Aviatrix Secure Edge FAQ
What is Aviatrix Secure Edge?
The Aviatrix Secure Edge solution enables enterprises to extend the Cloud operational model to the edge network for consistent and repeatable architecture, management, visibility, security, and control. This cloud-out architecture enables enterprises to leverage the Aviatrix platform ubiquitous support for edge connectivity. The result is secure, seamless connectivity to edge locations such as data centers, co-locations, remote sites, provider locations, branch offices, and retail stores.
Benefits of the Aviatrix Secure Edge solution include:
Go-to platform for all hybrid connectivity
Centralized Control Plane across multi-cloud networks and edge locations resulting in reduced hardware and operating costs
Single pane of glass for visibility, monitoring, and troubleshooting from Aviatrix Controller and Aviatrix CoPilot
Encrypted connectivity and routing between multi-cloud networks with a private path that uses standard architecture
High Performance Encryption (HPE) support over public and private networks
Zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) for automated Edge deployments
Available in multiple form factors to support various edge requirements
Aviatrix Secure Edge solution is offered in VMware ESXi and KVM form factors that lets you deploy an Edge Gateway with spoke gateway capabilities at the edge network.
Aviatrix Secure Edge features include:
High-availability active-active and active-standby mode for Edge Gateways at the same site location
High Performance Encryption over private and public network for AWS, Azure, OCI and over private network for GCP
Non-HPE over private and public network on Edge to Transit Gateway connection
Custom SNAT and DNAT (A/S) on Edge to Transit Gateway connection
Network Segmentation
Transitive Routing
FireNet traffic inspection
Aviatrix Secure Edge is supported on Aviatrix Controller version 6.8 onwards.
For more information about Aviatrix Secure Edge use case scenarios, see What are the use cases for Aviatrix Secure Edge?.
For additional requirements and deployment workflow, see Deploying Aviatrix Secure Edge.
What are the use cases for Aviatrix Secure Edge?
The following are examples of Aviatrix Edge use cases.
Extend Aviatrix Cloud Networking to Edge Locations
This diagram illustrates Aviatrix Edge Gateways deployed at multiple edge locations.
Multi-Cloud Connectivity Using Aviatrix Secure Edge
This diagram illustrates Aviatrix Edge Gateway deployed as the primary path for the multi-cloud connectivity and transit peering over the Internet for the backup path.
Aviatrix Secure Edge Connectivity over Private Network
This diagram illustrates Aviatrix Edge Gateway deployed in a private network.
Aviatrix Secure Edge Connectivity over Public Network
This diagram illustrates Aviatrix Edge Gateway deployed in a public network.
