New features

Multi-Link packet duplication

By configuring the Multi-Link packet duplication feature you can enable duplication of traffic packets over multiple links that are sent to the same destination. This eliminates all packet loss due to link failure or delay in packet loss detection.

For more information, see the Multi-Link packet duplication topic in the Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Product Guide.

From Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Manager version 7.2.1 the following new features are included:

Adaptive Forward Erasure Correction (FEC) for SD-WAN tunnels

The FEC feature helps to control errors in data transmission over an unreliable or noisy communication channel.

When FEC is enabled, the engine sends a combination of M data packets,N correction packets, and metadata information in a data set through a link to the destination. This allows recovering up to N missing data packets within on set of data and correction packets.

For more information, see the Adaptive Forward Erasure Correction (FEC) for SD-WAN tunnels topic in the Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Product Guide.

Authenticate administrators on engines by using the Radius authentication method

You can now authenticate administrators on an engine by using the RADIUS authentication method.

For more information, see the Authenticate administrators on engines by using the Radius authentication method topic in the Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Product Guide.

Configure a backup unit or a connection synchronization for external high availability

You can now for an engine, configure a backup unit or configure a connection synchronization for external high availability.

For more information, see the Engine Editor > Advanced Settings > High Availability topic in the Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Product Guide.