Diseño de una red SD-WAN segura basada en la aplicación de código abierto zerotier.

Abstract

The objective of this research project was to design a secure SD-WAN network based on the ZeroTier open source application, for which the advantages of using this technology were studied, in addition to the contribution to the network infrastructure, allowing know the operation, architecture and behavior of this. The structure and operation of the SD-WAN network was carried out through the investigation and conceptualization of the components. The existing open source applications that are involved in the design were specified, taking into account that they allow the use of different network topologies to connect two sites remotely. A simulated prototype was implemented under the ZeroTier application, using two service providers in an Ip/mpls network as connection paths to the internet. The correct operation of the main features present in the simulated environment was verified by creating a Web server that uses the HTTP protocol through the Apache server, routing the local networks of sites A and B through the ZeroTier tunnel, where a set of of fifty download request tests between client – server and link failures. The benefits of the designed network were described based on a statistical analysis that determined that the data has a normal distribution and a representative value of the mean of each technology. It is concluded that the advantages of using ZeroTier are undoubtedly notable since it has the ability to adapt to any network environment, works safely, reduces cost prices, because it is open source software and it can be coupled to the demands that are needed. It is recommended to follow up on the results obtained in this study, because they are empirical, since they were applied in simulations.