Edge 7.0 GA introduces the capability to perform WAN Optimization on TCP flows, allowing users to simplify branch network infrastructure by consolidating SD-WAN and WAN Optimization services on a single device. WAN Optimization (WANOp) increases efficiency across the WAN for bulk file-transfer traffic, specifically for data requested by more than one user at the same location.

When WAN Optimization is enabled for a flow, TCP Termination is automatically enabled as well. This feature splits a single TCP connection into 3 separate TCP connections, all managed and maintained by the Oracle, in to offer maximum throughput and reliable transfer across the WAN via the Oracle conduit. The diagram below shows an example WANOp flow between two Edge sites.

WAN Optimization is supported on the E100, T3010v2, T5000v2, and T5200 Appliance models.