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Network engineer reviewing SD-WAN traffic prioritisation dashboard showing application QoS policies and bandwidth allocation
SD-WAN

Your critical applications always get the bandwidth they deserve.

SD-WAN traffic prioritisation ensures VoIP, video conferencing, and business-critical applications always get priority over background traffic. Application-aware QoS policies enforced automatically across every site in your UK network.

Application-Aware Routing
VoIP and Video Priority
UK-Wide Deployment
99.9%
VoIP call quality maintained even during WAN link degradation with SD-WAN QoS
40%
reduction in head office bandwidth consumption through direct cloud application steering
3000+
applications automatically recognised and classified by SD-WAN traffic policies
Capabilities

Intelligent traffic management for every application you run.

Our SD-WAN QoS service identifies, classifies, and prioritises every application on your network automatically, ensuring your most important traffic always gets the best path.

Application-Aware Traffic Classification

SD-WAN identifies over 3,000 applications by their traffic signatures, not just port numbers. VoIP, video conferencing, ERP, CRM, and cloud applications all recognised and classified automatically without manual configuration.

Deep Packet InspectionApp Recognition3000+ Applications

Dynamic QoS Policy Enforcement

Traffic policies define exactly how much bandwidth each application class receives and what happens when links are congested. Critical applications always get their allocation. Bulk traffic yields automatically when priority traffic needs bandwidth.

QoS PoliciesBandwidth AllocationCongestion Management

VoIP and Video Optimisation

Voice and video traffic routed over the lowest latency, lowest jitter path available. If a link degrades, calls and video conferences automatically move to a better path mid-session. No dropped calls, no pixelated video.

VoIP PriorityVideo ConferencingJitter Control

Cloud Application Steering

Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and other SaaS applications routed directly to the internet from each site rather than backhauled through head office. Faster application response times and reduced head office bandwidth consumption.

Direct Internet AccessSaaS SteeringBackhaul Elimination

Per-Application Path Selection

Different applications can be pinned to different WAN links based on their requirements. Latency-sensitive applications use the lowest latency link. Bulk transfers use the cheapest link. Each application gets the path that suits it best.

Path SelectionLink AffinityApplication Policies

Real-Time Link Quality Monitoring

Continuous measurement of latency, jitter, and packet loss on every WAN link. Traffic automatically steered away from degraded links before performance impacts users. Proactive rather than reactive network management.

Link QualityProactive SteeringPerformance Monitoring
How It Works

From application discovery to optimised QoS across every site.

01

Application Discovery and Audit

We identify every application in use across your network, its traffic characteristics, and its business criticality. This forms the basis of your QoS policy design.

02

Traffic Policy Design

QoS policies designed to reflect your business priorities. Application classes defined, bandwidth allocations set, and path selection rules configured for each application type.

03

Pilot Deployment and Validation

Policies deployed at a pilot site. Application performance measured before and after. VoIP call quality, video conferencing performance, and ERP response times all validated.

04

Full Network Rollout

Validated policies deployed across all sites simultaneously from the central dashboard. No site-by-site configuration. Consistent QoS enforcement across your entire network from day one.

05

Performance Baselining

Application performance baselines established post-deployment. Dashboards configured to show ongoing performance against baseline. Any degradation immediately visible.

06

Ongoing Policy Optimisation

Traffic policies reviewed and refined as your application landscape changes. New applications added to policies as they are deployed. Regular performance reviews ensure QoS continues to deliver.

Real Results

How we have improved application performance for UK businesses.

VoIP Quality Restoration

A Preston professional services firm had moved to cloud VoIP but was experiencing poor call quality during business hours. Calls were dropping and customers were complaining. Their broadband was being consumed by background traffic.

SD-WAN deployed with VoIP traffic prioritised across all links. Background traffic throttled during business hours. Call quality issues eliminated within 24 hours of deployment. Zero customer complaints in the following quarter.

Microsoft 365 Performance

A Burnley logistics company with 5 sites was backhauling all Microsoft 365 traffic through head office. Teams calls were poor quality and SharePoint was slow. Head office internet link was saturated.

SD-WAN configured to route Microsoft 365 traffic directly to the internet from each site. Head office bandwidth consumption reduced by 45%. Teams call quality improved immediately. SharePoint load times halved.

ERP Traffic Prioritisation

A Lancashire manufacturer was running their ERP system across a shared WAN with no traffic prioritisation. Month-end processing was causing ERP slowdowns as other traffic competed for bandwidth.

SD-WAN QoS policies configured to prioritise ERP traffic and throttle non-critical applications during business hours. Month-end processing completed without slowdowns. Staff productivity improved across all 3 sites.

Ready to Prioritise What Matters?

Stop letting background traffic slow down your business.

We will audit your current traffic patterns and design a QoS policy that ensures your critical applications always perform at their best, regardless of what else is happening on your network.