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Link Aggregation

Enhance your network’s capacity and resilience with Cato’s advanced Link Aggregation feature. Whether you’re using MPLS or Internet circuits like fiber, DSL, cable, 4G/LTE, or 5G, Cato enables multiple link aggregation scenarios. In active-active mode, Cato intelligently balances traffic across last-mile circuits, optimizing performance. With active-passive or active-active-passive configurations, you can designate one or two active connections along with a secondary connection for enhanced reliability.
Experience uninterrupted connectivity even during link brownouts or blackouts. Cato swiftly switches traffic to the best available link, ensuring seamless operations. Customize management policies to prioritize critical applications, guaranteeing optimal capacity for your business-critical processes. Thanks to preconfigured timers, network disruptions caused by flapping are effectively prevented, allowing your network to operate smoothly.

Dynamic Path Selection

Ensure your applications enjoy the best network experience with Cato’s Dynamic Path Selection and Policy-based Routing (PBR). Cato Socket continuously monitors link quality metrics such as jitter, latency, and packet loss. Leveraging preconfigured network rules, it dynamically selects the most optimal link for your applications. Additionally, Cato’s PbR capabilities enable you to assign specific transports to applications, such as restricting business-critical processes to high-quality, symmetric fiber links and leisure applications to lower-quality, asymmetric links.
Cato’s network rules incorporate traditional application and network information, as well as identity awareness capabilities. By utilizing constructs like teams, usernames, or Microsoft Active Directory (AD) attributes, policy creation becomes intuitive, providing you with a higher level of policy abstraction.

Application Identification

Take advantage of Cato’s advanced Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) engine, which automatically identifies thousands of applications and millions of domains right from the first packet. Continuously enriched by third-party URL categorization engines and machine learning algorithms, Cato’s robust application identification library ensures accurate classification. You can configure policies to identify custom applications or rely on Cato’s expert engineers to handle it for you. Benefit from enhanced control and visibility over your network traffic.

Bandwidth Management and QoS

Align your network usage with your business intent using Cato’s Bandwidth Management rules. Ensure critical applications always receive the necessary upstream and downstream capacity, while other applications are served on a best-effort basis. With priority, class of service, and capacity limits, if applicable, you have granular control over your network resources. Modify or create rules network-wide or per site, and leverage Cato’s advanced reporting capabilities for detailed analytics on all your rules.

Packet Loss Mitigation

Cato addresses last-mile packet loss by employing a range of mitigation techniques. By detecting lost packets near the Point of Presence (PoP) rather than the remote destination, Cato dramatically reduces the impact of packet loss. When packet loss occurs, Cato Sockets automatically detect the change and reroute traffic to alternate links, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity. Cato intelligently resumes the use of primary links to avoid unnecessary disruptions caused by link flapping.

BGP Integration

Simplify your WAN transformation with Cato’s seamless BGP integration. Eliminate the challenges of integrating SD-WAN with your existing routing infrastructure. Instead of manually configuring multiple static paths, Cato enables smooth integration between your routed and SD-WAN infrastructure. Say goodbye to complex configurations and streamline your network operations.

Configuration and Management Application

Manage your networking and security infrastructure effortlessly with Cato’s intuitive single-pane-of-glass interface. The Cato portal offers more than just visibility into your SD-WAN. It allows you, your team, and your partners to configure, manage, and troubleshoot your networks. Gain an overall view of your global network, including cloud resources and mobile users. Dive deeper into each entity to access detailed statistics. Additionally, security services are easily accessible within the same interface.

Real-time Analytics

Troubleshoot network issues effectively with Cato’s real-time network analytics. Gain valuable insights into key metrics such as jitter, packet loss, latency, packet discard, throughput, and dropped packets for both upstream and downstream traffic. Mean opinion score (MOS) ratings provide real-time visibility into the quality of experience across Cato Cloud, ensuring you can promptly address any performance concerns.

Event Discovery

Empower your IT team with Cato’s advanced Event Discovery feature, also known as Instant*Insight. This powerful capability provides you with high-end operations center-like hunting and research capabilities. With Event Discovery, you can effortlessly organize over 100 network and security events into a single, queryable timeline. Easily build complex queries by selecting event types and sub-types presented on the screen. Cato’s comprehensive data warehouse, maintained by experts, ensures you have the necessary information at your fingertips.

Zero-Touch Deployment

Simplify branch deployments with Cato’s zero-touch deployment feature. No need for local IT personnel or time-consuming on-site visits. Cato Sockets only require power and an IP address, dynamic or static. Once connected to the Internet, Cato Sockets automatically establish a connection with the nearest Cato Point of Presence (PoP) and configure themselves. Enjoy hassle-free deployments and minimize operational complexities.

Meshed Topologies and Scaling

Flexibly configure your network topology to meet diverse application requirements. Cato’s unique architecture supports various network configurations, allowing fine-grained control over sites, cloud resources, and user access. Whether you need a hub-and-spoke setup or a full-mesh network, Cato accommodates your specific needs. Furthermore, Cato imposes no practical scaling limitations on network size or topology, enabling fully meshed configurations with hundreds of locations without requiring segmentation or additional SD-WAN equipment.

High Availability (HA)

Ensure uninterrupted operations with Cato’s Affordable High Availability (HA) solution. In the event of a Socket failure, primary and secondary Sockets are seamlessly connected via Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), guaranteeing continuous service without disrupting application sessions. If a Socket’s Internet connection degrades or fails, it automatically reconnects to the best available PoP, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity. Cato’s Affordable HA carries no additional recurring charges and can be deployed quickly in just minutes.