All-Around Internet cafe router solution (1)

With the further standardization and scale-up of the Internet cafe industry, the Information Exchange Platform for Internet cafes has also ushered in a new development.

Big Thoughts on small issues

In recent surveys, we found that many Internet cafes that have been operating for a period of time have the need to expand and upgrade. As the number of hosts increases, the first thing to test is the router configuration, in this regard, many network administrators have raised the issue of "slowing down the network speed and causing disconnection due to the insufficient number of vro belts exposed due to the increase in the number of vrouters. Due to the upgrade and expansion of some Internet cafes, the original routers cannot be supported. However, they can only re-purchase routers to expand and upgrade the network. during installation and debugging, the daily business of Internet cafes is seriously affected, it even needs to be closed.

Although the router seems to involve only a small problem, it is not difficult to see that the selection of Internet cafe network configuration products often affects the operation status of Internet cafes and the future development, once problems occur or when necessary, they may cause unnecessary troubles and obstacles. As a result, we should think that, instead of solving problems one by one, we should consider a little more when making a choice and comprehensively analyze the problems that the Internet cafes will face in the future, select a more suitable product.

Understanding requirements-step 1 of correct selection

When I interviewed Mr. Zhu from an Internet cafe in Huizhou, he was considering upgrading the internet cafe from its existing 400 machines to 600 machines, is the current vro capable of providing 600 machines? Will the network speed be affected after expansion?

The router, as an interface device of the Internet cafe network, plays a vital role in the entire architecture. How can we choose a suitable router to meet network access needs and make full use of network management to facilitate future expansion or upgrade? To answer this question, you must first begin with the needs and status quo of the Internet cafe network for routers.

Currently, the mainstream applications of games and chat in Internet cafes have clearly defined requirements for all aspects of dedicated Internet cafe routers.

1. Multi-Wan applications

Currently, some small-sized Internet cafes use an ADSL line or an optical fiber line for access. Therefore, a single WAN port router can be selected at the beginning to meet the needs of Internet cafes, however, with the continuous development of network services and wide application scope, problems such as bandwidth and speed requirements of online games and carrier line faults occur, single-line access often leads to problems such as insufficient network speed, disconnection, or even disconnection due to bandwidth or line faults. In addition, when Internet cafes need to be expanded, single-line access is difficult to cope with user needs. At the end of the day, lines need to be added and routers need to be changed.

2. Network Management-bandwidth, speed, and service

Currently, large and medium-sized Internet cafes have selected multiple lines, different carrier lines, or optical fiber connections. Therefore, they have also selected multiple powerful WAN routers. However, there are still some different problems in the process of Internet cafe network management. For example, the switching between service operators-because different users need different services, they need to connect to servers of different carriers. However, the barriers to line mutual access between carriers seriously affect bandwidth and speed, it brings a lot of troubles to the industry.

Another scenario is that when users play some larger online game games or use P2P technology to download the game, the bandwidth will be occupied too much, and the network speed of other users will suddenly fall down due to its impact, it may even cause card or disconnection.

Although these problems may be solved through software settings, it is not a permanent solution. If the problem can be solved through the policy function and QoS Management Function settings of the runner, it is undoubtedly the best choice.

3. Performance and upgrade and development space

The purpose of operating Internet cafes is to make profits. In order to make greater profits, after the operator's Internet cafes operate stably, they will inevitably consider expanding Internet cafes to attract more users, however, this must be based on the condition that the service quality is not affected. If, due to blind expansion, you need to add machines to vrouters with insufficient performance, such as a common vro with three or four hundred machines, the Service will only be affected due to insufficient performance, and eventually the user will be lost. Therefore, considering the sustainable development of Internet cafes is also an issue that must be paid attention to when purchasing products.

As a buyer, most Internet cafe owners currently use price as the primary choice factor. The "cheap" and "enough" mentality still leads the purchasing consciousness, all the above problems were ignored and even ignored until the operation of Internet cafes was affected, or the development process encountered obstacles, its importance was highlighted.

Dot-and-band-Internet cafe router Solution

So what is the most effective and scalable Internet cafe router solution?

According to a medium-sized Internet cafe with 200 machines, most of the services used by users are QQ and video, followed by online games. In addition, some users surf the Internet and work in the Internet cafe. In such an environment, two different carrier lines are introduced, and the router with the device policy routing is selected to set the flow direction of different carrier lines. When load balancing can be applied, it also solves the need for online game users to connect servers of different carriers. In addition, it can cope with the disconnection caused by line faults of a certain carrier;

For chat, video, and office users, it is the most basic requirement to ensure that the connections do not keep going. Therefore, you should select a router with QoS management functions to select services for specific users, such as BT, online games and other aspects of traffic control, so that it does not occupy a lot of bandwidth and affect other users;

Considering the needs of line backup and Internet cafe expansion, we recommend that you use multiple WAN routers and reserve WAN ports for backup. After the business is stable, you can consider introducing more than one fiber or ADSL line for enhancement and backup, so even if one of the lines is disconnected, the other can continue to serve, which is also very important for Internet cafes;

Finally, we recommend that you select products with good performance and efficient firewall functions to ensure the effective use of bandwidth while maintaining high speed and protection capabilities.

In such a solution, no matter whether it is the current operation or development, the selected router products can have enough capacity to cope with the problem, this ensures that the operation and expansion of a fast network can be carried out without hindrance, saving your effort and effort.