Link Aggregation Router Software Alternative: Speedify Bonds Without Dedicated Hardware

Use Speedify Bonding Software on a Router to Combine Multiple Internet Connections Together – Like Starlink, Wi-Fi, 4G, 5G, and DSL

If you’re looking for link aggregation router software, you’re most likely trying to fix and avoid Internet connectivity issues such as slow Internet, buffering videos, calls dropping, etc. By joining multiple connections together, you will get failover protection – if one of the connections has issues, the other one(s) should pick up the pace and keep you online.

A link aggregation router software like Speedify helps you combine any sort of connections (like Starlink and other satellite connections, 4G / 5G cellular, cable, DSL and others) directly on your device – computer, smartphone, tablet or OpenWrt router.

Link Aggregation Benefits Explained

In computer networking context, link aggregation refers to combining (aggregating) multiple network connections at the same time. This brings two main benefits:

  • increases throughput to near the combined value of the connections being combined
  • provides redundancy in case some of the links fail.

A typical link aggregation implementation is usually associated with expensive hardware devices. These include enterprise-grade routers, switches and other networking equipment. You’re looking at least at some hundreds of dollars out of your budget. Nowadays, smart link aggregation software apps do exactly the same thing as a link aggregation router, only for a fraction of the price.

Meet Speedify – the secure link aggregation router software app! It works on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux and OpenWrt routers, with no need for bulky, expensive hardware!
Speedify is a faster mobile alternative to traditional link aggregation routers from companies such as Avaya, Cisco, Juniper, Synology and others. Find out more below!

The Advantages of Link Aggregation Router Software

Speedify was initially built in 2014 as a link aggregation service. It is still the only software-only solution available for the general public. Its link aggregation technology is more than just the standard 802.3ad or 802.1ax implementations. Here’s what it brings more of, when compared to link aggregation routers:

  • Flexibility: Unlike more expensive link aggregation hardware, Speedify’s channel bonding technology is software-based. It uses fast cloud servers which act as a middleman between you and the rest of the Internet. No more outdated link aggregation routers that need to be replaced every couple of years!
  • Cost-effective scalability: This is a direct effect of Speedify’s link aggregation architecture. Being software only, it can be deployed very easily both on clients’ devices and on providers’ existing infrastructure. All this at only a fraction of the costs you would normally see with link aggregation routers.
  • Security and online privacy: Speedify has VPN capabilities and securely combines multiple Internet streams. You can be sure no one can eavesdrop on the online traffic being aggregated. All the private browsing data is safe.

How Speedify’s Link Aggregation Router Software Works

Speedify link aggregation router software can be deployed directly through the standalone app.

When running, the Speedify client software identifies all available Internet connections on your device in real time. You can add or eliminate them while running – Speedify will get that and adjust its link aggregation algorithms. It “routes” all of them into a virtual network adapter.

The Speedify client establishes a secure and encrypted connection to a speed server in the cloud. That  acts as a middleman between you and the rest of the Internet. The server can be either public or a dedicated one.

Speedify works in tandem with the speed servers in the cloud. They intelligently divide your Internet traffic and deliver the combined speed of all available Internet connections.

  • Speedify monitors the quality of your connection in the background. If one of your connections becomes unstable, the app’s got automatic failover . The mechanism reroutes all of your data so that you stay connected and don’t miss a beat. Once the lost connection is available again, Speedify starts to utilize it.
  • Speedify also works to encrypt all of your data, as a fast bonding VPN solution. This keeps you safe from hackers and snoops.

Speedify Is Used on Millions of Devices Worldwide

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Performance of Speedify Link Aggregation Router Software Alternative – Bonding Efficiency and Packet Loss Recovery Rate

As Speedify was built with the core ability to combine 2 or more Internet connections at once, the focus has always been on:

  • Increasing the efficiency of link aggregation (bonding efficiency)
  • Minimizing packet loss

In terms of bonding efficiencyyou can get as high as 95% according to our latest tests. This number depends on the connection types and speeds:

  • it is higher when combining similar connections
  • may go lower if there is huge difference in latency between the connections.

Here’s an example of how we calculate the Speedify link aggregation efficiency:

  • let’s assume we’re combining an Ethernet link with a WiFi network.
  • The real transfer rate of the Ethernet network is 95 Mbps and the WiFi does 45 Mbps.
  • The theoretical link aggregation rate is 95 + 45 = 140 Mbps.
  • However – the real rate is lower, but with Speedify you should get up to 95% of that = 133 Mbps.

When it comes to connections with packet loss Speedify often speeds things up dramatically. Combining 2 connections with 5% packet loss, Speedify increases the bandwidth of the resulting connection by 300%, compared to running a single connection without Speedify.

Interested in a Hardware-Based Alternative to Link Aggregation Router Software? 

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