When to Use Group Mode

March 12, 2021

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S C

Use group mode in the following set of circumstances:

You have multiple WAN links.
There is a chance of asymmetric routing (a packet on a given connection might travel over either link).
Group mode seems simpler and more practical than alternatives that use a single appliance.

The alternatives are:

WCCP mode, in which traffic from two or more links is sent to the same appliance by WAN routers, by means of the WCCP protocol.
Virtual inline mode, in which your routers send traffic from two or more links through the same appliance (or high-availability pair).
Multiple bridges, where each link passes through a different accelerated bridge in the same appliance.
LAN-level aggregation, which places an appliance (or high-availability pair) closer to the LAN, before the point where WAN traffic is split into two or more paths.

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When to Use Group Mode

March 12, 2021

Contributed by:

S C

March 12, 2021

Contributed by:

S C

When to Use Group Mode

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