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What is a wide area network? How to optimize WAN?
Wide area network refers to a computer network covering a wide geographical area, which connects local area networks or metropolitan area networks in different locations. WAN realizes data communication and resource sharing between different places by using public or private transmission lines, such as telecommunication lines, optical fibers and satellite links.

In modern enterprises, WAN plays an important role in connecting branches, telecommuting and data centers. However, due to the limitation of geographical location and the characteristics of network transmission, the performance and efficiency of WAN are often limited. Therefore, it is very important to optimize the WAN, which can improve the reliability, response speed and bandwidth utilization of the network, thus improving the work efficiency and user experience of enterprises.

Methods and skills of WAN optimization

1. Bandwidth management and flow control

By reasonably managing bandwidth and controlling traffic, network congestion and bandwidth waste can be avoided. Traffic control technologies, such as traffic shaping and traffic scheduling, can be used to optimize the performance of WAN.

2. Data compression and acceleration

By compressing and accelerating data, the time and bandwidth occupation of data transmission can be reduced. Commonly used data compression and acceleration technologies include compression algorithm, caching technology and prefetching technology.

3. Delay optimization and quality assurance

The delay of WAN is one of the important factors that affect the user experience. By using delay optimization techniques, such as packet acceleration, link optimization and congestion control, the delay can be reduced and the response speed of the network can be improved. At the same time, quality assurance techniques, such as error correction and traffic analysis, can be used to improve the reliability and stability of data transmission.