Which device do you recommend to use for traffic shaping & bandwidth optimization between P2P links?
Hi community,
We have a Disaster Recovery (DR) site. We would like to improve our traffic shaping and optimize the bandwidth for a smooth operation between the user-side and the DR one.
I would suggest SD-WAN as the best suitable technology for shaping your traffic between these 2 sites.
And if you don't want to invest, you can utilize your current firewall to create IPSec VPN for the backup line, and the primary can be P2P with increased bandwidth. For that, P2P needs to be terminated on your firewall.
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Hello @Kaushlendra Singh,
I would suggest SD-WAN as the best suitable technology for shaping your traffic between these 2 sites.
And if you don't want to invest, you can utilize your current firewall to create IPSec VPN for the backup line, and the primary can be P2P with increased bandwidth. For that, P2P needs to be terminated on your firewall.
Hi @reviewer896385, @Anteneh Asnake, @reviewer1053252 and @Darshil Sanghvi,
Would you be able to help @Kaushlendra Singh answer this question?
Thank you.