Introduction xxii Chapter 1 Introduction to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 2 Transport Independence 3 Use Cases Demanding Changes in the WAN 6 Cloud Trends and Adoption 9 Summary 12 Review All Key Topics 12 Key Terms 12 Chapter Review Questions 12 Chapter 2 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Components 14 Data Plane 16 Management Plane 22 Control Plane 24 Orchestration Plane 27 Multi-tenancy Options 28 Deployment Options 29 Summary 30 Review All Key Topics 30 Key Terms 31 Chapter Review Questions 31 References 32 Chapter 3 Control Plane and Data Plane Operations 34 Control Plane Operations 35 Data Plane Operations 65 Summary 88 Review All Key Topics 88 Key Terms 89 Chapter Review Questions 89 References 89 Chapter 4 Onboarding and Provisioning 92 Configuration Templates 94 Developing and Deploying Templates 98 Configuration Groups and Feature Profiles 102 Developing and Deploying Configuration Groups 103 Onboarding Devices 111 Key Settings in Device Templates and Configuration Groups 117 Summary 120 Review All Key Topics 120 Key Terms 120 Chapter Review Questions 121 References 122 Chapter 5 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Design and Migration 124 Cisco SD-WAN Design Methodology 125 Cisco SD-WAN Control Components Design 136 Cisco SD-WAN Implementation Preparation 154 Cisco SD-WAN Transport Connectivity 157 Cisco SD-WAN Data Center Design 166 Cisco SD-WAN Branch Design 170 Integrating Cisco SD-WAN with Existing Networks 176 Summary 185 Review All Key Topics 185 Chapter Review Questions 186 References 189 Chapter 6 Introduction to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Policies 190 Purpose of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Policies 190 Types of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Policies 191 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Policy Construction 195 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Policy Administration, Activation, and Packet Forwarding Order of Operations 208 Summary 210 Review All Key Topics 210 Define Key Terms 210 Chapter Review Questions 211 Chapter 7 Centralized Control Policies 214 Centralized Control Policy Overview 215 Use Case 1: Isolating Remote Branches from Each Other 217 Use Case 2: Enabling Branch-to-Branch Communication Through Data Centers 235 Use Case 3: Traffic Engineering at Sites with Multiple Routers 251 Use Case 4: Preferring Regional Data Centers for Internet Access 260 Use Case 5: Regional Mesh Networks 267 Use Case 6: Enforcing Security Perimeters with Service Insertion 274 Use Case 7: Isolating Guest Users from the Corporate WAN 281 Use Case 8: Creating Different Network Topologies for Each Segment 284 Use Case 9: Creating Extranets and Access to Shared Services 288 Summary 299 Review All Key Topics 300 Define Key Terms 300 Chapter Review Questions 300 References 302 Chapter 8 Centralized Data Policies 304 Centralized Data Policy Overview 304 Use Case 10: Direct Internet Access for Guest Users 306 Use Case 11: Direct Cloud Access for Trusted Applications 322 Use Case 12: Application-Based Traffic Engineering 331 Application-Based Traffic Engineering with Policy Groups 338 Use Case 13: Protecting Corporate Users with a Secure Internet Gateway 341 Use Case 14: Protecting Applications from Packet Loss 353 Summary 363 Review All Key Topics 364 Define Key Terms 364 Chapter Review Questions 364 References 366 Chapter 9 Application-Aware Routing Policies 368 The Business Imperative for Application-Aware Routing 368 The Mechanics of Traditional App-Route Policies 369 Enhanced Application-Aware Routing 402 Summary 407 Review All Key Topics 407 Define Key Terms 408 Chapter Review Questions 408 References 410 Chapter 10 Localized Policies 412 Introduction to Localized Policies 412 Localized Control Policies 413 Localized Data Policies 426 Quality of Service Policies 430 Summary 439 Review All Key Topics 440 Chapter Review Questions 440 References 442 Chapter 11 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Security 444 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Security: Why and What 444 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Security Policies 448 Unified Security Policies 479 Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) 483 Policy Groups 486 Secure Segmentation 494 SD-WAN Manager Authentication and Authorization 503 Summary 510 Review All Key Topics 511 Define Key Terms 511 Chapter Review Questions 511 Reference 513 Chapter 12 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp 514 Cloud OnRamp for SaaS 516 Cloud OnRamp for Multicloud 534 SD-WAN Cloud Interconnect 546 Summary 548 Review All Key Topics 549 Define Key Terms 549 Chapter Review Questions 549 References 550 Chapter 13 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Programmability 552 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN API Overview 553 Using the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN API with Python 563 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Infrastructure as Code 586 Summary 592 Review All Key Topics 592 Key Terms 592 Chapter Review Questions 592 References 594 Chapter 14 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Monitoring and Operations 596 SD-WAN Manager Monitoring Tools 596 SD-WAN Manager Troubleshooting Tools 610 SD-WAN Monitoring with ThousandEyes 619 SD-WAN Analytics Overview 629 Summary 633 Review All Key Topics 633 Chapter Review Questions 633 Appendix A Answers to Chapter Review Questions 636 Glossary of Key Terms 649 978038313906, TOC, 9/13/2024.