MPLS & Hybrid WAN Building the foundation for a Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)

Your Business Challenges Based on what we learned at last meeting Security – need protection from Internet threats Private connectivity to 3rd party cloud providers Optimizing business and cloud network – greatest bandwidth at best costs Application prioritization for performance Network reliability and redundancy Business continuity for applications Concerns about your network design Limited staff to support your network operation More control and flexibility in utilizing multiple access connections Improve performance and lower costs of connecting to cloud providers Reduce management complexity of the WAN Insert the Business challenges you prospective customer shared with you at a previous meeting. Listed above are some of the common issues many retailers & businesses have in common. You should focus on those issues mot pressing to your customer.

Key Features – MPLS & Hybrid Networks Performance Guaranteed bandwidth with six Class of Service (CoS) policies Improved end user experience through direct connectivity to leading Cloud providers Application performance ensured with automated prioritization policies Flexible Access Options Right-size network using any type of access: Ethernet, T1, Cable, DSL or Wireless Private access separate from the Internet or MPLS over IPsec Cloud Express for on-net access to growing ecosystem of Cloud-based applications Reliability Real-time failover options with wireless or broadband IPsec Dynamic WAN selection to keep critical applications running Security Isolation from the Internet for private applications and Cloud Firewall option Direct Connect to payment processors to ensue secure transactions PCI compliant access over broadband Internet access Listed here are some of the key features of MPLS and hybrid WAN networks Managed Service Silver level included for up/down monitoring and proactive ticketing Gold/Platinum levels for proactive performance monitoring and reporting Monitoring and remediation for network performance including availability, jitter and latency Single Point of Control Portal Complete visibility and control through myLink, with customizable dashboards

MPLS Network A high performance and cost-optimized secure WAN solution designed and built to meet your network requirements. Optimize your network and cloud networks by adding Application visibility and Control, Dynamic WAN Selection and Cloud Express. This is a simplified representative of a typical MPLS deployment. The HQ or host site on a high bandwidth Ethernet connection and locations 1-4 on access types that provide the best bandwidth value – could be T1, DSL or Wireless). Secure WiFi extends the network reach to offer private wireless for employees and guest WiFi for customers at locations 2 & 3. This business is also using Direct Connect for processing transactions over the private MPLS connection for faster and less expensive payments. Cloud Express delivers secure public cloud application connectivity to all MPLS locations without the expense of private connection or the latency of public Internet. And with Data Center Connect, a business can share private cloud-based applications across all locations. Cloud Firewalls protects all locations from Internet threats. Application performance is optimized with Application Visibility and Control and Dynamic WAN Selection.

Hybrid WAN Network Utilize MPLS IPsec Advanced to leverage low cost Internet bandwidth to connect international and domestic locations for both primary and secondary network connections. Many business can benefit greatly from utilizing low cost high bandwidth Internet access to support the growing needs for more bandwidth, and remote locations. EarthLink delivers this value with MPLS IPsec and enables a business to create a hybrid WAN – extending their MPLS network to include international locations.

You get a network designed to meet your needs Cost Optimization: You get a right sized network design to ensure optimized performance and cost. Guaranteed Performance: Guarantee application bandwidth with CoS prioritization. Security: Protect your brand with a private network isolated from the Internet. With EarthLink MPLS – you get a network designed to meet your needs The EarthLink professional services team can help you assess you current network to ensure it is right sized to support your business applications – the Professional service team can also help you configure your MPLS network and assist in the migration. Earthlink enable you to select the most economical designs. Choose from the best access options available, and reach your remote locations with MPLS over IPsec for remote locations. Utilize 4G/3G wireless for real-time business continuity backup. MPLS deliver CoS prioritization so your mission critical applications always have the bandwidth they need to perform as expected. And your data is secure over MPLS because its isolated form the Internet.

Network Visibility & Control A SINGLE PANE OF GLASS A CUSTOMIZABLE APP Personalized User Interface Build Your Own Dashboards YOU SET what you see on your dashboard YOU SET how your locations are displayed YOU SET your level of security YOU SET how you want to be notified MPLS includes the next Gen myLink portal. The portal delivers anytime access to everything in your network environment. You get complete visibility and Customization for your dashboard More than a Tool You’re Given, it’s a Tool You Create

Customize your solution to… Improve Application Performance Application Visibility and Control Dynamic WAN Selection Lower Your Burden of Management Managed Network Managed Infrastructure Managed EarthLink Access Provide Business Continuity Wireless Access for Backup MPLS IPsec Advanced for backup Dynamic WAN Selection Design/Implement the Right Size Network Network Diagnostics Migration Services Configurations Services Deliver Secure & High Performance Cloud based applications to all locations Cloud Express Cloud Express Firewall Build a Hybrid WAN or SD-WAN solution MPLS IPsec Advanced Lower Cost with Voice Convergence Hosted Voice SIP Trunking PRI, Business Lines Improve Customer Experience MPLS Multicast Hosted Contact Center Secure WiFi Protect Your Brand Managed Security Monitoring Cloud Firewall Premises Firewall Secure Remote Access PCI Compliance Solutions Security Diagnostics Compliance Diagnostics Create a hybrid WAN to add low cost bandwidth MPLS IPsec Advanced International MPLS IPsec You also get to customize your MPLS or hybrid WAN solution to meet your most pressing business needs…. Converging voice onto your data network can result in significant savings. A recent customer doubled the bandwidth across a 45 site network and experienced no incremental monthly spend, because they converged voice onto this network and they eliminated all the voice circuits and charges at each location. To further enhance you customers experience and to help you gather business intelligence, we can provide a guest WiFi solution for you locations or a cloud-based Contact Center. We can provide additional security services to help protect your brand, and your locations Our managed solutions can help you refocus your operations staff by freeing up your ”dead money” We can provide backup solutions at each location and configure your entire network to automatically failover We have a suite of professional services to help evaluate your network, recommend a right-sized design, and then help with your migration We can help you optimize your application performance over your existing network, thereby avoiding or delaying costly upgrades And as mentioned earlier, we provide the building blocks to help you evolve to an SD-WAN

Helping you achieve key benefits Let’s discuss further how your business can benefit from a MPLS or hybrid WAN service tailored to meet your needs. In summary – an EarthLink MPLS offers some very key benefits: Brand Protection with a private and secure network Business continuity Network Reliability to keep all critical applications running Application performance optimization with CoS and QoS EarthLink helps you right-size your network to optimize costs and with Managed Services you can redeploy your staff onto more strategic initiatives – Next Steps? Let us help you by proposing a MPLS or hybrid WAN solution tailored to your business needs Brand Protection Business Continuity Network Reliability Application Performance Reduce Costs