The Aruba 9000 Series Gateways provide robust performance and integrated security capabilities tailored for SD-Branch deployments. These appliances are purpose-built for distributed enterprises requiring scalable routing, dynamic segmentation, and advanced security enforcement at the edge.

• High-Performance Routing: The 9000 Series delivers up to 4 Gbps of stateful firewall throughput, making it ideal for branch environments with high traffic demands. The platform supports policy-based routing, GRE/IPSec tunnels, and dynamic path optimization for SD-WAN.
• Compact and Scalable Models: The lineup includes models such as the 9004, 9004-LTE, and 9012—offering anywhere from 4 to 12 Ethernet interfaces and support for up to 2,048 clients and 32 access points per gateway.
• Integrated Cellular and PoE Options: Certain models like the 9004-LTE offer built-in LTE uplinks for redundancy or primary WAN. The 9012 model includes 6 PoE+ ports suitable for powering IP phones, cameras, or APs directly.
• Security and Role-Based Access Control: All models include a stateful Layer 4–7 Policy Enforcement Firewall (PEF), and support dynamic segmentation based on Aruba ClearPass policies. This ensures secure, role-aware access to resources for users and devices.
• Application Visibility & DPI: The gateways feature built-in deep packet inspection (DPI) capable of identifying and classifying over 3,000 applications. Administrators can apply usage policies or limit bandwidth on a per-app basis.
• Deployment Flexibility: Aruba 9000 Series Gateways can be deployed as headends or branch nodes, managed centrally through Aruba Central, and provisioned with zero-touch mechanisms for fast setup and scaling.

The Aruba SD-Branch solution is designed to unify network connectivity, security, and edge management for multi-site enterprise environments. By integrating SD-WAN, wired and wireless networking, and policy enforcement into a single architecture, Aruba provides a highly scalable and simplified branch solution.

• Unified Infrastructure: Aruba SD-Branch converges WLAN, LAN, WAN, and security into a single operating model. Aruba gateways and controllers manage WAN connectivity and enforce security policies, while Aruba APs and switches deliver branch connectivity—all centrally orchestrated through Aruba Central.
• SD-WAN Functionality: Intelligent path selection enables application-aware routing decisions across multiple uplinks (MPLS, broadband, LTE). SLA-based forwarding dynamically prioritizes real-time and business-critical applications and provides visibility into link health in real time.
• Zero Touch Provisioning: Devices shipped to remote branches are automatically onboarded and provisioned via Aruba Central. This eliminates the need for onsite IT presence, making rapid scale-outs and deployments frictionless.
• Zero Trust Security: Built on Aruba’s Zero Trust framework, SD-Branch leverages user and device identity to enforce role-based segmentation, even between internal devices. Application-layer firewall policies and secure tunneling protect east-west and north-south traffic.
• Application Visibility & Policy Control: Aruba’s deep packet inspection classifies over 3,000 applications, allowing dynamic QoS and traffic shaping. Security and bandwidth usage policies can be applied per application, per role, and per branch.
• Cloud-First Management: Aruba Central provides a single-pane-of-glass interface for monitoring, troubleshooting, and configuring all branch components. AIOps features deliver root cause insights, automated anomaly detection, and guided remediation steps.

The Aruba SD-Branch architecture is built with a cloud-native mindset that enables secure, scalable, and simplified branch networking across distributed enterprise environments. It combines intelligent network fabric design with centralized orchestration, delivering both operational efficiency and robust policy enforcement at the edge.

• Cloud-Native Orchestration: All SD-Branch components—gateways, APs, and switches—are managed through Aruba Central. This provides full-stack visibility, lifecycle automation, and policy management via a single, cloud-hosted user interface.
• Unified Policy Enforcement: Security policies span the entire network stack and are enforced consistently across wired, wireless, and WAN segments. Role-based access control leverages identity and device posture for dynamic segmentation at every point in the architecture.
• Dynamic Segmentation: Devices and users are assigned network segments based on their identity or role—not their port or VLAN. This enables east-west traffic isolation without requiring complex VLAN configurations at the branch.
• Intelligent Path Selection: Aruba gateways evaluate performance metrics—such as latency, jitter, and packet loss—to determine optimal WAN paths for application traffic. SLA-based SD-WAN routing ensures high availability and performance.
• Built-In Edge Security: Each gateway includes a full-featured Layer 4–7 firewall, intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS), and encrypted tunnel termination. Application-layer security policies can be applied per branch, per user, or per app.
• Service Chaining and Third-Party Integration: Aruba SD-Branch architecture allows traffic redirection to external systems such as cloud security providers, firewalls, or analytics engines—supporting modular edge services without disrupting flows.
• Flexible Deployment Models: The architecture supports dual-role gateways that can operate as headend or branch nodes. Branch-to-branch or branch-to-data center tunnels can be created dynamically depending on the application path or traffic type.

Aruba Gateways and the SD-Branch platform deliver a wide range of operational, security, and scalability benefits for distributed enterprises. These key advantages are designed to simplify network operations, reduce costs, and improve user experience across every branch location.

• Branch-to-Cloud Simplicity: By converging LAN, WLAN, WAN, and security into a unified platform, Aruba SD-Branch eliminates the need for multiple point solutions and streamlines single-pane-of-glass operations.
• Zero Touch Deployment: Rapid onboarding of gateways, access points, and switches using zero touch provisioning dramatically reduces deployment time and minimizes on-site technical requirements.
• Scalability for Distributed Enterprises: Easily supports hundreds or thousands of remote branches. Aruba Central provides cloud-hosted management with auto-scaling capabilities to grow as your environment expands.
• Improved Application Experience: SLA-based routing decisions and application-aware path optimization ensure better performance for latency-sensitive and mission-critical applications.
• Consistent Security Enforcement: Dynamic segmentation, encrypted tunnels, and application-layer firewalls provide end-to-end security that adapts to user identity and context.
• Operational Efficiency via AI and Automation: AI-powered insights in Aruba Central detect anomalies, recommend resolutions, and automate routine tasks—reducing operational overhead and troubleshooting time.
• Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Reducing on-prem hardware requirements and unifying management under one cloud-native system helps decrease CapEx and OpEx while increasing IT agility.