The document discusses Cisco SD-WAN and its advantages over traditional and legacy WAN architectures. It highlights how Cisco SD-WAN uses a centralized control plane and software-defined intelligence to provide automated, predictive, and intent-based networking. This allows for flexible, scalable, and secure connectivity across hybrid WAN transports in a way that is simpler to manage and operate than hardware-centric WAN solutions.
18. Software Defined Centralized Control
Unified Control Plane provided by OMP (Overlay Management
Protocol)
Control Plane
DTLS/TLS
Legacy
O(n^2) complexity
SD-WAN
O(n) complexity
Control Elements
• Virtual Fabric over any transport
• Virtual or Physical Platforms (vEdge)
• Centralized reachability, security and
application policies
• Secure Channel to SD-WAN Controller
(vSmart, vBond, vManage)
- Single extensible control plane
- Operates over DTLS/TLS authenticated and
secured tunnels
• Dramatically lowers complexity and
increases overall solution scale