Riverbed STE-1000 WAN Application Accelerator

Riverbed STE-1000 WAN Application Accelerator is a Riverbed SteelHead hardware appliance that optimizes and accelerates application traffic across wide-area networks. Deployed at branch offices or data centers, it reduces bandwidth consumption and improves user experience for applications delivered over MPLS, Internet, or VPN links. The STE-1000 leverages Riverbed’s core WAN optimization technologies—TCP streamlining, data deduplication, and compression, plus caching and protocol optimization—to speed up application delivery, cut latency, and make more efficient use of existing WAN capacity. It supports encrypted traffic optimization and integrates with Riverbed management tools to enforce policies, monitor performance, and scale across multiple sites. As part of the SteelHead family, the STE-1000 is designed for scalable deployment in mid-size to large networks, with hardware and software options that allow it to fit a range of throughput and connection needs while enabling centralized visibility and reporting. Typical deployments include site-to-headquarters or hub-and-spoke topologies where consistent application performance is critical, and organizations seek to accelerate access to core business apps without purchasing additional bandwidth. This model emphasizes practical, drive-by deployment with straightforward management for administrators who need reliable, repeatable gains in application responsiveness across diverse WAN links.