Virtual Firewall
ActivePort has a long list of certified firewall providers. Sign-up with your preferred provider and add your choice of virtual firewall (NFV).
Deploy Faster
Dynamically deploy network services within minutes. Automate the management and provisioning of your network.
Lower Costs
NFV replaces physical components with virtual. Less hardware, less time on site, and an overall reduction in operational costs.
What are NFV and VNFs?
In a nutshell, Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is network architecture used by service providers to virtualize components of the network.
Within this framework, Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) are deployed as virtual machines (VMs) that are the software form of network hardware, such as firewalls and SIP PBXs. Example – you can load a Mikrotik firewall or Astrix PBX onto the same x86 CPE that you are deploying for ActivePort SD-WAN. This technology allows you to utlilise one inexpensive x86 device for multiple network functions.
THE Activeport difference
Simplify Network Complexity
What makes ActivePort so unique compared with other NFV software vendors, is the technology layers on top of the ActivePort SD-WAN software. This provides a totally seamless and integrated solution when coupled with ActivePortal’s single-pane-of-glass view of all uCPE services functions.
FOR the NERDS
Operating System Architecture
ActivePort’s Operating System (AcPOS) is a device-based software that sits within ActivePort’s MANO framework, called ActivePortal. This innovative operating system makes it easy to deploy and manage virtual network functions (VNFs) on uCPE, delivering fast, reliable and streamlines operations. Run multiple virtualised applications on the same CPE on Linux KVM. When using AcPOS, customers can install your choice of Enterprise firewall for complete coverage.
