Bi-Directional QoS Business Use Cases

The table below highlights some of the business use cases of the Bi-Directional QoS feature of Adaptiv Connect.

Use Case	Explanation
Inbound Traffic Protection	At the Adaptive Gateway, inbound policies can block access to traffic from SSH (port 22) and RDP (port 3389), which are remote access protocols. Allowing them from external sources could expose the internal network to attackers, potentially giving unauthorized control over internal devices. → Blocking this access helps to protect the internal network against potentially unlawful access (e.g. hacking).
Application prioritization for Restaurant and Coffee Shops	By configuration application prioritization and putting Point of Sale (POS) connectivity as one of the top priorities, transactions and payment processing will be serviced first, and are therefore less likely to be interrupted. → This improves customer experience and increases sales reliability.
Application prioritization for Financial Services: Trading & Transaction Systems	By configuring application priorities, latency-sensitive applications such as trading platforms and payment processing systems are given top priority, while less-critical applications are placed in lower-priority queues. → This ensures minimal delays and maintains transaction integrity even during periods of heavy network traffic. → In financial trading environments, every millisecond matters—delays that are imperceptible to humans can have massive real-world consequences on the bottom line.

Use Case

Explanation

Inbound Traffic Protection

At the Adaptive Gateway, inbound policies can block access to traffic from SSH (port 22) and RDP (port 3389), which are remote access protocols.

Allowing them from external sources could expose the internal network to attackers, potentially giving unauthorized control over internal devices.

→ Blocking this access helps to protect the internal network against potentially unlawful access (e.g. hacking).

Application prioritization for Restaurant and Coffee Shops

By configuration application prioritization and putting Point of Sale (POS) connectivity as one of the top priorities, transactions and payment processing will be serviced first, and are therefore less likely to be interrupted.

→ This improves customer experience and increases sales reliability.

Application prioritization for Financial Services: Trading & Transaction Systems

By configuring application priorities, latency-sensitive applications such as trading platforms and payment processing systems are given top priority, while less-critical applications are placed in lower-priority queues.

→ This ensures minimal delays and maintains transaction integrity even during periods of heavy network traffic.

→ In financial trading environments, every millisecond matters—delays that are imperceptible to humans can have massive real-world consequences on the bottom line.