New capabilities and high performance appliance options
Named a Value Leader in the Enterprise Management Associates Radar for WAN Optimization Controllers, Citrix Branch Repeater 6 introduces unique SmartAcceleration technologies that transform WAN optimization from a network-centric infrastructure into a service-centric solution. Citrix has also introduced new high-throughput appliance options that provide unprecedented scalability for XenDesktop and XenApp.
NetScaler SDX support for Repeater
New Citrix Repeater for NetScaler SDX is a data center WAN optimization solution that provides a high definition desktop and application experience and market-leading scalability for branch and mobile users of Citrix XenDesktop and Citrix XenApp. Purpose-built for use with high-throughput NetScaler SDX 13505 and 11505 appliances, Repeater 500 and 1000 for NetScaler SDX along with Citrix Branch Repeater and Branch Repeater VPX provide remote end-users and branch offices with an "on the LAN" experience from their WAN connections, dramatically reducing bandwidth costs, and simplifying branch infrastructure.
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| Repeater 500 for
NetScaler SDX 11505 | Repeater 1000 for
NetScaler SDX 13505 |
| Throughput (unidirectional, mixed traffic) |
500 Mbps |
1Gbps |
| RAM |
48 GB |
48 GB |
| Network Interfaces |
4 x 10 GigE
8 x 10/100/1000 (fiber or copper)
2 x 10/100/1000 (management, HA) |
4 x 10 GigE
8 x 10/100/1000 (fiber or copper)
2 x 10/100/1000 (management, HA) |
| Solid State Disks (SSD) / Magnetic Disks (HDD) |
4 x 600 GB SSD
1 x 256 GB SSD
1 x 1 TB HDD |
4 x 600 GB SSD
1 x 256 GB SSD
1 x 1 TB HDD |
| Pay-As-You-Grow support |
Yes |
N/A |
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Branch Repeater 6 transforms WAN optimization
into service-centric solution
Branch Repeater 6 enhances the user experience by providing intelligent and adaptive mechanisms to guarantee quality of service and experience. New comprehensive tools empower IT with holistic delivery management of all services, including virtual desktops, cloud services and enterprise applications and multi-media.
SmartAcceleration
Guaranteed quality of service (QoS) and experience (QoE) with powerful tools for:
- Assessing network traffic patterns and usage
- Classifying applications and services
- Controlling bandwidth consumption
- Protecting delay-sensitive applications using granular policies
- Monitoring network congestion and delays affecting user experience
- Remediating problems quickly to minimize support calls
User-centric XenDesktop prioritization
Set priorities for accelerated delivery of virtual desktops and applications according to business needs and policies if each distinct user group in your organization.
Broad and Granular Visibility
Deep visibility and granular control across a broad range of services, including out-of-the-box support for over 500 applications and protocols, enable IT to manage native and virtual applications and desktops, audio, video, Microsoft applications and web applications.
Faster encrypted e-mails and file transfers
Layer 7 optimizations accelerate the delivery of Microsoft e-mail (encrypted MAPI and Exchange 2010) and Microsoft File Servers (SMB v2, Signed SMB v1/v2).
Centralized Licensing
Deploy, manage and consume licenses from a central Citrix License Server to simplify deployments.
Deploy on-demand for optimal performance, scalability, agility and flexibility
Branch Repeater VPX is a virtual appliance form factor of the award-winning Branch Repeater appliance. Now, XenDesktop and XenApp customers can instantly provision or de-provision Branch Repeater VPX virtual appliances to meet growing or changing office and user demand. IT agility is increased by reducing setup time needed to provide optimal WAN performance anywhere users need to conduct business, such as a new branch office or temporary remote location.
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