Citrix Branch Repeater Datasheet

Branch Repeater
Accelerate, control and optimize all
servicesdesktops, applications,
multimedia and morefor branch
and mobile users
Citrix Branch Repeater accelerates Wide Area Networks (WANs), providing users with a LAN-like
experience from remote locations. Branch Repeater offers a broad base of protocol acceleration
support, market-leading VDI acceleration for Citrix XenDesktop and sophisticated quality of
service (QoS) called SmartAcceleration. SmartAcceleration technology combines these key
technologies with extensive bandwidth and application usage reporting for service-centric WAN
optimization. Citrix technology optimizes the user experience while giving IT fine-grained control over
WAN resources.
Available as both a physical and virtual appliance, Branch Repeater provides deployment choices that
help improve the user experience, reduce IT capital and operating costs and simplify branch office IT
by consolidating servers in the datacenter. Branch Repeater evolves network-centric WAN optimization
controller (WOC) infrastructure into a service-centric solution.

Features
SmartAcceleration
Provides intelligent and adaptive mechanisms that not only optimize traffic, but also guarantee QoS
and quality of experience (QoE) by enabling you to assess network usage, classify apps and services
traffic, control bandwidth consumption using granular L2-L7 policies, monitor network congestion and
delays affecting user experience and remediate those problems quickly to minimize support calls
Identifies and prioritizes delivery of virtual desktops and virtual apps to a branch based on user group
(for example, the XenDesktop group), application (published or non-published), branch location and more

HDX WAN optimization

Improves XenDesktop and XenApp response time and maximizes network bandwidth utilization by
optimizing the flow of WAN traffic to mitigate the effects of distance and impaired networks
Reduces XenDesktop and XenApp bandwidth consumption by applying optimal compression
techniques based on traffic characteristics, infrastructure capabilities and network conditions.
Orchestrates with XenDesktop and XenApp to provide intelligent acceleration of the Citrix delivery
protocol by sensing and responding to network and traffic conditions
Allows you to define which types of XenDesktop and XenApp workflows receive the highest priority
Stores XenApp streamed applications locally in the branch for rapid delivery. Synchronizes the application
whenever there is an update or a patch available so that branch users always get the latest version

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Key benefits
Accelerates
servicesdesktops,
applications and
multimediato
branch office and
mobile users
Improves the
performance of
any WAN that
exhibits latency,
congestion and
packet loss
Significantly
improves
XenDesktop and
Citrix XenApp
capacity and
performance over
WANs
A single Repeater
2000 appliance
accelerates 5,000
simultaneous
XenDesktop sessions
Simplifies IT with
integrated appliance
options to reduce
server footprint
Enables IT agility with
flexible deployment
options offered
by physical and
virtual appliances
Dramatically
reduces bandwidth
requirements
and costs

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Protocol support
Manages TCP, UDP and SCPS flows
Accelerates any TCP-based application including file transfers, e-mail, SSL, business applications such as enterprise
resource planning and customer relationship management, computer-aided design solutions, data backup and replication
and more
Identifies and accelerates the most widely deployed Microsoft applications that branch and mobile users access, including
file sharing (CIFS, SMBv2, signed SMB v1/v2), Exchange (including encrypted MAPI and Exchange 2010), SharePoint
(HTTP/HTTPS) and more
Prioritizes mission-critical traffic by aligning bandwidth utilization with business needs to ensure no change in application
performance occurs during periods of severe congestion
Mitigates TCP performance penalties from network latency, congestion and packet loss while simultaneously reducing WAN
bandwidth utilization and eliminating redundant traffic

Integrated Windows services

Natively integrates branch acceleration and optimization with essential branch services (file, print, DHCP, DNS, WINS, AD,
DFS) powered by Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Allows IT to securely deploy an Active Directory database at branch offices using a read-only domain controller
Acts as a streaming server for Microsoft App-V and a secondary site for Microsoft System Center Configuration
Manager, thus eliminating the need for dedicated servers
Includes a management pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 and supports Windows
management instrumentation to leverage existing server management tools and expertise

Flexible and centralized management

Enables network administrators and operations teams to easily control the entire Branch Repeater infrastructure from a
single, unified console
Offers one-click configuration, replication and software upgrades across multiple appliances.
Provides multiple conduits for day-to-day operation including a web-based GUI and a scriptable command line interface
Generates real-time and historical reports to help you gain a comprehensive understanding of system-wide performance
gains, as well as alarm and activity information through the built-in GUI, logs, syslog and SNMP traps
Centralized licensing enables network administrators to deploy, manage and consume licenses from a central Citrix license
server, simplifying branch deployments

Plug-and-play for any network

Automatically discovers remote peer appliances and includes application service profiles to help you instantly identify and
optimize common enterprise traffic
Preserves full TCP/IP headers, VLAN tags and QoS markings, requiring no changes to existing networking equipment,
security devices or traffic monitoring tools
Offers maximum flexibility with a choice of inline, web cache communication protocol or policy-based routing deployment,
along with the option to deploy appliance pairs spanning redundant WAN links for high-availability of networks

Security and data protection

Accelerates encrypted XenDesktop and XenApp traffic (basic, advanced/RC5, SSL) and secure web applications while
maintaining the highest levels of security
Encrypts disk compression history using AES-256 to help prevent theft of sensitive data and support compliance with
security mandates and regulations
Interoperates with Citrix Access Gateway appliances and the secure access plug-in for Citrix Receiver to help optimize
all traffic within the secure VPN for remote and mobile users

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Platforms
Branch Repeater

Deployed in branch offices to accelerate

and optimize WAN traffic.

Versions
Branch Repeater 100

Options
2-port Copper Bypass NIC

Compact 1U appliance for WAN links up to 1 Mbps

and 10 HDX sessions
Branch Repeater 200

Compact 1U appliance for WAN links up to 2 Mbps

and 20 HDX sessions
Branch Repeater 300

Compact 1U appliance for WAN links up to 10 Mbps

and 100 HDX sessions.
Branch Repeater with Windows Server

Deployed in branch offices to provide

a complete branch-in-a-box by natively
integrating branch acceleration and
optimization with essential Windows
services and management.
Includes a fully licensed and activated version
of the Windows Server operating system.

Branch Repeater with Windows Server 100

2-port Copper Bypass NIC

Compact 1U appliance for WAN links up to 1 Mbps

and 10 HDX sessions with Windows Server 2008
R2
Branch Repeater with Windows Server 200

Compact 1U appliance for WAN links up to 2 Mbps

and 20 HDX sessions with Windows Server 2008
R2
Branch Repeater with Windows Server 300

Compact 1U appliance for WAN links up to 10 Mbps

and 100 HDX sessions with Windows Server 2008
R2
Citrix Repeater Appliance Deployed

in the datacenter, and accelerates and

optimizes traffic to multiple branch
offices and remote and mobile users.
Repeater appliances also accelerate
and optimize traffic between
datacenters to speed data replication
and enable disaster recovery

Citrix Repeater 8520

1U appliance for WAN links up to 10 Mbps and 100

HDX sessions. Supports up to 250 Repeater Plugins

2-port copper bypass NIC

2-port fiber bypass NIC
4-port copper bypass NIC
4-port fiber bypass NIC
(Repeater 8820 only)

Citrix Repeater 8540

Citrix Repeater 85xx

1U appliance for WAN links up to 45 Mbps and 250

HDX sessions Supports up to 750 Repeater Plugins

Citrix Repeater 8820

Citrix Repeater 88xx

2U appliance for WAN links up to 155 Mbps

and 500 HDX sessions. Supports up to
1,000 Repeater Plug-ins

Citrix Repeater for NetScaler SDX

Repeater 310, 500 and 1000 on SDX.

High-performance, datacenter-class
device designed for large-scale VDI and
acceleration implementations involving
thousands of users.

2U appliance for WAN links between 310

Mbps and 1.0 Gbps, up to 2,500 HDX
sessions and 3,000 Repeater Plug-in..

Four 10GbE SX bypass ports

Eight 1 GbE TX bypass ports

Repeater 1500 and 2000 on SDX.

2U appliance for WAN links up to 2 Gbps

Supports up to 4,800 Repeater Plug-ins.

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Eight 10GbE SX bypass ports

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Versions

Platforms
Branch Repeater VPX

This virtual appliance is deployed in

branch offices and datacenters to
accelerate and optimize application
delivery to the branch. Branch Repeater
VPX supports both Citrix XenServer
and VMware vSphere hypervisors

Options
Minimum Requirements

Branch Repeater VPX Express

XenServer 6.0 environment:

Branch Repeater VPX-2

2 GB RAM
60 GB disk
2 virtual NICs
1 virtual CPU

Branch Repeater VPX-10

VMware vSphere 4.1 - 5.0 environment:

Branch Repeater VPX-45

2 GB RAM
60 GB disk
2 virtual NICs
2 virtual CPUs

Repeater Plug-in for Citrix Receiver

The Repeater Plug-in is deployed on individual desktops and laptops to accelerate application delivery for remote and mobile users.

About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an on-demand service.
Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization, networking and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio of products that enable virtual
workstyles for users and virtual datacenters for IT. More than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to help them build simpler and more
cost-effective IT environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2010 was $1.87
billion.
2011 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Citrix, XenDesktop, XenServer , NetScaler XenApp, Branch Repeater, VPX , Citrix
Receiver and Citrix Access Gateway are trademarks or registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries,
and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks
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