Big Edge Hardware and Edge Virtual - Network Throughput
Introduction
Big Network offers a variety of hardware platforms and virtual appliances ranging in size from small to large, suited towards a number of Cloud Network use cases. Each hardware and virtual platform is carefully selected to support common requirements in customer environments. Use the matrix below to plan your hardware selections.
Big Edge Hardware
| Edge Pro | Edge Lite (3x Port) | Edge Lite (Original 2x Port) |
Supported Platform Editions | Business, Enterprise | Core, Business, Enterprise | Core, Business, Enterprise |
Physical Ethernet Ports | 2x SFP/SFP+, 6x 1GE RJ-45 | 1x GE RJ-45, 2x 2.5GE RJ-45 | 2x GE RJ-45 |
Cloud Networks | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
VLAN Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SD-WAN Functionality | Yes | Yes | Requires use of VLANs |
Routing and Gateway Throughput | Up to 10Gbps | Up to 750Mbps | Up to 750Mbps |
Cloud Network Throughput
(subject to underlay network performance) | 500-700Mbps depending on workload characteristics | 120-150Mbps depending on workload characteristics | 120-150Mbps depending upon workload characteristics |
Edge Virtual (Linux KVM or VMware ESXi 7.x)
| Edge Virtual |
| Supported Platform Editions | Business, Enterprise |
Virtual Ethernet Ports | 2x Virtual Ethernet Ports |
| Cloud Networks | Unlimited |
| VLAN Support | Yes |
| SD-WAN Functionality | Requires use of VLANs |
| Routing and Gateway Throughput | Depending upon hypervisor and workload characteristics |
Cloud Network Throughput
(subject to underlay network performance) | Depending upon hypervisor and workload characteristics |
| Guest Machine General System Requirements | 4x vCPU, 8GB RAM, 20GB Disk |
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