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ExpressConnect: Client Network & Traffic Optimization

This Dell Whitepaper addresses the concept of a client installed network optimizer

software application called ExpressConnect

as part of Dell Optimizer on

commercial clients. The marketing name of ExpressConnect is Network

Optimization. This whitepaper summarizes key concepts, use cases, system

architecture and system management functionality of ExpressConnect

April 2021

Author(s)

Dileep Kumar Soma

Vivek Viswanathan

Summary of content (7 pages)

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Whitepaper ExpressConnect: Client Network & Traffic Optimization This Dell Whitepaper addresses the concept of a client installed network optimizer software application called ExpressConnect1 as part of Dell Optimizer on commercial clients. The marketing name of ExpressConnect is Network Optimization. This whitepaper summarizes key concepts, use cases, system architecture and system management functionality of ExpressConnect April 2021 Author(s) Dileep Kumar Soma Vivek Viswanathan © 2021 Dell Inc.
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Table of contents Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Background ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 ExpressConnect Architecture...........................................................................................
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Introduction ExpressConnect1 is a software application that is integrated with Dell Optimizer application installed on the client system. ExpressConnect focuses on network optimization from a client system view point. The functionality of ExpressConnect can be categorized into 2 important segments. 1.
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Figure 1: ExpressConnect Software Architecture ExpressConnect Features ExpressConnect provides following features and their inclusion with specific version numbers: 1. Best Access Point Selection (BAPS) engine • AP scoring and ranking • Auto AP switching • Band switching on the same AP • Network diagnostics and telemetry 2.
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Band switching on the same AP Most of the modern APs have two operational bands: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. If the user network names both bands with same SSID (Wi-Fi name), band switching occurs more frequently (fewer hysteresis conditions) to ensure maximum effectiveness. Network diagnostics and telemetry This feature is designed to let IT decision makers (ITDMs) understand the network infrastructure through diagnostics.
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• Real time application–1 • Video streaming–2 • Other Web traffic–3 • Background downloads–4 Unknown applications are assigned a priority of 3. There are various scenarios where ExpressConnect helps in regulating bandwidth and some scenarios where ExpressConnect is not helpful. The table below summarizes those scenarios and the right column indicates whether ExpressConnect is helpful in that scenario.
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years of experience at Dell working closely with Dell’s customers, marketing and technology architects, and about 20 years of overall leadership experience in the software industry. Vivek is a Senior Distinguished Technologist in the Technical Leadership Community at Dell. References Expressconnect1: For more information, see the article Dell Optimizer 2.0 at www.dell.com/support. © 2021 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.