Multi-path WAN for Saputo | Case Study

Multi-path WAN and production continuity

At Saputo Burnie, we designed and implemented a multi-path WAN that combines MPLS, SD-WAN and internet links, so production systems can fail over automatically and keep running during link outages.

Client

Saputo (Burnie)

Timeline

Design and pilot: 4 to 6 weeks. Implementation: 2 to 4 weeks.

Key Tooling

SD-WAN | MPLS | Routing | Monitoring | Jira

Outcome

Automatic failover you can rely on, with better site availability.

Challenge

The Burnie site needed resilient connectivity for production-critical systems.
Single-path WANs or manual failover left the site exposed to outages that directly affected manufacturing availability.

What we did

Designed a multi-path WAN architecture: primary MPLS, an SD-WAN overlay for application-aware routing, and redundant internet links with automatic failover.
Integrated monitoring and health checks to make sure failover happens reliably, without operator intervention.
Implemented traffic policies so production traffic always takes priority and remote management uses separate paths.
Tested failover scenarios (link loss, ISP failure) and tuned routing for fast recovery with minimal session impact.

Outcome

Burnie achieved predictable automatic failover, better application performance during degraded links, and improved availability for critical plant systems.
The design reduced downtime risk from single-link failures and made day-to-day network operations simpler.

“Client sign-off pending. Our WAN now fails over without operator input, protecting production uptime.”

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