Citrix Repeater™(formerly known as WANScaler) solutions provide high-performance application delivery to branch office users. Repeaters accelerate application performance across wide area networks (WAN) by an average of five to 30 times, and up to 300 times at peak compression efficiency. With Repeaters in the network, users in the branch office will experience LAN-line application performance over the WAN which means accelerated application response time.

Repeater provides application acceleration to branch offices of all sizes, datacenters and mobile workers. The AutoOptimizer Engine, which serves as the cornerstone of the Repeater architecture, offers flexible deployment options: the Repeater Plug-in for Citrix Receiver (formerly known as WANScaler client) software accelerates application delivery to remote users in home offices and on the road, while users in larger branch offices are supported with Repeater appliances.

Accelerate ALL applications over ANY WAN

Repeater offers a completely transparent, end-to-end WAN optimization solution for all IP-based WANs (e.g., private leased lines, public Internet VPNs, satellite and wireless WANs).  Transparency eliminates the need for any changes to current network management tools, firewalls, network services or applications. The solution supports hundreds of branch offices and WAN throughput up to 500 Mbps.

Repeater solutions deliver increased WAN throughput and improved application response times for all applications. The system is built upon the AutoOptimizer Engine, which automatically and dynamically applies the best combination of WAN performance boosting techniques to each data flow depending on the application, the data and the network conditions. These techniques include Adaptive TCP Flow Control, Multi-Level Compression, protocol acceleration (e.g., Common Internet File System or CIFS) and layer 4 service class policies. The AutoOptimizer Engine is an industry first, introducing a no dials paradigm to the WAN optimization and application acceleration market.

A simpler, smarter approach to WAN optimization

Citrix offers a truly network-transparent WAN optimization solution that doesn’t rely on disruptive tunneling techniques. This means that your network monitoring tools, firewalls and applications don’t need any reconfiguration or modification when Repeater is deployed. It just works.

Repeater appliances are auto-discovered, auto-configured and auto-tuned—all in a few minutes—without disturbing your current infrastructure.  The AutoOptimizer Engine automatically applies the right mix of WAN acceleration techniques based on network conditions, data flows and application mix—and dynamically tunes the system as these variables change, ensuring optimal WAN performance at all times.