes the ―session key‖ securely in-band to the Edge WAE over the established connection between the Edge WAE and Core WAE.

Server Private Key Never Leaves the Data-Center

Cisco WAAS SSL Optimization Solution

Send ―session key‖

WAN

SSL Session Core WAE to Server- Core WAE: Server Private Key

SSL Session Client to Core WAE (WAAS)

Edge WAE Core WAE

TransparentSecure Channel

Original Data - Encrypted Optimized & Encrypted Original Data - Encrypted

SSL HandshakeSSL Handshake


SSL Optimization SolutionSSL for Web Based Business Apps – Sharepoint

Problem

SharePoint is often used for collaboration by dispersed teams

When using secure access thru HTTPS, customers face performance challenges over the WAN

Without visibility into clear-text traffic, WAAS optimizations are limited to TFO optimizations

Large documents shared using SharePoint can impose excessive demands on costly WAN bandwidth

HTTPS


SSL Optimization SolutionUsing VMWare Secure Manager (VDM) for VDI Over The WAN

VDM Connection

Servers

ESX Servers Hosting Virtualized DesktopsPrinter

Branch User

WANVDM

ClientRDP over HTTPS

Problem – Performance of secure VDM over the WAN

Secure VDM “tunnels” RDP traffic over using HTTPS

Native RDP encryption is susceptible to Man in the Middle attacks, and

is less secure than SSL which uses signed Certificates

SSL preferred for more sensitive apps like banking, HR etc

Without visibility into RDP traffic, WAAS optimizations limited

Poor end-user experience with VDI over the WAN

Non-optimized RDP ~360Kbps per user ie < 5-10 users on a T1

Expensive bandwidth upgrades to scale number of users

Poor print performance


SSL Optimization SolutionAccelerating SSL encrypted Microsoft Exchange client-server Traffic Problem

Poor performance on WAN for secure email traffic between Exchange and Desktop Email Clients

Use Cases accelerated with WAAS SSL

Browser based access – Outlook Web Access (OWA) over HTTPS

Outlook – MAPI over HTTPS (optimized by SSL Adaptor, not via MAPI or HTTP adaptors)

Solution

TFO, DRE & Persistent LZ Optimizations for OWA over HTTPS and MAPI over HTTPS

Cisco provides a comprehensive solution for Exchange 2007

Benefits

Improved end user experience for Email. Significant reduction in WAN bandwidth (up to 80%) for email

Preserve email security for SSL encrypted email traffic

Competitive Advantages

Fits in existing customer security trust model. SSL Server Private Keys never leave data center

WANWANWANWAN

Exchange

Mailbox Server

Disaster Recovery

(EMC SRDF)

Exchange

Mailbox Server

WAAS 4.0.19

WAAS 4.0.19

Exchange

Hub Transport Server

Exchange

Edge Transport Server

Exchange

Client Access Server

Encrypted

MAPI

Unencrypted

MAPI

OWA

(Unencrypted)

MAPI over

HTTPS

OWA over

HTTPS

MAPI AO

DRE, LZTFO

SSL AO

DRE, LZ

SSL AO

DRE, LZHTTP AO

DRE, LZ

Outlook

Web Browser (IE/Firefox)

WANInternetSMTP

DATA CENTERDATA CENTER 1

BRANCHBRANCH

DATA CENTERDATA CENTER 2

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/solutions/Enterprise/Data_Center/emcinfra_wp_master.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/solutions/Enterprise/Data_Center/emcinfra_wp_master.html


2H CY2009 Roadmap Easier Data-Center Interception

Scalable Deployment of WAAS in the Data-Center without making any config/IOS version changes to routers or switches

Multi-tenant management framework for Managed Service Providers

Virtualized Central Manager on WAAS core devices (eliminates management appliance)

XML-API v2 for configuration, reporting and monitoring that is designed for integration into Service Provider Operational Support Systems (OSS)

Image size reduction to aid w faster volume upgrades

Continued focus on application performance

New CIFS optimizations for Vista & Office 2007

Additional HTTP optimizations for applications like Sharepoint, Oracle Catalogs etc.

Application Optimizer Chaining – Ability to optimize the same flow with 2 AOs (HTTP+SSL)

On-going enhancements to other protocols

Adobe Flash Server in WAAS Virtual Blades

Adobe offers a full proxy server for Adobe Flash Live & Video on Demand Streaming

Adobe is a fast rising video format due to its thin browser plug-in, fast response time and built in interactivity

Cisco’s approach here is to work w Adobe rather than a reverse engineered clone

Solution Validation - WAAS for Microsoft & Citrix Virtual Desktop

Development and validation for delivering Cisco & Microsoft Virtual Desktop on the WAN


Windows on WAAS (WoW)


Branch IT InfrastructureEvolution from Traditional Models

Traditional tradeoffs:

• User performance & reliability

• Secure data

• Infrastructure costs

Apps, Servers, Storage, Networking,

Management

Most services located in the branch office

+ Resilience

+ Performance

− Costs

− Complexity

All services delivered from remote data centers

+ Ease of deployment

+ Simplicity

− Performance

− Single point of failure

Segregation of services to run locally and remotely

+ Ease of deployment

+ Simplicity

+ Performance

+ Resilience

WoW


WoW - Microsoft and Cisco Solution for Optimizing Branch IT Infrastructure

Centralize what you can with WAAS

Storage, email, corporate apps, backup etc centralized & accelerated using WAAS

Host Windows Branch Infrastructure services locally on WAAS

Active Directory - Local authentication services allows secure access to branch infrastructure even during a WAN outage

Print services – Windows based printer management offloads WAN and provides highly available local print services

DNS, DHCP – local availability minimizes WAN round-trips

2. Manage Windows services centrally

One-Click Application Rollout Using WAAS Virtual Blades

Remote Office

WAAS Appliance

Remote Office

WAAS Appliance

VB

VB

WAN

WAASAppliance

Data Center

1. Activate virtual blade centrally


Cisco’s Branch Services Delivery Strategy

Windows Core

(AD, Print)

Application

Servers

SMS Server

File Server

Video/CDN

Backup Servers

& Tape Devices

Switching

Routing

Security

Wireless

VoIP

Others

Cisco ISR

2004 200890’s

WAAS (App Accl &

Virtual Blades)

Proven ISR Strategy WAAS VB Opportunity

Consolidation of Network services delivery Application services delivery

Competition ―Services sale‖ beat Juniper, Avaya, etc

Use ―services sale‖ to beat Riverbed, Bluecoat, Juniper…

Customer ROI H/W & support consolidation H/W & support consolidation; S/W based services deployment

Cisco Oppty $4B+ annual business $10B+ annual oppty

WoW - Windows Core services

Additional future services

Windows & Linux based


Platform Management and Services

Cisco WAAS Operating System

Policy Engine, Filter-Bypass, Egress Method, Directed Mode, Auto-Discovery, Resource Provisioning

Configuration

Management

System

(CMS)

CIFS

AO

TCP Proxy with Scheduler Optimizer (SO)

DRE, LZ, TFO

MAPI

AO

HTTP

AO

SSL

AO

Video

AOWoW

Virtual

Blade

# 2

Virtual

Blade

n

NFS

AO

Disk Storage (Caching, Compression, Virtual Blades, Encryption)

Ethernet

Network

I/O

Embedded

Virtualization and

Resource Provisioning

Cisco WAAS VB Architecture – Enterprise-Ready and Limited Contention

kernel-level resource provisioning which ensures that core acceleration services are not impacted by the presence or utilization of virtual blades


Windows Server Core For Appliance-like Delivery of Branch IT Infrastructure Services

Core - Optimized for the branch

–Includes key services like AD, DNS, DHCP, Print

–Reduce patching needs by 60%

–10% reduction in power consumption

–Read-only Domain Controller minimizes branch vulnerabilities

–Smaller footprint provides more secure image

Customer may optionally install their Windows imagefor supported services (AD, DNS, DHCP, Print)

–

– - SP2 and above "Microsoft and Cisco are committed to working

together in deep partnership to solve the IT problems customers face". – Bob Muglia, SVP Server & Tools, Microsoft


Cisco and Microsoft are Partners in WoW Microsoft Senior VP for Windows Server on Windows on

WAAS, "Microsoft and Cisco are committed to working together in deep partnership to solve the IT problems customers face".

App Validated WAN Optimization lowers TCO, simplifies deployment

Application Validation Riverbed Cisco WAAS

Optimizations based on licensed

protocols

No, need to rewrite product based

on POLP

Yes, since day one

Application Validation for MS

SharePoint Optimizations

No, code uses unauthorized

reverse-engineering

Yes, In Microsoft labs at Redmond

SVVP Certification No, not validated by Microsoft Yes, first product to be certified!


Windows AD, DNS, DHCP, Print

No, not validated by Microsoft Yes, using licensed services


Exchange Optimizations

Code uses unauthorized reverse-

engineering

Yes, in Cisco San Jose and RTP labs

using licensed protocols

Application Validation for MS File

Services Optimizations

Code uses unauthorized reverse-

engineering

Yes, in Cisco San Jose labs using

licensed protocols

Joint Solution Development No Yes, WoW jointly developed

Single Point of Support for

Windows Branch Services

No Yes, customers call Cisco TAC

Escalation Support Agreement for

Centralized Services

No, customers exposed to support

finger-pointing

Yes

Joint Marketing - Strategic

Partnerships

No Yes, commitment to serving joint

customers

Joint Public Website: www.windowsserveronwaas.com

http://www.windowsserveronwaas.com/


Inlin

e G

rou

p

GE 1/0 GE 2/0

10.10.20.1 /24

VB interface

10.10.20.3 /24

Client subnet:

10.10.20.x/24

Inline interface

10.10.20.200 /24

VB

Virtual Blade NetworkingInline Deployment example

Management on inlineVB on separate GEVB Traffic optimizedRequires an available switch-portCan use inline interception, mgmt on GE1/0, and VB on GE2/0


WAAS DC Replication Acceleration


Online Data Backup and Restore

Backup is accessible directly over the WAN

Reduces recovery time

Data Replication

Data is continuously synchronized across the network

Enables rapid failover to remote datacenter for 24/7 data availability

Reduces recovery time and improves recovery point

Disaster Recovery Solutions

WAN

Local

Datacenter

Remote

Datacenter

BACKUP/Replication


Cisco WAAS solution for Data Center Storage Replication Optimization

Solution

Special ―Replication Accelerator‖ mode optimizing most known data replication applications

Operates on WAE-7341 and WAE-7371 models

Benefits

Maximize investment in WAN bandwidth for data replication

Complete data replication jobs into existing or shorter backup/replication windows

Meet more stringent recovery point objectives (RPO) at a lower cost

Extend the distance of the disaster recovery site

Before After

• Backup window reduced• Better bandwidth utilization• Increased compression (ie: 3X)

• Long data replication job• Under-utilized bandwidth


Replication Acceleration Mode Overview

WAEs in Replication Accelerator mode have

TFO tuned to address TCP issues for high speed WAN links

DRE tuned for low latency processing requirements for DC to DC Replication

Default policy in Replication Accelerator mode is tuned for Replication Applications

WAN

Primary

Datacenter

Backup

Datacenter

SRDF/A

Snap mirror

High Throughput


Key Features

“Replication Accelerator” mode

Special mode for DC to DC storage data replication optimization

TFO optimized to address TCP issues for high speed WAN links

DRE optimized for low latency processing requirements for high volume of data traffic

Auto-discovery WAE devices in replication accelerator mode negotiate optimizations only with like peers configured in Replication Accelerator mode

Auto-configuration Application traffic policies (TFO/DRE services) automatically configure once WAE device set in Replication Accelerator mode.

Network deployment Deployable in Inline or transparent mode (WCCP)

Central Management Branch to DC and DC to DC devices managed from same WAAS Central Manager (CM)

Replication Mode Available on WAAS 4.0.19

WAAS 4.1 Central Manager can manage WAAS 4.0.19 devices too

High-availability and scalable

N+1 devices clustering through WCCPv2

Data-Store Persistent across reboots

Quick recovery and continuation of replication operations


Deployment ScenarioInline Mode with Native Storage Arrays

WAN

Cisco

Catalyst

6500

Cisco

Catalyst

6500

Cisco

WAAS

Cisco

WAASGigE GigE

Storage

arrays

Storage

arrays

DATA CENTER (Primary) DATA CENTER (Backup)

• Ease of deployment• Integration with existing network topologies


Deployment scenarioWCCP v2 mode with Native Storage Arrays

WAN

Cisco

Catalyst

6500

Cisco

Catalyst

6500

Cisco

WAAS

GigE GigE

WCCPWCCP

Storage

arrays

Storage

arrays

Higher availability and scalability through N+1 clustering

Cisco

WAAS



Deployment scenarioWCCP v2 mode with FCIP data replication

WAN

Cisco

Catalyst

6500

Cisco

Catalyst

6500

Cisco

WAAS

Cisco

WAAS

GigE GigE

Storage

arraysStorage

arrays

Cisco MDS 9000

with IP Service

Modules

Cisco MDS 9000

with IP Service

Modules

FCIP

FCFC

FCIP

• Improve end-to-end network resilience (against port

failure)

• Optimize data replication for legacy FC storage

• Support multiple heterogeneous FC storage arrays



Network Compression Ratio

45 Mbps (T3), 80 msec.,

0.01% PL

21.2:1

155 Mbps (OC3), 80 msec.,

0.01% PL

24.0:1

622 Mbps (OC12), 80 msec.,

0.01% PL

24.2:1

Based on testing done at Cisco using EMC eLab Test Suite

Full Matrix of performance results to be published

Results on par or better than published by competition

EMC Qualification achieved!! http://zed.cisco.com/confluence/download/attachments/285190044/EMC+Support+Matrix.pdf?version=1

WAAS Replication Accelerator PerformanceSRDF/A over native IP

http://zed.cisco.com/confluence/download/attachments/285190044/EMC+Support+Matrix.pdf?version=1






WAAS Replication Accelerator PerformanceSRDF/A over FCIP

Network Compression Ratio

45 Mbps (T3), 80 msec.,

0.01% PL

7.1:1

155 Mbps (OC3), 80 msec.,

0.01% PL

7.3:1

622 Mbps (OC12), 80 msec.,

0.01% PL

7.2:1

Based on testing done at Cisco using EMC eLab Test Suite Full Matrix of performance results to be published Results on par or better than published by competition


72GB Zip file Throughput

(NetApp FAS to WAAS)

Bandwidth utilization

Duration Back-Up Window Reduction

No optimization 2.14 MB/s 11% 10:06:48

With WAAS 16.68 MB/s 86% 1:18:03 ~8X

WAN connection

155 Mbps (OC3)

Response Time : 40 msec

Packet Loss: 0.01% PL

NetApp SnapMirror optimizationPerformance results based on testing done at Cisco

5GB(Exchange DB)

Throughput

(NetApp FAS to WAAS)

Bandwidth utilization

Duration Back-Up Window Reduction

No optimization 3.68 MB/s 19% 00:38:04

With WAAS 45.77 MB/s 236% 00:03:06 ~12X

2 x WAE-7371 – Inline deploymentWAAS version 4.0.19

NetApp FAS

Data ONTAP Release 7.2.4

• Reduced back-up window• Improved bandwidth utilization


WAAS for VMware VDI


Virtual Desktops – $2B opportunity, Fast Growing

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

$0.00

$0.25

$0.50

$0.75

$1.00

$1.25

$1.50

$1.75

$2.00

$2.25

$2.50

$2.75

$3.00

$3.25

$3.50

$3.75

$4.00

WW Virtualized Client Computing SW Rev by Segment 2006-2011 (US$bn)

Application

Desktop

Presentation

Year

US

$b

n

Source: Worldwide Virtual Client Computing 2006-2011 Forecast, April 2007, Humphreys & RoseSource: IDC, 2006, Worldwide IT Consolidation Market Opportunity

Key Customer Benefits

Lower operating costs for desktops

Improve business continuity

Tighten desktop control

Improve productivity – any desktop, any time


VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure - VDI

Each Remote desktop is hosted on virtualized servers in DC

Shares physical data center resources for optimal resource allocation through virtualization

Desktops are secure and can be backed up

Allows IT to maximize utilization, lower costs, and increase reliability

Fully functional, personalized desktops delivered across the network

RDP


Virtual Desktop connections need to be encrypted to preserve existing security levels

Traditionally, sensitive application data is encrypted over the WAN

With, VDI Keyboard/monitor traffic may still need encryption

Apps are executed locally at Data-Center

HR App Client

Transmit password securely

Transmit compensation data securely

HR App Hosted at DC

HR App Client

Transmit password securely

Transmit compensation screen securely

HR App Hosted at DC

Virtualized Desktop

WAN

DC or Large Campus

VDI Client

Traditional Desktop

Virtualized Desktop


WAAS Accelerates RDP Performance by ~ 70%

WAN: T1, 100 msec RTT, 0% Packet Loss, 15 simultaneous users for multi-user test

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Web

MS Office

Email

Login

Time (sec)

Native VDI MultiUserWAAS Multi User

Baseline LAN


WAAS Increases Scalability of # Users by 2X-4X

WAN: T1, 100 msec RTT, 0% Packet Loss

•A Single RDP session consumes > 300 Kbps

•Less than 5-6 users supported on a T1 link

•WAAS Reduces B/W consumption by 3X

•WAAS Increases number RDP users on WAN by 2x-4x

•Accelerate your VDI deployments


WAAS Optimizes Print by 80% and Provides Local Print Server Option

Centralized Print Servers

–Print spools optimized by up to 80%

Local Print Server using Windows Server® on WAAS (WoW)

–Avoids Print Spools (10X the size of document) traversing the WAN

–WoW provides branch print server, with no additional H/W

WAAS Appliance

Cisco WAAS

WAAS Virtual Blades

FutureVirtual Blades


WAAS For VMWare VDI For Mobile Users

Problem – Performance of VDI For Mobile Users

Mobile users often use SSL-VPN to securely login via public internet

Native RDP encryption not secure enough

The connections can be low bandwidth, high latency connections

Road-warrior from hotel/SE at customer site via EVDO/traveling exec

Poor performance can limit viability of remote desktops here

Solution - WAAS Mobile optimizes RDP over SSL-VPN

WAAS mobile interoperates with SSL-VPN & optimizes RDP in clear text

Native RDP encryption, compression turned off

Improvements in performance expected

Security over WAN is preserved

VDM Connection

Servers

Virtualized Desktops

InternetVDM

Client

WAAS Optimized RDP over SSL-VPN

WAAS Mobile Server

Optimizations in clear-text


WAAS Video


Business Video Systems

Cisco

Cisco Digital Media System

Streaming video to desktops and digital displays

Interactive Desktop Collaboration

Rich Media Collaboration

Cisco TelePresence

Next-Gen Collaboration

Video Surveillance

IP-based video surveillance

WebEx

Web Conferencing plus Video

Network as the Platform


Video streaming in the Enterprise

Interactivity

Size of the audience

~20

0

5,000+

Limited Multi-way conversation

Live Broadcast

Webcasting

Video-On-Demand

Digital SignageVideo

Conferencing-

Telepresence

Generates massive video traffic over corporate WANs proportionally to the

number of remote users and digital signs


MediaAccess

TV Display

User desktop

Play

Key components of a Cisco Video Solution

MediaDelivery

MediaManagement

Publish

Video, Web and File servers

ScheduleDigital format

MediaCreation

Record

Encode Analog Video

Broadcast

Cisco DMP 4300G

Cisco DME 1000

Cisco DME 2000

Digital Media Manager

Cisco Video Portal

WAAS CM

WAE (w/WAAS)


BRANCH OFFICE

BRANCH OFFICE

DATA CENTER

Challenges with Live Video Delivery to remote PCs

BRANCH OFFICE

Click on published URL to get live stream

2

Windows Media RTSP unicast streams

3

Encoding video in real time

1

Microsoft

Windows Media

Server (WMS)

4 Video played within the CVP browser

Cisco DME

WAN

Bottleneck

Redundant streams

issued for the same

source!

WAN bandwidth upgrade

needed

Overloaded streaming

servers

Cisco Video

Portal

Publishing links to future live webcasts

Digital

Media

Manager(DMM)


Video to Branch Desktops

WAAS

WAAS

Branch Office

Campus / Data Center

DMS Digital Media Manager

Video-on-DemandLive Streaming

WAN

Desktop Video

DMS Video Portal

Windows File

server or Network

Attached Storage

(NAS)

CIFS

TelepresenceCTS 500

Video-on-Demand

Enterprise TV

Digital SignageDigital Media

Players

and Signage!(Feb 09)

CIFS


Branch Desktop and Digital Signage Video using Cisco WAAS and DMS

Problem

Scalable deployment of high quality live and on-demand video to remote branch offices

Typically requires expensive multicast enabled WAN, satellite broadcast network, or an overlay CDN

Use Cases

Financial Services, Retail, Professional Services, Govt offices

Cisco Solution

Comprehensive solution for optimized video delivery and content management

DMS for Video Encoding, Content Management & Digital Signage

WAAS for Video Delivery over WAN

Customer Benefits

Revenue growth through targeted, locally relevant marketing communications

Improved employee productivity through rich media communications and training

Competitive Advantage w Cisco

―iPOD‖ of ―Live Video Streaming‖ - Automation, Network Transparency, Ease of Use

Focus is on validated ―end to end‖ Cisco solutions: WAAS + DMS


WAAS Video Vision and Roadmap

Video to Branch Desktop

Live streaming and VoD

DMS in Data Center, WAAS 4.1 in Branch

Video to Branch Digital Signs

DMP to pull video from WAAS

WAAS delivers video to signage enabled Telepresence

Digital Media Services (DMS)

WAAS WAAS

BRANCH OFFICECAMPUS

Digital Signage&

Enterprise TV

Desktop Video

TelepresenceCTS 500

Video-on-Demand&

Live Streaming

WAN

Video-on-Demand

Aug 08 Feb 09

Adobe Flash and H.264

Adobe flash server in VB

Live and VoD delivery of flash over RTMP

2H 09


Beijing 08 – Summer Olympics2,200 hrs of live or VoD – Anywhere, Anytime, Anyplace

“With the Cisco network solution, we’ve achieved the Holy Grail of digital video, which

is the ability to perform shot selections in low-res and extract high-res material from

files even as they are being recorded.”

—Craig Lau, Vice President of IT, NBC Olympics

Most visible application of Cisco’s end to end solution

New era in scalability, performance and non-stop delivery

“Cisco WAAS [Wide-Area Application Services] gives us throughput of

140Mbps compared to 35Mbps without WAAS. That’s what makes it

feasible for our editing people to work remotely instead of having to

live in China during the games.”

—Harry Ryan, Network Architect, NBC Olympics

http://en.beijing2008.cn/


Video Optimization with Cisco WAASKey differentiators:

No configuration required

Auto detect live streaming traffic (RTSP)

Better interoperability and investment protection

Cisco licenses Microsoft video streaming API

Better performance

Integrates with TCP optimization services (TFO)

Better control / Enterprise Management

Can block non-Microsoft Windows media streaming (bandwidth control)

Play Windows media user transaction logs

Leverage existing CIFS based file storage

CIFS based content (VoD) prepositioning


Network for WAAS Video

1. Live Video Source

2. Video Asset Management

3. Standard WAAS Demo Gear (DC WAE, BR WAE, CM)

4. WAN Bridge (very important!)

5. Test PCs

NAS

Data Center

Remote Branch

LAN

Video

PortalCisco WAAS

Central Manager

Remote User

NAS

Digital Media

Manager

NAS

Windows Media

Server

Cisco WAAS

DC WAE

Cisco WAAS

Inline Edge WAE WAN Bridge

WAN Emulator

Remote User


WAAS Mobile


Cisco WAAS Mobile Overview

3. Why It’s Better

Web, File &

App

ServersWAAS

Mobile Server

1. Where It Sits 2. What It Does

Installs on Windows PC

Accelerates Mobile VPN or applications over the Internet

Public

Internet

WAAS

Mobile Client

VPN Concentrator

Purpose Built for the Windows PC/Laptop

Not an appliance software ported to Windows OS

Similar to Cisco’s approach with VPN client

Results in reliability & stability on the Windows PC

Industry-leading Performance

Significantly higher throughput

Better application performance

Tested under a wide range of links

Lowest TCO Best reliability, stability and troubleshooting tools reduce cost of support

Centralized policy based management reduces deployment and support cost

Integration with software distribution tools reduces deployment costs

For more details see the WAAS Mobile Launch Page

http://wwwin.cisco.com/marketing/datacenter/solutions/launches/waas_mobile/index.shtml


WAAS Mobile Architecture


WAAS Mobile Features

Unparalleled performance over low quality/high latency/high congestion/intermittent networks

Intelligent Data Transport (ITP) outperforms TCP and optimized TCP in challenging network environments

Persistent sessions feature maintains acceleration through network connection interruptions

Unparalleled ―cold‖ up/download performance

Advanced compression encoders optimize first time up/download

Industry-leading ―warm‖ up/download performance (New in 3.4)

Bi-directional acceleration achieved for up/down and down/up transfers

Accelerates any size file (New in 3.4)

Protocol independent accelerator built on a scalable single-instance store

Optimizes chatty application protocols (New in 3.4)

HTTP/S, CIFS, MAPI, FTP, SMTP, POP

Dynamic bandwidth reservation for softphone VoIP (New in 3.4)


WAAS Mobile Leads In Performance

* Subsequent transfers for WAAS Mobile and Riverbed range from 94-97% in all cases except HTTPS (only WAAS Mobile accelerates HTTPS).

Subsequent Blue Coat transfers average 80%, but only for exact files; changed files receive first-time transfer performance.

** MAPI data shows non-compressible file performance (protocol optimization only); better performance is typical when compression is possible

Competitive Performance by Protocol

Average First-Time Transfer Improvement**

-20%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

CIFS FTP HTTP HTTPS MAPI*

WAAS Mobile

Riverbed

Blue Coat


WAAS for VMWare VDI For Mobile Users

Preliminary test results indicate:

Smoother scrolling

Substantial improvement in end-user experience

Response times reduced by up to 80%

Data reduced by up to 90%

Simulated International WAN

512 Kbps, 150 ms delay, 1% loss

Response Time Improvement

0 50 100 150 200 250

MS Office

Web

Email

Time (sec)

Unaccelerated

WAAS Mobile

Data Reduction

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

MS Office

Web

Email

Bytes Transferred over the Network

Unaccelerated

WAAS Mobile


Cisco Roll-out ADBU Server Farm Test Network Layout

WAAS Mobile Client over VPN

WAAS San Jose

WAAS Mobile Server

WAAS

India Israel AmsterdamComing soon:

Johannesburg

WAAS

WAAS Mobile Server

VPNCisco WAAS Mobile Client

ECT

Home Office

WAAS Mobile Client

WAN

WAAS Mobile Server

VPN

VPN

WAAS Mobile Client over VPN

WAAS Mobile Controller

871 Router

BoxboroughComing soon:RTP Richardson


Transport optimization

Compression optimization

Application protocol optimization

VPN compatibility

Security

Pe

rfo

rma

nc

e

SSL optimization

En

terp

ris

e S

uit

ab

ilit

y

PC interoperability

Manageability and Scalability

Excellent Poor

WAAS MobileRelease 3.4

WAAS Mobile Competition Scorecard

Steelhead MobileRelease 2.0

SG ClientRelease 1.0


“Copier and printer service calls require secure access to service manuals, scheduling systems, expense reports, and more. Now, our customers are up and running sooner and our tech are servicing more customers per day.”

• Improve satisfaction and productivity of 450 field technicians

and 500 mobile professionals and executives

• Secure VPN over cellular data network (UMTS)

• Purchased 200 WAAS Mobile clients

• 300-500 more once usage patterns are understood

• Head-to-head testing vs. Riverbed Steelhead

• Appliances in test for inter-office acceleration

Fuji Xerox Australia

Solution

Expedite Service Calls with Faster Access to Web Applications

Challenge

Internet VPN

Public Fuji-Xerox Case Study Coming Soon

http://www.fujixerox.com.au/


U.S. International Resellers

Cisco Internal Use Only Example Customer Wins


Riverbed competitive update


RiOS 5.5 New Features

Feature Enhancements

RSP with VMSERVER 2.0

SMB signing support

Encrypted MAPI

Top Talkers feature

DC-to-DC replication - Adaptive streamlining

MS-Office OpLock optimization

New Feature Introduction

Lotus notes optimization

Competitive Response Document

http://wwwin.cisco.com/dss/adbu/waas/repository/WAAS/rios5_5_product_announcement_response.pdf


RIOS 5.5 – RSP with VMSERVER 2.0

Claim

Riverbed services platform (RSP) provides for 5 virtual instances to run on all the new steelhead appliances (xx50 series)

Top packages supported on RSP are from – Microsoft, Secure computing, wowza, Infoblox and more.

Supports running any VMDK packages without Riverbed certification

Announcement response document

Technical Competitive Response

Reality

Continually shifting virtualization strategy from Riverbed; Linux UML architecture to lab-quality VMSERVER 2.0 in 7mos. ESX next?

Sub-par performance and scalability due to lack of hardware assistance

Memory limitation on the smaller steelhead platforms restricts meaningful support for pkgs

Poor TCO due to lab-quality VMSERVER 2.0

http://wwwin.cisco.com/dss/adbu/waas/repository/WAAS/cisco_response_to_rvbd_annnouncement_v9.pdf

http://wwwin.cisco.com/dss/adbu/waas/repository/WAAS/rvbd_virtualization_competitive_rev1.pdf


Riverbed RSP is not ready for production

Riverbed’s choice of VMware Server 2.0 leaves customers stranded with a lab solution

Riverbed’s solution is NOT validated by Microsoft (unlike the VMware ESX product). Customers installing Windows are on their own, no support from Riverbed and certainly none from Microsoft

Microsoft recommends at least 1G RAM for Windows Server. Riverbed’s entry-level Windows capable device is 50% higher priced than WAAS’ WAVE-274 at $6,500

Riverbed is still on the drawing board (beta in Dec 08) and more than year behind Cisco WAAS

No MSFT Support

Microsoft – Windows not supported on RSP

VMware – RSP targeted for lab use

Link: Detailed Cisco Response to Riverbed’s RSP Announcement





VMWare ESX vs VMWare Server Performance Comparison.

Not only are processing resources not protected and isolated in the Steelhead, but Riverbed has chosen to employ a lesser-performing, lab-class virtualization solution on the Steelhead

Application

Operating System

VMWare Server

RiOS

HardwareResource

Contentio

n!


Riverbed RSP Vs Cisco WAAS +ISR

WOW

• DNS/DHCP

• Print

•AD

ISR

IOS (security)

NME-WAE

NAM on VB

NetQOS (flow agent)

WAAS video

• Stream split

• Zero-touch config

• Stream auto-detect

•ACNS

ISR + IOS

ISR + AXP

WoW

NME-WAE

ISR + AXP

Skipware


Features Riverbed RIOS 5.5 Cisco WAAS 4.1

App Optimizers

CIFS Yes Yes

CIFS Offload (SMS,VOD) No Yes

Live video streaming No Yes

NFS Yes Yes

MAPI 2000/2003/2007 Yes Yes

HTTP Yes Yes

Enhanced HTTP Yes (Only for branch users) For all users w ACE4710

SSL Partial Complete

DC-to-DC replication Yes Yes

Lotus Notes Yes Partial

Windows Print No Yes

Network integration & transparency

Router Integrated Network modules No Yes

Preserve Port/IP info Yes Yes

Firewall – TCP inspection No Yes

Validated w Cisco features No Yes

Network features like QOS and IPSEC Partial In All Cisco Routers

Ease of Use

TCP Buffer Tuning Manual (HS-TCP & MX-TCP) Automated

Quick start Setup Wizard Yes Yes

Enhanced GUI Good Best

Role based access control Yes Yes

Virtualized Branch Platform

Virtualized branch infrastructure Basic w non-production version of VMSERVER 2.0 Full – HW assist, multiple blades

Integrated Support w Microsoft No Yes


Why WAAS Wins– WAAS Transparency

WAN

User AUser BUser C LAN

Switch

LAN Switch

Edge WAE Core WAE

A BFull Preservation of IP and TCP Header Information

Firewall Firewall

SecurityFilterVPN

WAN Router

QoSNBAR

NetFlowACLNAT

WAN Router

VisibilityNetFlow

QoS Cisco WAAS

Application AApplication BApplication C

Reliably enforce branch security

policy for each user

Reliably apply security and QoS

policy for each userCompatible with all

Cisco Firewalls

Reliably report application usage for

each user


Cisco/Microsoft Joint Website - Does Riverbed have this ?


Documents

WAAS Updates - Cisco · Adobe Flash Server in WAAS Virtual Blades Adobe offers a full proxy server for Adobe Flash Live & Video on Demand Streaming Adobe is a fast rising video format