Viewpoint: Development Status of broadband Routers

Broadband routers in China are developing very rapidly. First, let everyone know that the application of broadband routers should not be limited to Internet cafes. Then, we will fully introduce that broadband routers are not the most popular with dual-WAN ports. Due to the low cost and ease of use, the multi-Wan port Broadband Router has gained a lot of applications in Internet cafes and communities, with a significant growth momentum. But at present, there are many brands and the quality is not good, which has brought adverse factors to the rapid growth of such products.

Applications should not be restricted to Internet cafes

When talking about the applications of broadband routers with multiple WAN ports, almost everyone first talked about Internet cafes. However, it should be emphasized that, in small and medium-sized enterprises, communities, department-level networks, SOHO, and schools with high bandwidth requirements, multiple Wan port broadband routers can also be used. "For Internet cafes, on the one hand, the network traffic is very large, and a line is often difficult to meet the needs of netizens for surfing and playing games. Therefore, two lines are required to increase bandwidth; on the other hand, network interruption will have a great negative impact on the operation of Internet cafes, so line backup is also very important. The dual-WAN port not only increases bandwidth, but also achieves line backup, which meets the double-layer requirements of Internet cafes. For small and medium-sized enterprises, the same principle is true. On the one hand, increasing bandwidth while controlling costs, on the other hand, enterprises cannot interrupt their business, and backup solutions are also required. Dual-WAN Port Routers are also very practical for Enterprises ." Mr. Li Longhai, channel technical manager of Huawei 3Com, told the reason why the multi-Wan port Broadband Router is popular.

Mr. Chen qiyan, general manager of D-Link product department, analyzed the costs. "Internet cafes, small and medium-sized enterprises, SOHO, and other users pay more attention to cost and application flexibility. In the case of stable performance, more inclined to choose products with cost advantages. Using a multi-Wan-port Broadband Router can increase the egress bandwidth, back up the line, and provide more content services. using broadband to replace the previous leased line access is an ideal solution for low-cost acceleration ."

Zhang Jianqing, director of xiaonuo technology marketing department, analyzed the problem from another perspective. According to Mr. Zhang, a large number of overseas broadband routers with multiple WAN ports have been used in year 23, mainly for small enterprises, personal studios and players. The popularity of broadband routers with multiple WAN ports outside China is actually the result of the natural development of the market, just as the increasing number of telephone lines used by enterprises. The applications in China are somewhat different. The multi-Wan port Broadband Router is used to solve some domestic broadband access problems, but we can learn from the foreign application experience in the future market development, we can see that the popularity of vrouters with multiple WAN ports is certain. It can be said that everyone is optimistic about the market prospects for multi-Wan broadband routers, and they believe that they will move from Internet cafes to a wider market. However, how to make the configuration more convenient, product smarter, and how to further help the user optimize the network is what needs to be done next, because everyone should know that the "only good use can make the product popular" principle.

It cannot be mixed

What is the main impact on the further expansion of the market for multi-Wan broadband routers? What improvements should be made in order to make breakthroughs in the market? Li Longhai believes that for users, it is not enough to have multiple WAN ports on the router. As a whole, the SLB technology is not easy to use, which restricts the application of broadband routers with multiple WAN ports. This problem is also of the greatest concern when users buy broadband routers with multiple WAN ports. "Multi-Wan port broadband routers have high requirements on their own hardware performance. Only high-quality products can fully convert their theoretical advantages into practical applications. However, many products currently cannot do this, it has become a resistance to market expansion." Chen qiyan said so.

Wu Binbin, Senior Product Manager of ruijie network, believes that the current main resistance is the cost of broadband lines and whether users need to use multiple WAN ports. As the price of broadband lines decreases and the user's network scale expands, the demand for multi-Wan Port Routers will expand as the network speed and stability demand increases. In fact, apart from the factors mentioned above, the user's understanding and the popularity of Small and Medium user network applications all impede the promotion of multi-Wan port broadband routers to a certain extent, but there are many brands, the reason why quality is listed as "culprit" is that its impact is huge and it is the overall harm to such products.

The most popular dual-WAN Port

How many WAN ports are more suitable for users? In general, different types of users have different needs, but they are not more beneficial. "At present, Internet cafes and enterprise users generally have two enough broadband lines to achieve load balancing and line backup ." Said Mr. Wu Binbin. Li Longhai also expressed a similar view. "different users have different WAN ports. According to the survey, there are generally two WAN ports and three WAN ports, it is rare to have more than three WAN ports." So how do users apply the dual-WAN port? The most common case is that the two WAN ports connect to different carriers, and the vro performs load balancing and backup. Although the two WAN ports are the mainstream, there are always special cases. xiaonuo technology provides products that support up to eight WAN ports to meet the needs of large and medium-sized enterprises.

No stranger

Because of its practicality and low price, the multi-Wan port Broadband Router quickly occupies a place in the market, and the majority of users are no longer unfamiliar with this. It is worth noting that this type of products can be seen in many stores, which is undoubtedly a major sign of product popularization. In fact, it is not just a concept, but also a degree of understanding of the product. Aside from brand awareness, our understanding of performance and quality has been improved. products that claim to have a large number of hosts and have low hardware performance have been gradually exposed by users, products designed to meet user needs will become increasingly familiar to users, for example, Huawei 3Com has integrated the Server Load balancer and backup technologies used by medium and high-end routers into multi-Wan Port Routers, and developed some new technologies to make the multi-Wan Port Routers really easy to use; d-Link segments the multi-Wan port Broadband Router according to user requirements, enabling users to flexibly purchase according to their own needs. If you are familiar with it, you will not be able to use it, and the application will be better positioned.