Introduction to the selection of broadband routing functions for Internet cafes and multi-Wan applications

You are familiar with the Multi-Wan application. Access to multiple broadband channels, especially for Internet cafes, has become an essential means of operation. Therefore, in addition to a variety of special functions, Internet cafe routers have become the top priority of Internet cafe routers.

For multi-Wan Internet cafes, the types and quantity of broadband access may be different: There is a typical "one-two-way" Method for China Telecom and China Netcom; there is one China Netcom and one China tietong atypical "One, Two" networks; there are two China Telecom ADSL or China Netcom) "Bandwidth convergence "; there are more than three "one-to-many" bandwidths "...

Note that the router selection function must be different for different multi-Wan access methods.

If you do not notice the matching between the multi-Wan function and the application, it may cause problems with the game card and slow speed. What's worse, the multi-Wan Route is updated at a high price, because you chose the wrong multi-Wan function and sacrificed the bandwidth efficiency, you have never been overwhelmed. There are also some important functions that are crucial to the long-term maintenance of Internet cafes.

This article will briefly introduce the matching functions of broadband routing in several multi-Wan applications. At the same time, from the perspective of installation and maintenance, what kind of help can multi-Wan routing provide for you.

I. Typical "one, two, and one" Method

One Telecom and one Netcom are currently the most common multi-Wan access methods. In this way, various broadband routes are configured with a Policy Routing library, that is, the IP addresses of China Telecom and China Netcom are collected, almost all of them can adapt to the requirements of the application environment.

However, "tricks will change for everyone, and their skill levels are different ". In this way, you need to consider installation and maintenance issues. The problem is that the Policy Routing library of "One, two networks" is the current version. In a few days, the IP addresses of China Telecom and China Netcom have changed, and game manufacturers have installed new servers. At this time, how to update your "one, two networks? When to update?

Download documents, manual upgrade, and restart routing? These maintenance work cannot be timely, tedious, or delayed, which is an annoying long-term maintenance. Is there a better way?

The advanced method is the "fully automated one-way dual-network" function. With this function, you do not have to worry about the changes of telecom, Netcom, and game manufacturers, resulting in passive operation. It can be used by the vendor to collect statistics and search for IP address changes around the clock, automatically upgrade the used Broadband Router through the network, and update the rule routing library. Your router has been upgraded without knowing it. This is an important part of Xinxiang's "fully automated one-bar multi-network" function.

Therefore, experts suggest that the typical "One-to-two-network" mode should focus on the fully automatic upgrade function, and select a Broadband Router with the "one-to-two-network" function.

2. The "one, two, and two" approach is not typical.

China Telecom or China Netcom), China tietong or China Mobile, China Unicom, and China education) is another kind of "one-to-two-network ". Because its second broadband is not one of the most popular Telecom and China Netcom, it requires some special operations to identify and IP addresses in the Policy Routing library.

The first is identification. Advanced broadband routers can be identified, no matter where you are inserting the WAN port. At the same time, the second line of broadband should depend on the direction of China Telecom and China Netcom to determine who is closely related, that is, to choose to connect with China Telecom and China Netcom. This function is called "One-to-multiple-network automatic identification ".

Important are automatic document Selection and automatic upgrade. Because this method is not a typical application and there are many combinations of operators, you have to bother and ask the vendor for your database. There are too many artificial factors in the long-term upgrade and maintenance process in the future, there are many things to worry about.

Xin Xiang's "fully automated one-way multi-network" can identify more than 6 telecom operators, and the Policy Routing library contains all the IP addresses, including various access combinations, you do not need to select the type of the upgrade document. Xinxiang Broadband Router, the automatic network upgrade process is completely intelligent and automatic.
Therefore, experts suggest that the atypical "One-to-two-network" approach should focus on the automatic identification capability of broadband, and be able to identify and automatically upgrade without human intervention. Therefore, you need to select a Broadband Router with the "fully automated one-to-one multi-network" function.

3. "Bandwidth aggregation" for the same carrier

All accesses are through China Telecom, or all accesses are through China Netcom. Such multi-Wan access refers to "Bandwidth convergence ". In the bandwidth router, select the corresponding "Bandwidth convergence" mode.

In this mode, the biggest obstacle encountered by the broadband routing application is the "Identity binding" problem. Various businesses such as bubble Hall, QQ, MSN, and online banking cannot run simultaneously through two broadband lines. Especially in the bubble Hall, the connection port changes every time and cannot be bound to a line. If the "Bandwidth aggregation" method is adopted and "Identity binding" is not supported, such as bubble Hall and QQ cannot work normally.

There is no vro that supports "id binding". In this way, it is impossible to work. But some vrouters that do not have the "Identity binding" function are actually in normal use. Why?

In the past, these routers used the method of crossing the sea. You should pay attention to whether it requires "IP Server Load balancer" options in Multi-Wan settings. In this case, the method used to avoid conflicts is to hard separate all your users. Each user can only access the Internet on one line, and the QQ will not be lost, it looks normal. However, the effect is that your bandwidth is greatly discounted and cannot be reused. According to the results of the multi-thread download test, the bandwidth efficiency has dropped by more than 40%. In addition, multi-WAN routing is a combination of two single-WAN networks, and investing in multiple WAN networks is meaningless.

In addition, note that some routers have design flaws and cannot support access at the same local end, that is, two bandwidths cannot use the same telecom gateway. This type of router is not optional.

Therefore, experts suggest that you select a Broadband Router that supports the "Identity binding" function in the "Bandwidth convergence" mode of the same carrier. In this way, your bandwidth efficiency and multi-WAN investment will not be discounted.

4. "hybrid access" of two Telecom lines and one other line

There are two or more access networks of the same carrier and another line, which is complicated in Multi-Wan applications. Currently, there are not many such applications, but with the business development of Internet cafes, it may be your expected plan to add more broadband. So now we should plan for the route.

In this case, we need to solve the "one-to-multiple-network" problem and enable "Bandwidth convergence ". This type of application generally occurs in a Broadband Router that uses more than three WAN ports. This application requires that the broadband routing feature has the "fourth-generation multi-Wan technology" capability.

The fourth-generation multi-Wan technology can dynamically identify different businesses based on load balancing and Policy Routing, automatically bind identities, and achieve more advanced load balancing, implements multiple-line transmission of video streams, VPN data streams, VoIP Voice streams, and other technologies. This is also one of Xin Xiang's first multi-WAN technologies.

Therefore, experts suggest that Internet cafes with more than three broadband access channels or those with WAN ports reserved for future broadband expansion should check in advance whether the Broadband Router supports the "fourth generation multi-WAN technology ", avoid the loss caused by device inapplicability when the "hybrid access" method is used.

The above describes the function Selection of Multi-Wan routing in several common Internet cafe access methods. It can be seen that, if the application and function are incorrectly "Pull the configuration", it will cause considerable losses. Automatic Identification of broadband lines, automatic one-bar multi-network, automatic upgrade of the network routing address Library and other advanced functions, how important is the installation and maintenance management.

Xin Xiang routing is the first advocate of Chinese Multi-Wan technology and is a mainstream brand of Multi-Wan routing in Internet cafes. In Internet cafe multi-Wan applications, the rich features of Xin Xiang routing can easily cope with various access methods. In terms of "Identity binding", "fully automated one-to-one multi-network", "Automatic Upgrade", and "fourth-generation multi-wan", currently, xin Xiang firmly occupies an irreplaceable technical leadership position in Internet cafes and wins the approval of a large number of users, which is closely related to their continuous technological innovation and service philosophy.