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Rerouting in Real Time Without Breaking IP Sessions

  • Bigleaf Networks, cloud connectivity, Failover, Joel Mulkey, network resilience, real-time rerouting, tunnel architecture
Joel Mulkey explains real-time network rerouting

Why Legacy Failover Tools Fall Short

When critical circuits go down, most businesses assume their redundancy tools will kick in seamlessly. Unfortunately, many legacy solutions weren’t built for real-world conditions. Joel Mulkey, Founder and Board Member at Bigleaf Networks, has seen it firsthand. Routers configured for automatic failover collapse the moment they’re truly needed.

“They only work in certain lab scenarios where this type of traffic will fail over, and this one won’t,” he explains. Once those systems meet the complexity of live production traffic—cloud apps, video calls, and active sessions—they break. This leaves users offline and IT teams scrambling.

How Cloud Intelligence Enables Real-Time Rerouting

Bigleaf’s approach moves redundancy intelligence out of the router and into the cloud. Instead of static configurations, its tunnel-based architecture monitors every connection for latency, jitter, and packet loss ten times per second. When issues occur, traffic automatically shifts to the healthiest circuit—without changing IP addresses or interrupting active sessions.

This real-time rerouting means customers and employees never notice a failover event. Video calls continue, orders process, and SaaS tools stay in good working order. “Our software can detect problems along that whole internet path end-to-end and move the traffic around in real time with the user not even noticing because their IP addressing doesn’t change,” Joel explains.

Making Plug-and-Play Reliability Accessible to Everyone

For most organizations, resilience has been a luxury requiring deep technical expertise. Bigleaf changes that. Its plug-and-play design deploys in minutes, self-manages routing logic, and requires no manual configuration. The result: reliable uptime across every location, without needing IT staff on-site.

This simple setup benefits industries like retail, healthcare, and financial services, where distributed offices and branch sites can’t afford downtime but lack full-time IT teams. Adaptive rerouting delivers enterprise-grade reliability even on mixed fiber, cable, and wireless networks—ensuring critical systems stay connected no matter where business happens.

The Hidden ROI of Session-Stable Connectivity

For leaders, the technical mechanics matter less than the outcomes: uninterrupted operations, consistent customer experiences, and predictable revenue protection. When IP sessions stay stable, businesses avoid the hidden costs of downtime—missed sales, frustrated clients, and damage to the business’ reputation.

As Joel puts it, failover isn’t about network design alone. It’s about business continuity you can trust. Real-time rerouting transforms resilience from a backup plan into a proactive advantage, giving teams confidence that productivity won’t hinge on a single connection.

Key Takeaways: Real-Time Rerouting and Session Stability

  • Traditional failover tools often fail outside of lab environments.
     • Cloud-based tunnel architecture ensures true real-time rerouting.
     • IP sessions remain stable during failover, protecting active workflows.
     • Plug-and-play deployment makes enterprise reliability accessible.
     • Adaptive routing safeguards productivity and customer trust.

Highlights from Joel Mulkey on Cloud-Based Failover and Reliability

  • How Bigleaf’s cloud intelligence replaces fragile, device-based redundancy.
     • The technical difference between reactive failover and proactive rerouting.
     • Why stable IPs are the key to uninterrupted VPNs, calls, and transactions.
     • How plug-and-play simplicity empowers distributed businesses.
     • The measurable business impact of preventing even brief outages.

Real-Time Rerouting as a Competitive Edge

Failover should not be an emergency—it should be automatic. As Joel Mulkey explains, real-time network rerouting is now a requirement for any organization that depends on cloud tools, distributed teams, or AI workloads. By combining adaptive monitoring with session-preserving tunnels, Bigleaf Networks delivers resilience that’s both invisible to users and invaluable to business outcomes.

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