Automation and Programmability Q/A's Flashcards
The Data Plane in SD-WAN operates on what plane where data is …?
Forwarding plane - transmitted though a device?
The Control Plane in SD-WAN is responsible for?
What happens in the control plane?
routing and forwarding data traffic
routing decisions
What is the management plane in SD-WAN responsible for?
monitoring of network devices
What is the name of the controller in the control plane?
Software Defined Network (SDN) Controller
The southbound API is used communicate between what?
SDN Controller and the switches and routers of the network
The northbound API is an interface used to communicate directly with?
From the SDN Controller to higher level components
What type of applications resides on the SDN application layer?
Business Applications
What does APIC stand for?
The APIC give access to what type of centralized switches managed in a data center environment?
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
nexus switches
What does APIC-EM stand for?
APIC-EM gives centralized access to manage what three types of environments for enterprises?
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller - Enterprise Module
Campus (corporate area network), Branch (remote office sites) and WAN environments
What does Cisco DNA stand for?
Cisco DNA is a centralize dashboard that offers?
Cisco Digital Network Architecture
a command center for centralized network management
What is Intent-Based Networking (IBN)?
What does Intent-Based Networking (IBN) offer?
it’s a design based on desired outcomes
automation, management and network administration
What does Path Tracing allow you to perform in DNA Center?
queries to determine path of data traffic
SD-Access is based on what rather than physical location and IP address?
user identity
What is a brownfield network in SD-Access?
already exiting physical network
What is a greenfield network in SD-Access?
new network built from DNA Center from scratch