Teleworker Connectivity

Describing Topologies for Facilitating

Remote Connections
Remote Connection
Topologies
Remote Connection Topologies
Enterprise Architecture Framework

Enterprise WAN addresses:

• Proper prioritization and delivery of traffic across the WAN using various
QoS mechanisms
• Connection security
Remote Connection Options
The Challenge of
Connecting the
Teleworker
The Teleworker Solution

• Secure central site equal access to applications and services

• Quick and cost-effectively deployed
• Centrally managed
The Challenges

• Network infrastructure options for network access:

– Residential cable
– DSL
• Infrastructure services options:
– IPsec VPN: Secures the connection
– Security: Defines the overall security policy
– Authentication: Defines secure access
– QoS: Defines application availability and behavior
– Management: Defines the management framework
The Teleworker Components
Traditional vs. Business-Ready Teleworker

Traditional Business-Ready

Level of accessibility to
Basic Full
applications and services

Advanced application
No Yes
support (voice and video)

Yes
No
QoS (full range of QoS
(best effort)
services)

Not adequate Controlled and remotely

Security
(relies on end user) pushed by IT

Remote configuration No Yes

and management (user has control) (IT driven)
Summary

• The Enterprise Architecture framework helps protect,

optimize, and grow the network.
• The enterprise WAN provides secure connection of the
enterprise network building blocks.
• The Business-Ready Teleworker solution is an always-on,
secure, centrally managed connection to the CO.
• Connecting the teleworker means to choose the correct
access network technology and to properly address the
IPsec VPN, security, authentication, QoS, and management
challenges.