Question 490
The design record describes this issue: An enterprise installs SD-WAN CPE at sites connected to multiple commodity transports and needs application-aware path selection. Which technical principle BEST explains the design decision?
Explanation
Correct Answer
An SD-WAN edge participates in encrypted overlays and uses controller-distributed policy to steer traffic over eligible underlays. The correct engineering response is: Place SD-WAN WAN-edge devices at the transport demarcations and design overlay policies for available circuits. The observable check is: Application flows follow intended paths and fail over to healthy TLOCs when an underlay degrades.
Incorrect Answers
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