Cisco Viptela (SD-WAN)

Introduction

Cisco Viptela (SD-WAN), a significant part of Cisco’s Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions, focuses on enhancing the performance, security, and management of wide-area networks. The Cisco Viptela (SD-WAN) SD-WAN solution leverages a cloud-first approach to provide a comprehensive networking experience, combining ease of use, scalability, and robust security.

Key Benefits

• Scalability: Supports a vast number of branch locations and cloud services, making it suitable for large, distributed enterprises.
• Security: Offers end-to-end encryption, segmentation, and advanced threat protection.
• Application Optimization: Enhances application performance through intelligent path control, quality of service (QoS), and WAN optimization.
• Cloud Integration: Seamlessly integrates with major cloud service providers, enabling efficient and secure access to cloud-based applications

Here are the key discovery components found in Cisco Viptela (SD-WAN) environment:

1. vManage: A centralized management dashboard that provides a user-friendly interface for network configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

2. vSmart Controller: The brain of the SD-WAN, responsible for centralized control, policy enforcement, and orchestration of the data plane.3. Network Components

3. vEdge Routers: Network devices that deliver secure data routing, optimized application performance, and direct internet access.

4. cEdge Routers: Cisco’s integrated SD-WAN solution running on the IOS-XE operating system. These routers are designed to combine traditional routing functions with advanced SD-WAN features.

5. vBond Orchestrator: Facilitates the initial authentication and authorization of all SD-WAN components, ensuring a secure and seamless connection between them.

Supported Target Version

Hierarchy of Cisco Viptela (SD-WAN) resource

For API Communication, hierarchy is as follows:

• Viptela vManage
  • vBond
    • Interfaces
  • vEdge
    • Interfaces
  • cEdge
    • Interfaces
  • vSmart
    • Interfaces
  • Interfaces

Version History