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Virtual Network Edge - Overview

Virtual Network Edge is a functionality on Evolution Platform that allows to deploy on Orange global network virtualized network and security services from leading vendors. This is achieved thanks to virtualization technologies such as software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV).

Market needs​

Virtual Network Edge helps enterprise customers modernize their network and IT architecture by providing network services that can be quickly deployed on Orange super POPs and interconnected to their applications in the cloud on a global scale.

Key features​

Below are the key features and benefits of Virtual Network Edge:

  • Cloud Interconnection: relying on Orange high-speed global underlay network and combined with On-Demand Cloud Connect, Virtual Network Edge provides direct, secure, and low-latency connections to a wide array of cloud providers, SaaS applications, and business partners.
  • Global Reach: Virtual Network Edge is available in many Orange Super-POPs across the globe, enabling businesses to extend their network infrastructure to new markets quickly.
  • Scalability and Flexibility: Virtual Network Edge supports rapid deployment and scaling of network functions, making it easy to adjust to changing business requirements without the need for physical infrastructure changes.
  • Cost Efficiency: by leveraging virtual network functions, enterprise customers can reduce the capital expenditure (CapEx) and operational expenditure (OpEx) associated with traditional network hardware.
  • Service Chaining: Virtual Network Edge allows to combine smoothly virtual functions together and connect them to the global Internet, to Orange global private backbone and/or to cloud service providers and business partners.
  • Professional services: Virtual Network Edge allows enterprise customers to be either in full autonomy or to benefit from Orange professional services to help them in all steps of their network and IT transform journey, from the design phase throughout the lifecycle of their network.

Virtual Edge​

Browse our Virtual Edge catalog to find the ones that suit your needs:

Aviatrix Edge 6.9

Aviatrix

Cloud Networking

FortiGate VM Series

Fortinet

SD-WAN

Glossary​

  • VM means a software-based emulation of a computer running within a physical host machine. A VM uses compute resources (vCPU, memory, storage) from its host machine.
  • vCPU means a virtual CPU (Central Processing Unit)
  • VNF means the instantiation of a Virtual Network Function image provided by a Vendor running on one VM configured with the required compute resources to provide this virtual function. SD-WAN gateways, virtual routers, firewall are examples of VNFs.
  • Virtual Device means a virtual machine running a VNF software image
  • Virtual Device Flavor means the compute capabilities (vCPU, RAM, disk storage) of a virtual Device
  • Virtual Edge means one VNF instantiated using 1 or 2 virtual Devices