Inside Cisco SD-WAN: How Modern WAN Automation Works
Episode Summary
In this episode, we explore Cisco SD-WAN — one of the most modern and widely used enterprise networking solutions
in the world.
We’ll explain how SD-WAN separates the control and data planes,
how it simplifies and secures connectivity between branch locations,
and how, using vManage, vBond, and vSmart, it automates policy and routing management.
If you’re looking for a real understanding of an automated, policy-driven, and secure WAN,
this episode is for you!
in the world.
We’ll explain how SD-WAN separates the control and data planes,
how it simplifies and secures connectivity between branch locations,
and how, using vManage, vBond, and vSmart, it automates policy and routing management.
If you’re looking for a real understanding of an automated, policy-driven, and secure WAN,
this episode is for you!
Key Takeaways
- Understand the separation of control and data planes in Cisco SD-WAN.
- Learn how Cisco SD-WAN simplifies branch connectivity.
- Review the roles of vManage, vBond and vSmart.
- Understand policy-driven routing and automation in the SD-WAN architecture.
Chapters
- Why SD-WAN
- Control plane and data plane separation
- Branch connectivity
- vManage
- vBond
- vSmart
- Policy and routing automation
Detailed Notes
The episode introduces Cisco SD-WAN as a policy-driven enterprise WAN architecture.
It focuses on control/data-plane separation, secure branch connectivity and the controller roles used to automate policy and routing management.
It focuses on control/data-plane separation, secure branch connectivity and the controller roles used to automate policy and routing management.
Speaker
Ehsan Emad