Cloud Bridge: Building Efficient Overseas Access to Alibaba Cloud ERP in China??? Solution//Global

 Cloud Bridge: Building Efficient Overseas Access to Alibaba Cloud ERP in China??? Solution//Global IPLC service provider of Shigeng Communication

一、The network architecture solution described in this article integrates various technologies such as SD-WAN intelligent routing, edge node caching, and hybrid transmission solutions. Through global acceleration service integration, it can effectively reduce cross-border access latency by more than 80%.

01 Difficulties in accessing ERP systems for multinational corporations, with digital barriers spanning between them

In the operation of multinational enterprises, the problem of "network lag" when overseas branches access the ERP system of the domestic headquarters has become a digital barrier that hinders the efficient operation of business. When the domestic system is deployed on Alibaba Cloud nodes, American employees need to cross the Pacific Ocean to access it, experiencing multiple network jumps and operator congestion, resulting in login delays and data upload timeouts becoming the norm.

The high latency, international bandwidth bottleneck, and complex routing paths caused by physical distance are the core reasons for slowing down ERP response. This is not only a problem of online experience, but also a key bottleneck affecting the global layout of enterprises.

When end users access ERP management systems across regions, they often encounter problems such as slow file data transmission and interaction, system login timeouts, etc. The existing ERP service architecture often cannot be flexibly changed and also faces various web application attack threats, seriously affecting the security and availability of enterprise ERP systems.

02 Root causes of overseas access bottlenecks, delayed packet loss, and security challenges

There are three main technical bottlenecks in cross-border network access: high latency and packet loss, bandwidth limitations and congestion, and security threats.

Traditional cross-border networks rely on a single public network link (such as a telecommunications international dedicated line), but public network links have natural flaws. There are significant issues such as congestion during peak hours, high packet loss rates across operators, and uncontrollable paths. Data shows that the latency of cross-border access to ERP is often as high as 300ms or more, and the packet loss rate exceeds 5%.

Cross border data transmission also needs to balance "speed" and "cost". Key businesses such as order submission and inventory synchronization require extremely high latency and reliability, requiring dedicated encrypted links; Non real-time services (such as log reporting and document downloading) have low requirements for timeliness, and can use the public Internet to reduce costs.

Enterprises also face security challenges: cross-border transmission without professional protection is vulnerable to common OWASP attacks such as SQL injection, XSS cross site scripting, common web server plugin vulnerabilities, Trojan uploads, and unauthorized access to core resources.

03 Intelligent Network Architecture Design, Three in One Solution

In response to the above challenges, modern network architecture needs to adopt a three in one solution: SD-WAN intelligent routing, overseas edge node caching, and hybrid transmission of dedicated lines and public networks, in order to achieve efficient, stable, and economical cross-border access.

SD-WAN intelligent routing: taking the shortest path for data

SD-WAN uses a controller to monitor the real-time status of the entire network and dynamically select the optimal path, completely solving the inherent problems of traditional links. Its core logic is divided into three steps:

Full link monitoring: The controller collects real-time data on the delay, packet loss rate, bandwidth usage, and other aspects of the cross-border link between China and the United States.

Dynamic routing: Based on monitoring data, the controller automatically allocates the optimal link for different business types.

Congestion avoidance: If the delay of a public network link suddenly surges, the controller immediately migrates the traffic to the backup link.

Overseas edge node cache: allowing "frequently used goods" to be stored at "doorstep"

For static resources (such as high-definition pictures of commodity detail pages, CSS/JS files of system front-end pages) with large volume, high access frequency but low content update frequency, deploying edge computing nodes can effectively optimize the access experience.

The specific operation method is as follows:

Resource Preloading: The system backend regularly packages high-frequency access static resources and pushes them to overseas edge nodes for storage through encrypted channels.

Nearby access: When overseas employees access the system, the controller automatically determines their location and routes the request to the nearest edge node.

Dynamic update: When the domestic headquarters updates static resources, the system triggers a "cache refresh" command, and edge nodes synchronize the latest version in a short period of time.

Hybrid transmission solution: key services' take the highway ', non real time services' take the bus'

Cross border data transmission requires a balance between speed and cost.

Key businesses use encrypted dedicated lines: order submission, inventory synchronization, and other businesses are transmitted through IPSec VPN dedicated lines, fully encrypted (AES-256 algorithm), with bandwidth exclusivity to avoid competing with other businesses for resources.

Non real time services go through the public network: log reporting, document downloading and other services go through the public Internet, and global acceleration services are used to optimize the path, and the cost is only 1/3 of that of private lines.

After deploying the plan, the cross-border e-commerce enterprise experienced no system crashes due to network issues during the Black Friday promotion period, and the best-selling products achieved zero oversold.

The order processing time of the US branch has been upgraded from "next day delivery" to "hourly delivery", and the customer satisfaction rating has increased from 4.2 points to 4.8 points (out of 5 points). All of this is thanks to that intangible cloud bridge - it eliminates distance barriers for global business collaboration

二、Shigeng Communication Global Office Network Products:

The global office network product of Shigeng Communication is a high-quality product developed by the company for Chinese and foreign enterprise customers to access the application data transmission internet of overseas enterprises by making full use of its own network coverage and network management advantages.

Features of Global Application Network Products for Multinational Enterprises:

1. Quickly access global Internet cloud platform resources

2. Stable and low latency global cloud based video conferencing

3. Convenient and fast use of Internet resource sharing cloud platform (OA/ERP/cloud storage and other applications

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